Sermons onEphesians 2

Jeremiah

• 25:56Ephesians 2:8

  Because if you did something to earn God's grace, you would boast. Ephesians 2.8. I wonder if Paul was reading Jeremiah and reading this and saying, God, you should have met me. You should have attended to me in wrath and judgment. But through Christ, you met me by grace. Has anyone experienced that verse before? Man. See, God, I was an alien. I was a wanderer. I was opposed to your grace and your mercy.

The Epistles of John

• 33:20Ephesians 2

  Gaius would say, Pastor, you don't understand. While I was a sinner, he didn't wait until I had my Sunday best on. While I was a sinner, Jesus died. Ephesians 2, 12 through 13, you who were once far off, that means stranger, you who are an alien, have been brought near, that's hospitality language, by the blood of Christ. Gaius would say to us, I was a stranger and God opened his arms to me.

Savior

• 29:57Ephesians 2

  …is his power over our lives when it comes to our spiritual death and the spiritual life that he grants us by his death and by his resurrection. That is Jesus showing his power to us. Paul goes on to say this in Ephesians 2 and just painting this picture of God's power in our life. In Ephesians 2, verses 4 and 5, he says this. But God being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he has loved us, even though when we were dead…

• 30:03Ephesians 2

  …is his power over our lives when it comes to our spiritual death and the spiritual life that he grants us by his death and by his resurrection. That is Jesus showing his power to us. Paul goes on to say this in Ephesians 2 and just painting this picture of God's power in our life. In Ephesians 2, verses 4 and 5, he says this. But God being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he has loved us, even though when we were dead…

Kings and Kingdoms

• 17:57Ephesians 2

  And if that truth sits heavy upon your life, listen to what Ephesians says. Ephesians 2 says, But God, it doesn't say he is poor. The Bible doesn't say God has mercy. It says he is rich in mercy. Because of his great love that he had for us made us alive with Christ, even though we were dead in our trespasses. So in the Bible, we have these spectrums.

• 2:25Ephesians 2

  Ephesians 2 says it. It says, but you are saved by grace through faith. It is God's gift, lest no one boasts. And if honest, most would be quick to admit that faith is a difficult thing to grasp. We know what it is, but we have a difficult time explaining what faith looks like. And even more than the concept, it's difficult to live out and to practice our faith.

When in Romans

• 22:01Ephesians 2

  Because for any of us in the Roman church that wants to look across the aisle and look at the Jew and say, ha, you rejected him and I get him. Ephesians 2 reminds us at that time, you were without Christ. Excluded from citizenship in Israel. Foreigners to the covenant of promise without hope, without God in the world. And if you read the verses that we've skipped today,…

Ecclesiastes

• 10:05Ephesians 2:20

  before it's too late. Ephesians reminds us of the same in Ephesians 2.20. Build on the foundations of the apostles and the prophets with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone. Remember the acts of God before it is too late. Why would God call you and I to remember? Well, first, God would not call us to remember unless we are prone to forgetfulness. that song, right?

Who's Your King

• 12:56Ephesians 2

  and highly favored Joseph in the prison. It's the word used in Ephesians 2, 7 when the Bible says that we are saved by grace through faith. That's the word kindness. And it's the word used in Romans 2, 4 when the Bible says it's the kindness of the Lord that leads us to repentance. You see, it's the kindness of God that lends a helping hand to someone who can't help themselves.

• 14:30Ephesians 2:4

  my end of the bargain. Again, this is not a bless your heart kindness. The kindness of God towards you has roots. Let me remind you of what Ephesians 2 4 says. That God who is rich in mercy. So on a scale to barely to lavish, how much mercy does God have? He is rich in mercy. Which means

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The Mind of a Disciple

• 27:51Ephesians 2

  Ephesians actually says you're not sick, but you're dead in your sin and your trespasses in Ephesians 2, chapter 1. Which is what our kids at kids camp are learning right now. That was our verse yesterday. We are dead in our sins and our trespasses. So if you are overwhelmed with the sickness of your soul this morning, there is a Savior who can help you. You say, "Pastor, that's me. I am the sick one. You don't have to convince me."

