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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Ephesians 1:1-2 Download the sermon notes View this week’s worship guide [powerpress] By way of introduction to the letter today, I want to take a look at the first two verses, and then look at the message of the letter. We will consider: (1) the author, (2) the recipients, (3) the greeting, (4) the message. […]