Preacher: Jeremy Herbert
Text: Ephesians 2
Theme of Ephesians: God is redeeming His corrupted creation through Christ,
beginning with the church,
so that we might rejoice in Him forever
Notes:
- We are alive and exalted in Christ, 2:1-10
- We are reconciled to God and unified with other believers in Christ, 2:11-18
- We are now one in Christ, 2:19-22
We are born spiritually dead, hostile to God, obeying the will of Satan:
- Ephesians 2:1-3
- The world, the flesh, and the devil
- Romans 8:7
- 1 Corinthians 2:14
- Colossians 1:21
- Colossians 2:13
“But God”
- Ephesisans 2:4-6
- God, entirely through His mercy, made us (who were dead) alive in Christ
- John 15
- Ephesians 2:8, “it is the gift of God”
- What is the gift of God
- Faith itself
- Salvation is a gift, and faith is the gift that enables us to lay hold of salvation
We are His workmanship, created for good works
- God renews His creation–beginning with His people
We are now one in Christ
- Christ made this people out of disparate peoples
- Jews and Gentiles
- We as the church are One
- One people
- One household
- One body
- One temple
- Built on one cornerstone
We as God’s (one) people must get some things right
- John 13:35, “By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
- We must love one another, and we must also love those that aren’t reconciled to God
- Because God loves those not reconciled to Him
- We are to reflect our Father
“So many troubles come to us
By the way we treat each other,
But all who share Your life and love
Are my sisters and my brothers.”
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