Connection Church Spearfish

Many believers are chasing the experience of a Spirit-filled worship service, yet often overlook a powerful truth — that Spirit filled worship is directly connected with our being filled with the Spirit.

This Sunday, we’ll explore Ephesians 5:19–21, where the Apostle Paul teaches us that Spirit-filled worship is the result of a Spirit-filled life. Through his words, we’ll see how being filled with the Spirit of God has an effect on both our worship and our relationships within the Body of Christ.

Come and discover how Spirit-filled living leads to Spirit-filled worship.

In a world filled with people walking in worldly wisdom, God calls His people to something deeper — to reflect His character by imitating Him. What does it really mean to imitate God?

This Sunday, we’ll continue exploring how God’s “beloved children” are to live differently — not in our own strength, but by following the example of our Heavenly Father and His Son, Jesus Christ and walking in wisdom.

Come be refreshed, challenged, and encouraged to Imitate God.

In a world filled with people walking in selfishness, darkness, and worldly wisdom, God calls His people to something deeper — to reflect His character by imitating Him. What does it really mean to imitate God?

This Sunday, we’ll explore how God’s “beloved children” are to live differently — not in our own strength, but by following the example of our Heavenly Father and His Son, Jesus Christ and walking in light

Come be refreshed, challenged, and encouraged to walk as children of light.

In a world filled with people walking in selfishness, darkness, and worldly wisdom, God calls His people to something deeper — to reflect His character by imitating Him. What does it really mean to imitate God?

This Sunday, we’ll explore how God’s “beloved children” are to living differently — not in our own strength, but by following the example of our Heavenly Father and His Son, Jesus Christ and walking in love.

Come be refreshed, challenged, and encouraged to live a life that imitates God’s love.

Join us this Sunday in City Park as we open God’s Word and we continue to explore what it truly means to forgive as Christ forgave us. In a world filled with hurt and division, the call to forgiveness isn’t just a suggestion—it’s a command rooted in the grace we ourselves have received. Come and be encouraged, challenged, and equipped to forgive as God in Christ forgave us.

Join us this Sunday as we open God’s Word and explore what it truly means to forgive as Christ forgave us. In a world filled with hurt and division, the call to forgiveness isn’t just a suggestion—it’s a command rooted in the grace we ourselves have received. Come and be encouraged, challenged, and equipped to forgive as God in Christ forgave us.

Ephesians 4:25-32 calls us to a practical and profound transformation, shedding the “grave clothes” of our old life and putting on the “grace clothes” of our new identity in Christ. Paul gives five clear examples of this change: put off lies for truth, unrighteous anger for righteous anger, stealing for honest work, corrupt talk for gracious speech, and malice for kindness and forgiveness. These shifts are not just moral improvements but reflections of the character of Christ, grounded in the forgiveness we have received through Him. By the Spirit’s power, we daily put off the old and put on the new, living out the reality of our redeemed life.

Ephesians 4:17–24 contrasts the futility and darkness of life apart from Christ with the transformed life we have in Him. Before Christ, we were alienated from God and enslaved to sin, but in Him, we are made new, given a new identity, and called to live in righteousness and holiness. This transformation is not about self-improvement but about the Spirit renewing our minds and enabling us to walk in obedience. Sanctification is a daily battle in which we actively put off our “grave clothes” of old habits and put on “grace clothes” that reflect our new life in Christ. While we are not saved by works, our salvation will bear fruit, and God’s grace empowers us to live in freedom, aligning our practice with our position in Him.

In this message at City Park from Ephesians 4:13–16, we continued our journey through the book of Ephesians by focusing on God’s design for the growth and maturity of the church. We looked at how Christ calls us to grow together into maturity—not just for our own sake, but so that we can build one another up in love and multiply disciples who reflect Jesus. As a church, this passage reminds us why our purpose is to make mature, multiplying disciples of Christ.

In a world full of strategies, programs, and cultural trends aimed at growing the Church, it’s easy to ask: Are we doing it right?

Is the growth of the Body of Christ really about following the latest "how-to" methods—or has Jesus already given us the blueprint?

Join us this Sunday as we dive into Ephesians 4:11–12 and uncover the powerful, Christ-given design for His Church. Discover how the Church is meant to function, flourish, and grow—not by human invention, but by God’s intention.

You won’t want to miss it.