In this section of Paul's letter to the Ephesians he prays for the church that the eyes of their hearts would be opened to know the hope and greatness of their inheritance in Christ.

As Paul concludes this section of praise, he gets at both the inheritance to come for the believer, and the downpayment of that inheritance that we received as a guarantee of what is yet to come.

We all want freedom, but where is true freedom really found? Often we think it's in the absence of any restrictions, but the New Testament would teach us the opposite. In Ephesians 1:7-10 we learn about the freedom of forgiveness and God's masterplan of uniting all things under Christ.

As we continue our series in Ephesians, Paul continues to unpack the spiritual blessings that we have in Christ. This week he focuses on the reality of us being chosen to be holy and blameless and adopted.

While the Bible is one sweeping story, it is composed of several books and in those books, several different kinds of literature. So in order to read the Bible well we need to know what type of biblical literature we are reading. In this episode we explore the various genres from historical narrative to poetry and biblical law.

This week we kick off a brand new series looking at Paul's letter to Ephesus. In verses 1-3 we focus in on the gospel identity that Christ gives us and the reality of the spiritual blessings that we receive.

Not only we want to do life with God and life with others, but we also all have a mission to live out in this life. All believers are called to ministry and pursue the great commission. In this message, we look at the third and final core value: Life on Mission.

When coming to the Bible, it's important that we have some big picture guardrails to keep us on track. In this podcast episode, Robbie and Dan discuss 5 picture guardrails to guide us to a proper interpretation and application of the Bible in our lives.

While we need a vibrant life with God, we also need a vibrant life with others. Community is essential to the life of a Christian. In this message, we explore how the gospel comes with community as we look at 1 Thessalonians 2:8.

We begin a new series looking at our core values as a church. These core values are the way we fulfill our mission of making disciples of reach Vermillion and the world. The first value and starting point of all we do, is fostering a life not just for God, but a life with God.