The Ephesian church was a beautiful mosaic of both Jews and Gentiles who were united through the cross. The same is true for our church today. Everyone, everywhere can overcome their divisions through a relationship with Jesus. 

We all have something in common: we were dead in our sin in our lives before Christ. Because we were all saved by grace, we are united together to be something special.

The world has never felt more divided in our lifetime. Lots of people offer pathways to pursuing unity. In Ephesians, Paul shows that only once we are united in Christ can we be united with one another.

Our hope for eternal life is tied to the resurrection of Jesus and forgiveness of our sins. If we have truly received forgiveness for our sins, we must extend this forgiveness to others in our life. 

Believing in the Father, Son, and Spirit of the Apostles’ Creed should impact how we see everyone around us. As believers in Jesus, we share a common union with people everyone, everywhere, and from every generation.

Many people long to be spiritual but without the constraints of organized religion. But through the Apostles’ Creed, we see the Holy Spirit as the third person of the Trinity who can be known personally. 

The first line of the Apostles’ Creed affirms that we believe in God, the Father of everyone and everything. But our modern culture acts as if God exists to serve us, rather than us existing to serve God. 

Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John wrote their Gospels so that we could know who Jesus is. But as Peter discovered on the first Easter, it’s one thing to know the Gospel story. It’s another thing to know the Risen Jesus Himself! Who do you say that Jesus is?

John completes the four-sided picture of Jesus in the Gospels. He writes so that anyone who believes that Jesus is the Son of God may have eternal life in His name.

Luke combines eyewitness testimonies with other sources to create an orderly account of Jesus’ ministry. He shows Jesus as the Son of Man, the exalted One who is both fully man and fully God.