Our Mission is to Connect with people in Jesus; Build each other up in faith; and to Become Like Jesus. Ephesians 4:1-7, 11-16, 22-31. What on earth is God doing for heaven’s sake? In the NIV introduction to the book of Ephesians, we read these words: “Unlike several of the other letters Paul wrote, Ephesians…
Our Mission is to Connect with people in Jesus; Build each other up in faith; and to Become Like Jesus. Ephesians 3:1-13, The Mystery of Christ In our text today Paul writes of his commission to preach what he calls “the mystery of Christ.” Paul uses the word “mystery” in quite a different way. To the apostle,…
Our Mission is to Connect with people in Jesus; Build each other up in faith; and to Become Like Jesus. Ephesians 2:1-10, God’s gift of grace In today’s reading, Paul says, “By grace you have been saved” (vs. 5 & 8). God’s gift of grace is freely given. There is nothing that you can do, no set of…
Our Mission is to Connect with people in Jesus; Build each other up in faith; and to Become Like Jesus. Ephesians 1:1-14, A Privilege to be Adopted! The book of Ephesians is a letter written by the apostle Paul to the church located in the city of Ephesus. Its purpose is to strengthen and encourage…
