Introduction The first time I went to church I thought you were strange. used words I didn’t understand people got excited about things I didn’t understand I thought Christians were people who were not allowed to have fun, and were kind of stuck up and judgmental. A group of people who could’t get along…

Introduction The struggle to live called by God. When I first read the bible I struggled with the thought of trying to be like Jesus, to live my life by his commands. “If you love me, keep my commands. Jesus is asking me to keep His commands, this is the proof that I love Him. Think about this, have…

Introduction 1. The Struggle of Two Kingdoms a. A changed heart, but not a changed reality In my early years of faith I battled with living my faith. I thought I could believe, but still live the way I wanted to live. I loved God, and wanted to live my life for Him, but didn’t really understand what…

Opening of Ephesians (1:3-14) It has been said that John 3:16 is “the gospel in a nutshell.” If this is true, the section of scripture that we are going to look at today is the tree that the nut fell from. A New Life From God (1:3-2:10) Broken into two parts The first is praise (1:3-14) The second prayer…

Introduction I love my wife, and remember the day we were married. I remember what she looked like walking down the isle, and I remember being completely overwhelmed by her beauty. Since our marriage we have grown. We live together, and sometimes we disagree, yet as we have grown, our love for one another…

Series Overview The flagship passage for this series has been from the book of Acts, after 3000 people come to Christ. It’s based on the response of these 3000+ people and the community they formed which we now call “the church” They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, to the fellowship, to…

Series Overview Over these summer months we have been looking at the seven key disciplines that the church has practiced since it’s inception. Seven key disciplines that shape the church for mission, these disciplines shape the church so it can be the presence of Jesus in our broken world. For the sake…

Introduction Over the summer month’s we have been digging into what it means to be the church. What the church is called to do, and be, as God’s Faithful Presence in a broken world. Scripture gives us seven basic disciplines that the church must learn to practice in order to be true to our call as God’s…