Download the lecture notes [powerpress] Main Questions to Explore: 1)What does Primacy of the Church mean? 2)What are the Implications of the Church being Primary? Especially in equipping, assessing, and sending! Main Idea: The Primacy of the Church means that the church is the chosen vehicle by which God is accomplishing His purposes in the […]
Ephesians 3:1‐13 Download the sermon notes View this week’s worship guide [powerpress] Paul desires for us to see in this passage the radical nature of the gospel and the uniting of two in one, In Christ! In making us fellow heirs in Christ. God is displaying His plan for the World, namely that Jew and […]
For those of you who prayed for us at the elder retreat last weekend, thank you. We got a lot accomplished and enjoyed some rich fellowship. The annual budget and the sermon series plan were two of the main topics of discussion. Matt will be presenting the proposed budget soon, and he will also give […]
Ephesians 2:11-22 Download the sermon notes View this week’s worship guide [powerpress] In Eph 2:11-22, Paul describes a hostile rivalry that was deep and complex, between Jew and Gentile. Gentiles were non-Jews. The word is “ethna” in v 11 (non-Jewish ethnicities). It was religious. Gentiles didn’t know the God of Israel. It was cultural. Jews […]
Dear Imago Dei Family, On behalf of the Elders, we want to say how grateful we are for you. We praise God for your “faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints” (Eph 1:15). Indeed, we see many evidences of God’s grace in our faith family. This includes your willingness to […]
Ephesians 2:1-10 Download the sermon notes View this week’s worship guide [powerpress] Verse 1 begins with “And You.” Who is he talking to? The Gentiles. Then he says in verse 3a, “all of us” and then “like the rest of mankind…” (3b). Paul covers everyone with these phrases. Paul is not about to describe some […]
Ephesians 1:15-23 Download the sermon notes View this week’s worship guide [powerpress] Today we are going to learn some important truths about prayer, with an emphasis on praying for knowledge and understanding. We need the Spirit’s help to grasp the greatness of God, the supremacy of Christ, the rich benefits of the gospel. What this […]
[powerpress] Dear Fellow Laborers in the Gospel, We thank God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ “because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now” (Philippians 1:5). We thank you so much for the kindness and support you have shown us over the first year of Imago Dei church. We […]
Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God, which he obtained with his own blood. Acts 20:28 ESV The calling to shepherd the flock of God is a weighty responsibility and privilege. Recently, we had the joy […]
Ephesians 1:3-14 Download the sermon notes View this week’s worship guide [powerpress] This is a long (202 words), complex, and glorious sentence (one sentence in Greek) that oozes with God-centered worship. This is relevant for a variety of reason. Here’s one reason it is important: you were made for praise. And we must have the […]