What does it mean to live from the victory Jesus has already won for you? In Week 6 of Made For This, Hosanna Wong closes out our series in Ephesians by reminding us that when we put our faith in Jesus, we already have victory. In Ephesians 6:10–18, Paul teaches that we don’t fight for victory — we stand in victory by putting on the armor of God and praying in the Spirit.

Because the enemy knows who you are in Christ. The question is: do you?

When you remember your identity, rely on Jesus’ strength, and put on His truth, righteousness, peace, faith, salvation, and Word — you can stand firm in every battle.

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How can we live as Christ has called us to live in our relationships? How can we live worthy of our calling in our homes? In Week 5 of Made For This: A Study through the Book of Ephesians, James Grogan teaches from Ephesians 5 and 6 where Paul goes from telling us who we are, what we're made for, and how to live worthy, to telling us how this translates to our marriages, and relationships with kids, parents, and loved ones.

Through God's Word we will discover how we are each called to love one another and serve one another. This is for God's glory. This is for the good of others. And this is the life we were made for!

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What does it mean in today's world to truly live like Christ? What does it look like to live worthy of the calling God has given you? In Week 4 of Made For This, Hosanna Wong teaches from Ephesians 4:1–6, where Paul shifts from reminding us who we are in Christ to how we are called to live because of Christ.

Our position in Christ changes our posture in life. Living worthy looks like humility, gentleness, patience, love, and making every effort to guard unity. Not just looking spiritual—but living like Jesus in our everyday relationships. Mostly, what God does is love us — and we are called to love like Him.

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How does Christ's love change how we live? In Week 3 of our series Made for This: A Study through the Book of Ephesians, we unpack a prayer that Paul prays, and how we too can be praying for our lives, family, friends, and church as well. In Ephesians 3:14-21 we learn to pray for strength, love, knowledge, fullness, and more... because God can do immeasurably more than we ask or imagine! So we should ask. We should imagine. And we should expect in faith that God will do exceedingly above and beyond our requests. How does Christ's love change how we live? It empowers us to live with bolder faith than ever before. 

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Have you ever felt like something was working against you? Like something was pulling you away from your purpose, direction, and joy? In today's message we unpack Ephesians 2. Together we will discover how it's true– yes, sin is working against us. But there is good news. Grace is working for us. And when we put our faith in Jesus, we are now– in Christ. And when you are in Christ, all that is true of Jesus changes what is true of you. In Christ, we discover who we really are and what we are made for! We discover the good things God has planned in advance for us to do. And He has good plans for us, for our good and His glory!

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Have you ever wondered, "Who am I?" or "What am I made for?" These are questions humans have asked from the beginning of time, and the Word of God has answers for us. We are starting a new series called Made for This: A Study through the Book of Ephesians, and for Week 1 of our series, we are unpacking how we are made for knowing Christ. Throughout this message we will unlock these truths:

- Our identity precedes our activity.

- Our status comes from his sacrifice. 

- We receive it when we believe it. 

It turns out, we receive all that Jesus is and we become all that God says we are right when we believe in and receive Jesus. In Jesus we find who we are, and what we are made for!

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Have you ever felt defeated? Have you ever felt weighed down by disappointment, discouragement, or uncertainty of the future? In the final week of our series, Living Lightly, we discover how Jesus called his disciples, and calls his disciples today to drop a posture of defeat, follow Jesus' pace, and live in victory by the power of God. It turns out, what we thought was a symbol of defeat might be exactly what God wants to use for our victory and the victory of others. We might think our story is over. But we are not done, yet. 

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Have you ever struggled to care? Have you ever felt overwhelmed with how much there is to care about? Have you ever felt like you're living on autopilot, drifting away from a sense of purpose, or peace? In Week 4 of our series, Living Lightly, we discover how Jesus wants to help us carry our burdens, give us directed passion, and help us live lives of purpose. Instead of being people who are quick to criticize, quit, quiet, or close off, we can be people who are quick to praise, persevere, pray, and who plan to open up our lives. We can choose to not drift from God or the lives He's called us to live. We can pay closer attention, and start living with a newfound sense of purpose!

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What can we do when we feel overwhelmed? Jesus tells us to walk with Him, work with Him, and learn from Him how to live lightly. How do we do that... practically? In Week 3 of our series, Living Lightly, we discover how Jesus invites us to admit when our load is too much, depend on God’s strength, rest in God’s faithfulness, and receive help and prayer from others. It turns out, Jesus wants to help us trade our overwhelm for peace, and He wants us to be people who bring peace to others as well. 

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Have you ever felt lonely? Have you ever wanted true connection, authentic community, but didn't know where to start? Have you ever run from connection because of fear, or because of old wounds? What makes community so hard? For Week 2 of our series, Living Lightly, we are unpacking 4 things that make meaningful connection so difficult:

- We are mobile.

- We are distracted.

- We are afraid.

- We are busy. 

In this message we will discover how the enemy of our souls tries to keep us from the community we've been made for, and how we can instead seek out, embrace and take a step of faith towards the life God calls us to live.

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