Sunday, January 18, 2026

In Ephesians 2:1–10, Pastor Jon Chasteen reminds of the true story of the gospel: we were not just struggling—we were spiritually dead. The Apostle Paul shows us in Ephesians 2 that real change doesn’t come through effort or self-improvement, but through resurrection. Because God was "rich in mercy and great in love," He made us alive together with Christ, by grace alone. Salvation begins with God’s character, not our performance, and it frees us from guilt, fear, and striving. This grace doesn’t leave us unchanged—it recreates us. We are God’s workmanship, saved not by good works but for them, prepared by God Himself. The gospel moves us from death to life—and into a whole new way of living, walking daily in the freedom and purpose Christ has already secured for us.