Rooted in Redemption (06.13.2021)

The blessing of God’s redemption of sinners shows us how He did not just overlook the sins of the world, but fulfilled the justice of God through giving His very own life for those who were His enemies. As we understand our redemption, we no longer live in fear of being condemned but are free to live a life of freedom and love in Christ.

“In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses,
according to the riches of his grace, which he lavished upon us,
in all wisdom and insight” – Ephesians 1:7-8 ESV

Rooted in Adoption (06.06.2021)

The blessing of God’s adoption of His saints brings us into a loving relationship with God as our father. We are not brought into a relationship where God views us as burdens, or simply servants, but as His beloved sons. As we understand God’s love for us through His adoption, we will live a life filled with the warmth and love of our heavenly Father.

“In love he predestined us for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ,
 according to the purpose of his will, to the praise of his glorious grace, with
which he has blessed us in the Beloved.” – Ephesians 1:5-6 ESV

Rooted in Sovereignty (05.30.2021)

The blessing of God’s sovereignty over us is evident from His choosing of us. We are not a second thought to God, but he deliberately and purposefully picked us to be like Him. As we understand that God chose us without any regard to our own merit, we begin to live a life free from fear of being rejected.

“even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him.” – Ephesians 1:4 ESV

Rooted in Blessings (05.23.2021)

God is a God of goodness and as our Father, He has withheld no good thing in the heavenly realm from us. As we learn to walk in the truth of who God has made us to be, we become more like Him along the way.

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places,” – Ephesians 1:3 ESV

Introduction to Ephesians (05.16.2021)

In the beginning of his book we will explore why the apostle Paul wrote to the church in Ephesus and how these very same things that were written to this 1st century church are still as true and life changing today.

“that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.” – Ephesians 3:17-19 ESV