Ephesians 3:1–13 — Paul, a prisoner, discovers that grace runs through his weakness to serve others. Lead Pastor Matt Beasley continues A Study Through Ephesians at Severns Valley.

We tend to think of service as something we owe — court-ordered hours, or what our groups expect of us. Paul's service flows from somewhere else entirely: grace operating through his weakness. He wasn't ready to work for anyone else's benefit until he was emptied — and when he begged God three times to remove his thorn, God answered, "My grace is sufficient for you; my power is made perfect in weakness."

A few things to carry into your week:

"Is there a hard place in your life God might use for someone else's good — if you stopped only asking Him to make it stop?"

March 29, 2026

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We’re glad you’re joining us for today’s worship service. Whether you’re watching live or later in the week, our prayer is that this time encourages you, points you to Christ, and strengthens your faith.

If you’re new with us, we’d love to connect with you. Visit sv.church to learn more about our church, upcoming events, and ways to get involved.

If this service blesses you, consider sharing it with someone who could use encouragement today.

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Ephesians 2:19–22 — You're no longer a stranger or an alien; you're a fellow citizen, built into God's own household. Lead Pastor Matt Beasley continues A Study Through Ephesians at Severns Valley.

As Paul closes chapter 2, what was once true of the Gentiles — separated, alienated, without hope — is no longer who they are. Built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ as the cornerstone, we're being grown together into a holy temple where God is worshiped.

A few things to carry into your week:

"Are you still living like a stranger to a household you've already been brought into?"

March 22, 2026

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Connect, give, and find your next step in the Church Center app: https://severnsvalley.churchcenter.com

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We’re glad you’re joining us for today’s worship service. Whether you’re watching live or later in the week, our prayer is that this time encourages you, points you to Christ, and strengthens your faith.

If you’re new with us, we’d love to connect with you. Visit sv.church to learn more about our church, upcoming events, and ways to get involved.

If this service blesses you, consider sharing it with someone who could use encouragement today.

Thank you for worshiping with us!

Ephesians 2:14–18 — "He himself is our peace." Christ tears down the dividing wall and makes two into one. Lead Pastor Matt Beasley continues A Study Through Ephesians at Severns Valley.

The Ephesian church had real fractures — Jewish-background and pagan-background believers who distrusted one another. Paul's answer is Christ Himself: by His death He breaks down the wall of hostility and creates "one new man in place of two," reconciling us both to each other and to God.

A few things to carry into your week:

"Is there a wall of hostility Christ has already torn down that you're still holding up?"

March 15, 2026

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Connect, give, and find your next step in the Church Center app: https://severnsvalley.churchcenter.com

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We’re glad you’re joining us for today’s worship service. Whether you’re watching live or later in the week, our prayer is that this time encourages you, points you to Christ, and strengthens your faith.

If you’re new with us, we’d love to connect with you. Visit sv.church to learn more about our church, upcoming events, and ways to get involved.

If this service blesses you, consider sharing it with someone who could use encouragement today.

Thank you for worshiping with us!

Ephesians 2:11–13 — "Remember… you were without hope and without God" — and then, "brought near by the blood of Christ." Lead Pastor Matt Beasley continues A Study Through Ephesians at Severns Valley.

Paul tells the Gentiles to remember who they once were — outside the covenant, without the promise, without hope. We're prone to set our hope on flimsier things — ourselves, a spouse, a child — and to drift until we don't recognize where we are. But the whisper that you've wandered too far is just that: a lie.

A few things to carry into your week:

"Where have you quietly set your hope on something other than Christ?"

March 8, 2026

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Connect, give, and find your next step in the Church Center app: https://severnsvalley.churchcenter.com

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We’re glad you’re joining us for today’s worship service. Whether you’re watching live or later in the week, our prayer is that this time encourages you, points you to Christ, and strengthens your faith.

If you’re new with us, we’d love to connect with you. Visit sv.church to learn more about our church, upcoming events, and ways to get involved.

If this service blesses you, consider sharing it with someone who could use encouragement today.

Thank you for worshiping with us!

Ephesians 2:8–10 — Saved by grace through faith, not by works — and yet created for good works. Lead Pastor Matt Beasley continues A Study Through Ephesians at Severns Valley.

Grace is undeserved mercy; faith is the humility with which we receive it. We're not saved by our works — but we are God's workmanship, created for good works He prepared beforehand, specific to each of us. The only "walk" Paul had named before this was our walk in deadness; now we're made to walk in good.

A few things to carry into your week:

"What good work has God prepared for you that no one else can do in quite your way?"

March 1, 2026

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Connect, give, and find your next step in the Church Center app: https://severnsvalley.churchcenter.com

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We’re glad you’re joining us for today’s worship service. Whether you’re watching live or later in the week, our prayer is that this time encourages you, points you to Christ, and strengthens your faith.

If you’re new with us, we’d love to connect with you. Visit sv.church to learn more about our church, upcoming events, and ways to get involved.

If this service blesses you, consider sharing it with someone who could use encouragement today.

Thank you for worshiping with us!