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If someone asked you to describe the meaning of the birth of Jesus, the phrase “missions trip” might not be the first words to come to mind. But according to Isaiah 42, maybe they should be! These verses present the Messiah’s ministry in a way that resembles the work of a modern day missionary. In…
When we first learn to swim, most of us start out in the shallow end of the pool. And that’s not a bad thing. The shallow end let’s us learn the basics in a safe environment. But if we are going to learn to swim well, eventually we have to strike out for the deep…
Most people enjoy a good mystery. That’s why mystery novels and movies and games are so popular with so many people. Apparently the apostle Paul enjoyed a good mystery, too – though for a very different reason. For Paul, it wasn’t about solving the mystery. It was about proclaiming the mystery! In this sermon, we…
Some people are confused about what the church is for. From stained glass in the windows to Slurpees in the café – different people can have wildly different expectations. This is why it is so important to let the Bible rather than personal preferences set our expectations. In Ephesians 3, the apostle Paul uses his own relationship to the Gospel to outline for us God’s great purpose for His church.
In this sermon, we focus on the “horizontal” implications of our salvation by unpacking five new identities Christians have because of Jesus Christ. Thanks to Jesus, we are reconciled not only to God but also to one another. Text = Ephesians 2:11-22 To view the print bulletin, please click on the blue “Save PDF” button.…
Most of us can think of times in our lives when we felt excluded. Whether it was a school playground, an obligatory work party, or even visiting a new church, we all know what it’s like to be an outsider. But none of those experiences even comes close to our outsider status before God saved…
The word save means different things to different people. For example, a banker has a different concept of saving than a soccer goalie does. But when it comes to being saved in Jesus Christ, the Bible gives us a clear picture of what God means by the word. In this sermon from Ephesians 2:1-10, we…
Many faithful Christians struggle in their prayer lives, and one of the reasons we struggle is that we are not quite sure what to pray. We know all about the obvious prayers (the “give us this day our daily bread” variety) and the vague prayers (the “God bless so-and-so” requests). But after a while, we…
It would be strange indeed to go to a sporting event and hear no cheering. Yet in a sense, that’s what happens when Christians receive “every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places” in Jesus (Eph. 1:3) but then fail to give praise to God. In this sermon, we consider two more blessings we have in…