LOVED
Recognizing and responding to the great love of God
We Are God's Temple
November 12, 2023 • Wayne Braudrick • Ephesians 2:11–22
The Church is continually growing into a "place" where God dwells and is worshipped. The Church is, figuratively and literally, the "body" of Christ. In Ephesians 2:11-22 Paul borrows the imagery of a building to show how the church is that place. This sermon from Pastor continues to explore Ephesians and sheds new light on what it means to be God's temple.
We Were the Children of Wrath
October 29, 2023 • Wayne Braudrick • Ephesians 2:1–7
In Ephesians 2:1-7 Paul walks us through our past position as a contrast to our present blessed appointment. Once again, the description of who we are (and were) is woven among the beautiful and heavy threads of God’s character and action.
We Are Redeemed
October 15, 2023 • Wayne Braudrick • Ephesians 1:7–14
Paul introduces the major themes of theology as he completes this fantastic sentence. Covering these last two sections (the sentence that is 3-14 can be subdivided by the recurring phrases “in Him” and “to the praise of the [His] glory.”) we are introduced to the concepts of redemption, dispensational revelation, the preeminence of Christ who alone is worthy of hope and belief, and the Holy Spirit as sealer & pledge of the saints’ inheritance. The section has a certain symmetry in that redemption as present reality begins verse 7 and final redemption completed ends verse 14.
Ephesians Devotional
October 1, 2023
In Him we are LOVED. As we recognize and respond to the great love of God we will grow in spiritual maturity and shine a light to those all around us. This devotional will walk you through each of our ten messages and help you put your faith into action.