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…