Living With A New Self

Scripture Reference: Ephesians 4:17-32

Paul expects that the new life that has been won for Jesus’ people will penetrate into the deepest levels of motivation. Namely, to be given a “new self.” How that works and what that looks like is our topic today.

Sermon Points:

  • What You Were
  • What You Have Become
  • What You Are Called To Become

 

E Pluribus Unum

Scripture Reference: Ephesians 4:1-16

It might strike you as odd that immediately after this extraordinary exposition of the Christian Gospel, Paul turns to the topic of our UNITY as God’s people. Why he does this and how we can achieve it is our topic in this sermon.

Sermon Points:

  • Understand Unity
  • Embrace Diversity
  • Grow Into Maturity

Bowing The Knee

Scripture Reference: Ephesians 3:14-21

Paul reaches the end of his exposition of the Gospel and pauses to pray for the Ephesians. In so doing, he speaks into his understanding of the ideal man, a person who has been strengthened by love and made full. Nothing comes close to this.

Sermon Points:

  • Have Strength
  • Know Love
  • Be Full

On Telling Secrets

Scripture Reference: Ephesians 3: 1-13

Captivated ImaginationThe word “evangelism” can conjure up all kinds of anxious and oftentimes negative feelings in the lives of believing people. But Paul wants to get the message out about the “mystery” of Christ for entirely different reasons.

Sermon Points:

  • Mission Motivation
  • Humble Confidence
  • Corporate Thinking
  • Captivated Imagination

The New Humanity

Scripture Reference: Ephesians 2:11-22

In the second half of Ephesians, Paul gives his readers the highest expression of the church in the whole of the New Testament. The vision of our fellowship that he gives there is unlike any human institution that could exist.

Sermon Points:

  • The Precursor to the Church
  • The Heartbeat of the Church
  • The Centrality of the Church