The Mind of a Disciple

• 27:57Ephesians 2

  your sickness is sin and sin makes you sicker than you could ever realize. Ephesians actually says you're not sick but you're dead in your sin and your trespasses in Ephesians 2 chapter 1 which is what our kids at kids camp are learning right now. That was our verse yesterday. We are dead in our sins and our trespasses. So if you are overwhelmed with the sickness of your soul this morning there is

Who's Your King

• 35:44Ephesians 2

  is never designed to replace what only faith can do. That's why Ephesians 2 says, Church, you are saved by grace through faith. It is not yourself. It is God's gift. It is not of works so that you can boast. I read this passage and I come away deeply sad. But then I know the gospel and we have what Saul never had. We have a Redeemer.

Hidden Revealed

• 28:21Ephesians 2

  every second of our lives because when Jesus purchased people by God for his blood believer he is talking about you Ephesians 2 believer you were dead in your sin but God has made you alive in Christ 1st Timothy Paul writes that Jesus came into this world to save sinners of which I am the worst 1st Peter chapter 1 Peter writes blessed be the God

Ruth

• 17:54Ephesians 2

  I will only be known as the Moabitess. And Boaz looks at her and says, hey, Ruth. Can you imagine her saying, what did you call me? Listen, my daughter, there's a verse in Ephesians that reminds us that we all begin spiritually as outsiders. Listen to what Paul says in Ephesians 2. Paul is saying to us, church, that when you hear Moabitess, when you hear how Ruth is marginalized and how she is always on the outside, that's you.

From Death to Life

• 4:18Ephesians 2:1–10

  Every day I'm thinking, I don't know why you walked down that aisle, but I am so glad that you did. This morning, our text is in Ephesians chapter 2, verses 1 through 10. Some would say that this is the greatest 10 verses in the Bible with the greatest two words in the Bible. And I've titled the sermon this morning, The Wonder of Grace. So Christian, believer, let me ask you up front, when you look at your life, when you consider

• 6:34Ephesians 2

  And we're going to do this by reading together. So you can either do this by opening up your Bibles to Ephesians chapter 2, or you can read with me from the screen. And we're all going to be reading from the CSB. And let's all read together vocally out loud. Ready? So here is the gospel in under one minute. We're all going to read together.…

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(GR)ATTITUDE

• 11:26Ephesians 2

  am I living in sin? Because sinful people aren't thankful people. Because I know in my life, sinful people aren't happy people. Because sin is poison. It's destroying your soul. It might be sweet to your lips, but it is bitter to your heart. And Hezekiah knows this. He says, God, dead people can't be thankful. Ephesians 2 in the New Testament echoes the same language. If you say, well, of course I'm alive, why would you ask me

• 13:26Ephesians 2

  will be the one who can praise thee. thankfulness is the heartbeat of a man who lives again. And if you're familiar with the words of Jesus Christ, you're hearing that theme. What must a man do to be saved? Jesus says, well, he must be born again. Find out what Hezekiah knows. That Jesus makes that which was dead alive again. The same passage in Ephesians. Ephesians 2, 1. You are dead in your sin and trespasses. Ephesians 2, 4.

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The JESUS Story

• 35:04Ephesians 2

  May I live a bold life. For the Christian, every life is a Lazarus life. Ephesians 2 says it this way, you are dead in your sin and your trespasses, but God. Where does boldness come in? Boldness is that but God life, who is rich in mercy, because of his great love for us, has made us alive. How could this happen?

Paths

• 13:21Ephesians 2

  Why? In Ephesians 2 verse 9 and 10 So that no man can boast It is not of your works It's not something you have done Now chosenness Can lead to two areas that are equally sinful Some become arrogant And say I have it figured out God has chosen this group And so I am going to be arrogantly content in that Which is not what the Bible says And then there's some that are complacent And so I don't have to do anything

James

• 9:11Ephesians 2

  This is one of the most controversial verses in the New Testament, verse 14. What good is it if you claim to have faith but do not have works? Can such faith save you? See, when you compare this verse to other famous New Testament verses, it sounds like there's odds, there's tension, there's difficulty. Some of you know what Paul says in Ephesians 2, beginning in verse 8. Paul says it this way,