In our Ephesians study, Paul has been urging us to run to the light and stop acting like children of the darkness. Last week, it was a deeply personal plea about our attitudes and behavior. This week, it is a very public plea about our witness and impact on our generation. Paul says it is time for us to wake up and shine!

Dr. Jeff Beckett Sunday, February 4, 2018 Slides

The last several verses in our Ephesians Series have been Paul's attempt to draw a clear distinction between two contrasting ways of life. Like discussing a photo and its negative image, Paul challenges us to be drawn to the light … To live as children of the light!

Dr. Jeff Beckett Sunday, Podcast 28, 2018 Slides

Paul just finished telling us to put off the old corrupted self and put on the new man, created to be like Jesus! But what does that look like? Today, as if he were describing a new wardrobe, Paul goes into detail helping us understand what a new creature in Christ should look like! The virtues we must put on and the vices we must peel off determine our effectiveness at the daily task of transforming into Christ-likeness and proclaiming the Good News.

Dr. Jeff Beckett Sunday, January 21, 2018 Slides

In today’s passage, Paul describes for the Ephesian believers a dramatic transformation he longs to see lived out in their lives. In Christ, in your true self, you are now going through a metamorphosis at a level deeper than even your DNA. You have been “born again,” born from above, and are becoming like Jesus. If not, something is very wrong.

Dr. Jeff Beckett Sunday, January 14, 2018 Slides full sermon

Today’s passage is one of the New Testament’s most beautiful expressions of how the church is supposed to function. It is a nuts-and-bolts level look into God’s design for the Body of Christ. Some things run on gas, some things run on electricity … but the church runs on grace. Specifically, the grace that Jesus distributes among his followers. When that grace is on display it produces the type of power that equips God’s people, edifies the whole body, and evangelizes the planet … the gift that keeps on giving!

Dr. Jeff Beckett Sunday, January 7, 2018 Slides