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Announcements:
Men’s breakfast July 24th at 8am
Retire group - July 28th at 6pm
Youth going to Six Flag August 5 & 6th ($75)
Save the date: Men’s Conference September 11th from 8am to 12pm ($20)
FLOORING AND KITCHEN UPDATE
Introduction/Why:
WHY:
people today do not realize there is much wrong with our human nature and that they are in fact spiritually dead
We need a change...
Today: From Death to Life
Example of a time in my life when I realized I needed to make a change:
Driving down the board walk at Venice beach…I some how got onto the pedestrian path
You were once dead
God’s grace goes far to retrieve us
God’s grace waits long for us to come along
God’s grace cleanses us
“by nature children of wrath” - all human beings are subject to condemnation (i.e.
condemning to punishment)
Responding to those who are not in Christ - beyond being offended, we offer patience and understanding that comes by knowing how far God’s brought each of us (i.e. the messy middle between appeasing and Bible thumping)
What keeps us from God (vv.
2-3) :
“course of this world”
“prince of the power of the air”
“our flesh”
NOTE: in the Gk.
“desires of the body and mind”, the linking “and” could be explaining and thus mean “the will of the flesh, that is, thoughts”.
Therefore, the importance of renewing and washing our minds
You were made alive
God’s hope for His people expressed by the “but God”
In old mindset (vv.
1-3) we were without hope
Example of hope vs. hopeless:
NOTE: in Gk. “made us alive” is the main verb/thrust of this entire section
Believers have been raised and are ALREADY reigning with Christ
Example of Reigning:
You were saved by grace through faith
You were saved for good works
Saved by grace through faith
Predestined for good works
Emphasizes the close relationship between Christ and the believer
“his workmanship” - each of us has a special purpose
“created in Christ” - new creation through faith in the new Adam
“prepared before hand” - God’s plan from the beginning was for us to live this way which is why He came to redeem us
“Walk in them” - Allow God to keep doing His work in us that is beyond our power and even our knowing
Conclusion:
From death to life is about changing directions!
Learning a new pattern of life that flows daily from the union we now have by grace through faith
REFLECTION QUESTION:
Many people think they can earn their salvation by doing good works.
Do you ever feel like you need to earn God’s favor or grace?
If so, why do you think it’s hard for you to accept his grace as a free gift?
References:
Benjamin L Merkle, Andreas J. Köstenberger, and Robert W. Yarbrough.
2016.
Ephesians.
Exegetical Guide to the Greek New Testament.
Nashville, Tennessee: B&H Academic.
http://search.ebscohost.com.lpc.idm.oclc.org/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=1338892&site=ehost-live.
Bruce, F. F. The Epistles to the Colossians, to Philemon, and to the Ephesians.
The New International Commentary on the New Testament.
Grand Rapids, MI: Wm.
B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1984.
Hayford, Jack.
“A Sinner’s Sate Outside of Grace.”
January 13, 1993.
Hayford, Jack.
“Resting in his Eternal Hope.”
January 20, 1993.
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