June 25, 2023 – Full Service
June 25, 2023 – Sermon Only
Message Notes for June 25, 2023
Series: A Tour of Ephesians – The Walls Will Fall
Title: Forgiveness Frees
- Before Jesus, we were not in a good position. Sin, deception, and disobedience was the name of the game. Seeing how far God has brought us reveals how much love and mercy He gave us.
Ephesians 2:1-10 esv And you were dead in the trespasses and sins 2 in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience— 3 among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind. 4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, 5 even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved— 6 and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 7 so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast. 10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.
The Reality!
1. Spiritually dead.
2. Held captive beyond our power to escape.
a) By the lure of the world.
b) By the supernatural power of Satan.
c) By our human desires.
3. Stuck in a cycle of condemnation (wrath).
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God’s saving plan!
- God’s love produces mercy.
Mercy changes our future!
- From death to life.
- From accused to pardoned.
- From excluded to included.
- From included to celebrated.
Our new reality in Christ: Purposeful under God’s plan!
Family/Study Group Notes for June 25, 2023
Series: A Tour of Ephesians – The Walls Will Fall
Title: Forgiveness Frees
- Think together as a family or group about why you do the things you do. How free do you think you are in the way you live? How much are your culture and family systems binding you to patterns?
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Read and discuss the following passages. What truth are the writers wanting you to know? How is God showing you His love? What does God want you to do or change? What does God want you to know about yourself?
