Weekly Messages

We have talked about the truth of  who we are in Christ. Now, we begin to talk about what it looks like for us to live in response to this truth together. What does it look like to walk worthy of our calling?

The first three chapters of Ephesians have been all about who God is, what God has done, and consequently then who we are in Christ Jesus. The final three chapters are about how we are to live in response–how we are, as Pauls says, “to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called.”

Understanding who God is and what God has done is essential for us, especially if we are to know what is true of each of us in Jesus. But, you and I need more than knowledge of these things if we intend to live accordingly–if we intend to walk in a worthy manner.

And so in Ephesians 3:14-21 Paul prays for what we need.

Are any of you prone to getting distracted? In today’s world, there is no end to the things that cause distractions–it seems like literally everything in life is competing for our attention, right? 

Well, believe it or not, this seems to happen to Paul in our scripture text for the morning. He is motivated to pray, but he quickly goes off on a tangent before he gets around to actually praying.

But how awesome is it that even something that seems like a detour or a digression, even with this, our God is able. Praise God–He is able to take a tangent, a rabbit trail and reveal to us timeless truths!

We live in a world of rivalries: Coke vs. Pepsi, *which are both wrong because Dr. Pepper is clearly the best; Democrat vs. Republican; Star Wars vs. Star Trek; UT vs. OU, etc. Rivalries can be found literally everywhere, some of them even leading to bloodshed. This morning we discuss the blood shed to end the bloodshed. We have been made one in Christ Jesus.

Missionary from Ukraine, Mark McDonnel shares a message to help us see our place in this country.

If you missed the sermon last weekend go back and give it a listen to get up to speed because this Sunday is Part Two to our time in Ephesians 2:1-10. If last week we discussed what we are by nature i.e. the Bad News, this week we discuss what we can become by God’s grace, which is the Best News. Ever.

“I’ve got good news & I’ve got bad news.”

Have you ever heard or said it before?  Which do you prefer first? Good or bad?

Multiple studies have found that roughly four out of five people prefer the bad before the good. Whether we’re a patient getting test results or an employee in our end of year review, our preference is clear: bad news first, good news last.

Ephesians 2:1-10 is the ultimate bad news, good news passage. The bad news is bad—as bad as it gets. But, the good news—the good news more than makes up for it. It’s better than good news. It’s the best news. Ever.

Pastor Marvin Walker from the Watermark South Dallas Campus will be sharing a message this week from Paul’s farewell to the Ephesian elders of the church.

We all have eyes. They help us to see things as they truly are. Some eyes obviously help better than others, but even with 20/20 vision, there are things you and I cannot see on our own. Paul therefore prays that God would open our eyes to see things as they truly are, but he does not pray for our physical eyes, he prays God would open the eyes of our hearts. 

This week we begin a new summer sermon series on the Letter of Paul to the Ephesians, which he wrote while he was under house arrest in Rome circa AD 62. For an overview of the letter, check out this video from the guys over at BibleProject.

This Sunday we celebrate the heart of the message of Ephesians, which is this: God has a wonderful plan for all of His creation–things in heaven and earth. Want to know what that plan is? Join us as we look to Ephesians 1:3-14 for the answer.