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Ephesians 2:17 · BSB
2:17 He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near.
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…and be able and being able to demonstrate that type of mercy to those around us. And so we're reminded over and over again about God's mercy.Ephesians, chapter 2, Matthew chapter 9. All throughout the Gospels we see Jesus's actions in mercy. And so I, I like to think about it this way, it's, it's God's mercy…
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…I'm just going to remind you of a verse earlier in Ephesians that I think is actually so important for us as we look at this passage together. InEphesians chapter 2, starting in verse 8, if you spent much time in the church, this is probably a very familiar verse to you. If you're here this morning not as a…
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…deserve judgment. I'm guilty. I am wicked to the core. But God has been gracious and has shown mercy to me a sinner. Paul says something similar inEphesians chapter 2. You were dead not wounded. Dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked. Not sick. Not wounded. Not hurt. Not able to brush yourself…
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…of life, where all of the names of all the saints that have ever lived are in this book of life. I want you to hear it from Paul. So Paul shares inEphesians chapter 2, I want you to hear a few verses about the bride of Christ being prepared. So before I read that, I just want to say this, is that we are, that is…
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…of the kingdom. That this identity of the kingdom is different from any other identity that has shaped your upbringing. He says, for instance, inEphesians chapter 2, consequently, you are no longer foreigners. but fellow citizens with God's people and also members of his household. You belong to Jesus? Hey,…
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…significance, where a conjunction holds so much theological power that we can't just skim past it. We read one this morning, as Katie read inEphesians, chapter 2, that we were dead in sins. And then what happens around verse 4? But God. There's the change, the conjunction, but God. And now we have seen all…
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…just change our hearts and then leave us, right? Doesn't make us desire good things and then do nothing, right? From that place of transformation,Ephesians chapter 2, the end of it says that he actually our created purpose was for his workmanship. You know? He created us for good works and praise, right? Again,…
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…in. I think there's a lot of passages that could give us some clarity on that, but I think a great one that would explain that process would beEphesians chapter 2, starting in verse 8 and going through verse 10. So it speaks of that positional sanctification that we have in Christ. So it says verse 8. For by…
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…said, well, y'all failed. God loves us. And Paul was writing to say, here's how you can exist as one people of God. He also does this in Ephesians,Ephesians chapter 2, where he says there's no longer two people, but there is one person in Christ. There's no longer Jew or Gentile, but there is one in Christ. And…
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…with me quickly to Ephesians chapter 2, verse 11. Saul, of course, who sees these things, would later spend more time going by Paul. And I think inEphesians chapter 2, he describes what he first saw in Antioch. He writes in verse 11. Therefore, remember that at one time you Gentiles in the flesh, called the…
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…I've trusted the Lord Jesus. That's enough. Well, Jesus says, no. You still have to do as I tell you. You still have to live as I tell you. And inEphesians chapter 2, we're given that example as well. We are saved by grace through faith alone. It's so true. But verse 10 goes on to say this. For we are his…
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…points the plan in our commission, the purpose in our commission and the power in our commission. Please open up your Bibles, your devices, toEphesians, chapter 2, starting in verse 10. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in…
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…pleasure in Him for the rest of eternity. An eternal God is reason to rejoice and to marvel, church. One of my favorite passages of Scripture isEphesians chapter 2. Paul tells us in Ephesians 2, you were dead in sin. But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which He loved us even when we…
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…season the next week. First of all, Jesus came for the sole purpose of accomplishing salvation as a result of God's grace. The Bible says inEphesians chapter 2, for by grace are you saved through faith. Jesus came for the sole purpose, God's intentional design to create a means to pay the price for our…
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…But when we find peace in the Prince of Peace, that's when we find completeness. That's when we find wholeness. So Jesus himself is our peace.Ephesians chapter 2tells us what that looks like. In Jesus Christ, you who were once far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. For he himself is our…
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…we come to the place in our life where we have trusted in him and him alone, as the Bible says. Romans, chapter 5. By Jesus Christ through faith.Ephesians, chapter 2. By grace through faith. The Bible says in John 14, verse 6, in him he is the way, the truth, and the life. If you have not come to Jesus Christ in…
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…is not just for a few, it's for all. To be what? To be disciples of Jesus. So this call is for you today and going forward. And so we also look inEphesians chapter 2. This is a letter written to the church that met in the city of Ephesus by a guy named Paul, who Paul was a leader in the first century church. And…
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…of this verse, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. And so it's essentially reiterating what's mentioned there inEphesians chapter 2. We can't earn our salvation. We cannot pay for it. We cannot get that gift in our own strength. All we can do is come to, as it says here, through…
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…He didn't save me because, oh, what do I do with Greg now? Holy cow, what am I going to do with him? No, the Bible says that when we're saved inEphesians chapter 2, that he has a plan for our lives, that he's already designed for us. And he saved us to be in that. And he saved us to be a part of that. And…
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…way you get the strength of God in your weariness is if you belong to God. And just in case you don't know how to do that, let me just take you toEphesians, chapter 2, and read for you verses 12 and 13. Paul writes remember that you were at the time, at one time, separated from Christ. That was, all of us…
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