Severns Valley

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!

Ephesians 2:1–7 — "But God, being rich in mercy… made us alive together with Christ." Lead Pastor Matt Beasley continues A Study Through Ephesians at Severns Valley.

Paul moves from the exalted, reigning Christ of chapter 1 to the starkest contrast: we were dead — not occasionally sinful, but dead — in our trespasses, pressed from outside, inside, and by the enemy. Then come the two best words in the passage: "But God." Rich in mercy, He made us alive, raised us, and seated us with Christ.

A few things to carry into your week:

"Have you let the words 'But God' land on your own story — or are you still trying to earn your way out of it?"

February 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 1:19–23 — The same power that raised Jesus is at work in you — and He reigns with all things under His feet. Lead Pastor Matt Beasley continues A Study Through Ephesians at Severns Valley.

Paul points to the immeasurable power God exerted in raising Christ and seating Him far above every rule and authority. However the age feels — politically, personally — God isn't wringing His hands in heaven. All things are under Christ's feet, and He is head over all things for the church.

A few things to carry into your week:

"What are you straining to control that's already under the feet of the reigning Christ?"

February 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!