Big idea: Salvation is union with Christ. Embrace God’s eternal plan for union with Christ (Ephesians 1:3-14; 2:1-3)Make the most of present union with Christ (Ephesians 2:5-6)Train your heart forw...

Main idea: Two elements of God’s amazing grace that move us to glorify and obey God as the treasure of our souls: The Person of GraceThe Provision of Grace Automated Transcription ...

Main idea: Christian, remember your former condition so you will pursue your current commission. The Christian's former condition: D.E.A.D. Dead because of sin (Ephesians 2:1-2a)...

Main idea: Be confident in the Father’s power to do His will and get you home. Be confident in the Father’s immeasurable power (1:19).Be confident the Father’s working (1:20-23).A life-givi...

Main idea: The better you know God and His home for us, the better you live here today. Review: Knowing God better That you would know your forever home Mark 8:34-38 Mark 10:29-30 A...

Main idea: Pray that you would know God better, thankful for the hope, riches, and power of the exalted Lord Jesus. Thank God for making us belong to Him by faith (Ephesians 1:15-16a).Pray that you would know God better ...

Main idea: Humbly love all of your brothers and sisters in Christ because you have all been sealed with the same Holy Spirit who is the guarantee of your inheritance. The seal (Ephesians 1:13)The guarant...

Big idea: Stay firm in your worship because God keeps His portion. The great portionMarked out before timeFreely determinedTruly hoped in ChristTo the praise of His glory ...

Big idea: Praise God! His plan is to gather America (and all things) under the control of Jesus Christ. Recognize His lavish grace in redemption (Ephesians 1:8).Receive the mystery now revealed (Ephesians 1:9...

Main idea: Bless God—declare your worship—for your redemption! Psalm 107:2 Cherish Christ’s death as the means of your redemption.Rejoice in the forgiveness that is the result of your redem...

Big Idea: Rejoice in God’s choosing and adopting by responding in worship. Predestination (God’s choice)Privilege (God’s children) Automated Transcription ...

Main Idea: Bless God together for the blessings of His grace. Bless God the Father (1:3-6) For the blessing of election For the blessing of adoption Bless God the Son (1:7-12...

Main Idea: What we share in Christ propels worship and a worthy walk together. Consider the message of Ephesians.Listen to the letter of Ephesians.Thank God for the grace revealed in Ephesians. ...

Introduction We begin this summer studying and preaching through Ephesians. Ephesians is a magnificent letter from the Apostle Paul describing the great blessings we have in Christ. This leads Paul to praise God...

God has specific requirements for wives and husbands. The husband is to lead in a servant-hearted and sacrificial way, and the wife is to supportively submit as unto the Lord. This is all for the purpose of being a picture of Christ and his love f...

Big idea: Our miserable condition can only be saved by God’s free and loving grace We are saved from our sinful conditionWe are saved because of God’s loveWe are saved through faithWe are saved unt...

Big Idea: Apply Christ’s Wisdom and you will make the most of the time in an evil age Seek the best use of the time Review your priorities ...

Just as we need to prepare for the day when we see Jesus face to face at the marriage of the Lamb, those who want to get married someday will want to date someone. A person who will date well will be pursuing personal holiness and praying for some...

Our total depravity makes it impossible for us to seek God and walk in his ways. We need God to make us alive spiritually through his grace. God chooses to make people alive, calling them to salvation in an effectual way....

The apostle Paul closes his letter to the Ephesians by explaining his faithful messenger and summarizing the message of the epistle. God calls all of the saints to do the work of ministry to encourage the hearts of their brothers and sisters....

Paul encourages the believers in Ephesus to take up the armor of God by praying constantly in the Spirit, making prayer and supplication for others. Pray for not only ourselves, but for others, helps supply, equip, and strengthen believers in the ...

As Paul draws to the close of his letter to the Ephesians, he says, “Finally, be strong in the Lord.” Believers need to realize that they are in the midst of spiritual war and that they wrestle with a formidable enemy, the devil and his demons...

Josh Gilchrist and Jeremy Rainbow teach on Ephesians 6:1-9 covering what is looks like to walk worthy within families and workplaces. God has specific order that he has created, and he longs for people to ultimately honor one another. Authority is...

Marriage was instituted by God in the Garden where He joins a husband and wife together in a one flesh union. God has specific requirements for husbands and wives. Wives are to be submissive to their husbands as to the Lord, and husbands are to sa...

Those called to belong to Christ should know their spiritual surroundings and step carefully in wisdom, seeking to do what pleases the Lord. Believers must also choose to be filled with the Holy Spirit and live worshipful lives with one another....

Those who are united in Christ are transformed into children of light, starkly contrasting the way they used to be. Those children of light are to live fruitful lives by not only avoiding the unfruitful works of darkness, but by also warning the w...

The sexual sin, impurity, and greed so common in the world are not fitting for those who walk worthy of their calling. A person united with Christ will live in a drastically different manner than before that union too...

Message 4 audio from Youth Winter Camp 2024 (Battle Ready) Main Idea: Remaining steadfast in the war requires staying awake in prayer.  Point 1: When is it necessary to stay awake in prayer? Point 2: What shoul...

Message 3 audio from Youth Winter Camp 2024 (Battle Ready) Main Idea: Do everything you can to stand, by putting on the armor of God. An overview of each piece of armor and how it reminds us of the truths of the Gospel. Th...

Message 2 audio from Youth Winter Camp 2024 (Battle Ready) Main idea: If we are going to stand against the devil and his schemes, we need to be aware of what he is like.  Point 1: A history of the devil  P...

Message 1 audio from Youth Winter Camp 2024 (Battle Ready) Point 1: You’ll need the strength of the Lord for this war  Point 2: You need to know the enemy you face  Point 3: You need each other in this w...

The old self that we are to lay aside is drastically different from the new self we are to put on. The new life in Christ must be, and can be, marked by gracious speech, controlled passions, and the fear of God....

As believers, we are to walk worthily and consistently with our calling. However, we are still in the world and must lay our old ways aside, realizing their emptiness and the damage they do to our lives. Instead, we are to put on the new self, pur...

God wants his children to walk worthy while preserving the unity He has given. He has given them common ground and individual gifts to help them make His name known in the world as they corporately become more and more like Him....

As Paul begins talking about righteous living that flows from a believer's calling, he stresses the importance of a believer's character toward his brothers and sisters in Christ. Those character traits help believers to bear with one another and ...

The epistle to the Ephesians transitions from talking about all of the things that Christ has done in unifying believers to Himself and to one another. If those blessings are true, and believers have been called to belong to Christ, that calling w...

Paul ends the first half of his letter with a prayer. All of these blessings that he has explained in chapters 1–3 do not happen automatically. They are ours in Christ. But since they are from the Lord, we need to seek the Lord in laying hold of...

We all need regular reminders of the bigger picture of our salvation... the bigger picture of the church. And 'bigger picture' doesn't mean 'something we should think about every once in a while for an interesting perspective,' it means the pu...

Paul gives a big reveal about how the Gentiles have been brought into God's fold. Salvation through Christ is for both Jews and Gentiles. All people can come to the knowledge of the truth through the Holy Spirit making it known to them....

God takes those who are divided ethnically and culturally and creates true unity through the blood of His Son. He makes Jews and Gentiles into one new man in and through Jesus Christ, who came and preached peace to both groups. He breaks down the ...