Following Christ is an all-or-nothing commitment.  The purpose of our lives is to live a life that counts for Christ.  Our own purpose is one with the greater purpose of the Church –to be one in every way through the Holy Spirit.  “I can’t do that” isn’t an option for a warrior.  When Command calls, we fight.  We have one Body, one Spirit, one hope, one Lord, one faith, one immersion, one God and Father; He is everything, over everything, throughout everything, and present in all of us.  If we are thankful, truly thankful for Him and to Him, let’s ascribe to the same mission and forcefully advance against Satan’s “kingdom” because we are “crazy in love” with our God.

SUIT UP #11 (Sermon series on Ephesians)--Everything begins and ends with God, the Father of all life.  As Giver of life, He also strengthens His Church with power through the Holy Spirit from our very core to affect all life that we come in contact with around us.  Christ is the Center of our existence and His amazing love enables us to be filled to overflowing with the Fullness of God.  God is able to do more than we could ever ask or imagine, using His power that is at work within us.  Our dreams and the Father’s dreams are one.  Let’s dream big.  Let’s dream boldly.  Let’s dream for Him.

Video edited by Michael Taylor.

"This Holy Temple" -- Ephesians 2:19-22. Contrary to Satan's misleading concepts of idolatry, we are the Holy Temple of Christ, inhabited by the Holy Spirit. We are built on the foundation of Jesus Christ, together with the apostles and the prophets (the Word/Davar/Logos). We stand as a testimony to the Truth and Christ's Faithfulness. The  'living stones" of this temple are built upon this foundation. WE build the temple together with God as we add to the Kingdom of God. Sermon by George Taylor, Jr. Video editing by Michael Taylor.

Ephesians 2:1-10. Our "zone of action" is personal, local, and global. Our objective is, by laying down our lives, to proclaim Christ's right to this world: The hearts, souls, and minds of people captivated by Satan's darkness around the globe. But to be truly effective as a church, we must select a very specified target group to honor Christ.

Christ came to break down every barrier that Satan has established to divide and destroy people. Christ, our "Demolition Man," makes war against every divisive weapon of hell to establish a lasting peace. Once aliens and strangers, we are made one in Christ.

Satan is clever at destroying, murdering, lying, and disrupting God's world.  The Church has a formidable foe in Satan, but the power, Presence, and Truth of Christ are more than sufficient to liberate us from Satan's grip and set captives free.  This world belongs to Jesus Christ.

Austin Ganyo, missionary to Ghana, Togo and Burkina Faso, presents the case for becoming excited for missions.

Ephesians 1:15-23. There is an end and glorious conclusion to this war we

wage. The key to understanding the plan and objective of this war is spiritual

discernment. An intimate relationship with the Father, while embracing the

hope that God’s warriors are promised, and wielding the power bestowed to us

through the resurrection of Christ reminds us of peace that will one day be ours.

Ephesians 1:9-14. We wield the sword, the shield, and the sign of God’s

authority. The Word of truth, the Gospel of our salvation, the Sword of the

Spirit is the Eternal Logos, Jesus Christ; no stronghold can prevail against

Him. The shield of faith extinguishes the weapons that the enemy hurls at us

because we believe in our Savior and King. The sign and seal of victory rests

on all of us, the Holy Spirit, Who guarantees that the war will be won.

Ephesians 1:1-8: Jesus has declared war on Satan’s Kingdom. His strategy to

bring about victory is deeply rooted in the Christian warrior ethos. Christians

have been given authority and weaponry to execute His will, knowing that they

may need to pay the ultimate price. Victory is already assured for the warriors

of Christ, who are spiritually impervious to Satan’s attacks because of the price

already paid with Christ’s blood.