GT Church

Pastor Scott's message, based on Ephesians 2:19–22, teaches that through Christ we are no longer outsiders but citizens of heaven, members of God’s household, and living temples being built and sanctified as a holy dwelling for the Holy Spirit. He encourages believers to pursue uncompromised holiness, participate in God’s mission to unreached peoples, and invites those who have not yet trusted Christ to receive Him as Lord and Savior.

Andrew hosts a conversation with Pastors Scott and Eric, celebrating Baptism Sunday and then unpacking Ephesians 2:11–18, explaining that through Jesus’ blood Gentiles are brought into God’s new covenant, gaining peace with God and full access to Him. They explain how Christ has destroyed the barriers between Jews and Gentiles, calling all Christians to reject division and live as one unified family in Christ.

Pastor Scott's message celebrates recent baptisms as evidence of God’s saving and transforming work, emphasizing that salvation is by grace through faith in Jesus alone, not by good works or religious activity. He teaches that those who trust in Christ are God’s workmanship with a unique purpose, brought near to God by the blood of Jesus to have peace and direct access to the Father.

Pastor Maritza's sermon walks through Ephesians 2:11–18, explaining how Jesus broke down the “dividing wall” between Jews and Gentiles so that all people, once far from God and without hope, can now be brought near, reconciled, and made one new humanity in Christ. She encourages us to remember our identity “in Christ,” relyon Scripture in spiritual warfare, and receive Jesus as our peace so we can live whole (shalom) and share that hope with others.

Pastor Eric's sermon, based in Ephesians 2, emphasizes that salvation is a free gift of grace through faith in Jesus, giving every believer direct access to God without distinction between Jew and Gentile. Because of Christ’s sacrifice on the cross, we can draw near to God with confidence, experience true peace, and live as a unified, obedient people who remember what we were saved from and walk closely with Him.

Pastors Scott, Eric, and Maritza join Andrew to reflect on GT 's Easter services, emphasizing Christ’s sacrificial love, the reality and power of the resurrection, and the call for people who attended on Easter to continue walking with Christ and His church. They also connect Ephesians 2:4–10 to Easter, stressing that salvation is a gift of grace, not works, and that believers are God’s handiwork, called to live out good works He has already prepared for them.

Pastor Maritza celebrates the resurrection of Jesus as the event that changes everything, moving us from spiritual death to life and offering salvation as a free gift of grace that cannot be earned by good works. She urges us to remember what the cross and empty tomb mean personally, to receive or return to Christ as Lord and Savior, and to live in the new identity and freedom that His love, mercy, and resurrection provide.

Pastor Eric's Easter message celebrates the resurrection of Jesus as the foundation of Christian hope, emphasizing that without it, faith is useless, but because Christ is risen, believers can experience forgiveness, new life, and freedom. Using Ephesians 2, he explains that the resurrection demonstrates God’s great love, mercy, and grace, showing that salvation is a free gift received by faith rather than earned by good works.

Pastor Scott's Easter sermon emphasizes that the resurrection of Jesus is the central, history-changing event of the Christian faith, powerfully evidenced by the transformation and testimonies of early believers like the disciples, Paul, and James. He explains from Ephesians 2 that the resurrection reveals God’s great love and grace, giving believers a new identity in Christ—raised with Him, forgiven, and seated in heavenly places, not by works but purely by God’s gift.

This midweek conversation with Pastors Scott, Maritza, and Dan explores Ephesians 2:1–4, stressing that people are spiritually dead in sin and that Jesus came to make us alive with Christ, rescue us, and adopt us into God’s family. They then unpack verse 2, discussing Satan’s real but limited influence over world systems, how Christians can unwittingly participate in that darkness, and the vital importance of Scripture, discernment, and repentance.