12082019 The Wonder of Christmas_Brokeness Ephesians 2_1-11 PP

The Wonder of Christmas Brokenness Ephesians 2:1-10 Ephesians 2:1-10 1  As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, 2  in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient. 3  All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our sinful nature and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature objects of wrath. 4  But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, 5  made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions--it is by grace you have been saved. 6  And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, 7  in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. 8  For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith--and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God-- 9  not by works, so that no one can boast. 10  For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. Big Idea: The birth of Christ clearly reveals our need for radical, personal and moral rescue and forgiveness I. The Bad News of Christmas: We Are Broken and Cannot Fix Ourselves Ep 2:1-3 1. Separated 1 2. Unable 2 3. Deluded 3a 4. Judged & Hopeless 3b II. The Good News of Christmas: Jesus Was Born to Fix Our Brokenness Ep 2:4-10 1. Love 4 2. Mercy & Grace 4b-5 3. Exalted 6 4. Purpose 7-8 5. Masterpiece 10 May you and your family truly capture and even recapture the wonder and worship of the birth of Christ this year.