Teesside Vineyard Church

Ross is joined by Lauren Hart to talk about the importance of the bible.

We speak with Zoe Pugh from Life Vineyard Church in Newcastle on the subject of Prophetic Dreams

Ross speaks with Kevin McStay a prominent prophetic voice within the Vineyard Movement

An opportunity to hear from Ross & Miriam as they answer your questions & share more of their heart for Teesside Vineyard.

THE UNITY OF THE CHURCH

With it's emphases on God's amazing plan to include Gentiles in his family, Ephesians reminds us that ethnic distinctions mean nothing to God and they should mean nothing to God's people (Galatians 3:28). Because God has joined all ethnic backgrounds together in his Church (see 2:14-17; 3:6) believers should respond by warmly welcoming one another in humility, grace, and love, without consideration of ethnic differences (4:1-6). In the church, one's identity is identified only by one's faith in Christ.

Title: THE CONDEMNED NATURE OF HUMAN BEINGS

The awareness of grace that pervades the first three chapters of Ephesians is heightened by Paul's contrasting emphasis on sin and God's judgement upon it. What is true of his readers is true of everyone, since by nature all stand under God's judgement (2:1-3, 12), one of the strongest passages in the NT on how lost humans are apart from Christ.

Since, apart from Christ, human beings are by nature driven by sin and subject to the devil, evangelism is an urgent issue in the NT (Mark 16:15, Rom 9:1-3)

PRAISE FOR GOD'S GRACE

Ephesians is filled with gratitude for the saving grace God has shown to those who believe in Jesus Christ. Solely by God's grace, believers have been chosen, forgiven, called into his family, made his children, promised eternal blessings, and given the gift of his Holy Spirit to mark them as belonging to him forever (1:3-14)

Salvation can never be viewed as something that is earned: it is a sheer gift (2:8-9). As a result, believers know they are called to praise God forever for his amazing grace (1:6, 12, 14)