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

Dead Men Walking

Ephesians 2:1-10
Paul has some decidedly unflattering things to say about mankind outside of Christ at the opening of chapter 2. We are “dead” he says. But only realization of that can prepare us for the heights of love he expresses as he call us his “masterpiece.”

Get Your Bearings

Ephesians 1:7-10, 15-23

This passage will give you a nosebleed it’s such high doctrine. Paul unveils God’s secret to reunite all things: people, races, nations…even heaven and earth, in Christ. What that means for us is our topic this morning: the restoration of all things.