This week, Pastor Brandon continues our Journey Through Ephesians series with one of the most powerful chapters in Scripture — Ephesians 2.

Before Christ, we were spiritually dead, slaves to the world, the enemy, and our own flesh. But Paul reminds us that everything changes with two words: “But God.” Through His mercy and grace, we’ve been raised to life, set free, and created for good works that He prepared for us in advance.

This message is a reminder that salvation isn’t the end — it’s the beginning. We were dead, but now we are alive in Christ!

⏱️ Timestamps

0:00 – Welcome to Venture Church Online

1:00 – Building expansion and generosity update

2:30 – Introduction to Ephesians 2

3:40 – Reading Ephesians 2:1–10

5:00 – “Before and After” – setting up the message

7:00 – Pastor Brandon’s story about shoulder surgery

8:30 – Who we were before Jesus

10:00 – Spiritually dead and separated from God

12:00 – Slaves to the world, the enemy, and the flesh

14:40 – The world’s pattern and influence

16:00 – The deception of the enemy

18:00 – Our struggle with the flesh and temptation

22:00 – Deserving of wrath — the weight of sin

24:30 – “But God” — the turning point

26:00 – Made alive with Christ through grace

28:00 – Understanding God’s immeasurable love and mercy

30:00 – Salvation as resurrection and new life

32:00 – We are God’s handiwork — His masterpiece

34:00 – Created for good works prepared in advance

36:00 – God’s pursuit of those still in the “before”

37:30 – The hope of transformation — “But God”

39:00 – Invitation to follow Jesus and prayer of salvation

40:30 – Closing announcements and worship night preview