Ephesians 2:19-22 I often say that the week of Easter is the best week of my year. The services begin with Palm Sunday and then move to our Seder Meal on Thursday, our Good Friday service, and culminate Sunday with our Easter sunrise service, breakfast, and morning service. These services are so packed with meaning…
Ephesians 2:14-18 My father had a number of prejudices, although I think he liked to hang on to them simply to provoke discussion. When I was in seminary one of my roommates came with me to visit my family and when my father discovered that my friend, David, had grown up in France, he said,…
Ephesians 2:1-10 Scrip. Intro: Please keep your Bible open or your bulletin to Ephesians chapter 2. Ephesians is a wonderful letter and I hope you are coming alive as we read it together. Our passage today will speak to this whole question of what happens when you become a Christian. Let’s pray for…
Ephesians 1:15-23 About 1,950 years ago, Paul wrote a letter from his prison in Rome. Since he was confined to his cell with a chain and guard, he wrote to the churches in the area of Ephesus with what he would have said if he had been there. As a consequence, we benefit from what…
Ephesians 1:7-12 Life is not easy. As we move through adolescence to teen years and young adulthood, we live in a world full of insecurities about who likes me and who does not. Who am I? Where do I fit in? Is it OK to be me? Will people like me if I am different?…