I Am New: Sermon Recap

Ephesians 4:17-24

Big Idea: What you do cannot make you new. Only Jesus can make you new. When Jesus makes you new, it changes what you do.

SERMON AUDIO

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• Grace is opposed to earning, not effort.
• We enter into God's family through the grace of Jesus.
• In Christ, we are called to put off the old life, renew our mind, and put on the new life.
• There is no way to follow Jesus without feeding on God's Word.
• When we read the Word of God, the Spirit uses it to renew our minds.
• God doesn't want to see us in the pigsty. He wants to see us at home with Him.
• God's grace should motivate us to live differently. We should not be the same people today that we were yesterday. 

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I Am Gifted: Sermon Recap

Ephesians 4:1-16

Big Idea: Christlikeness is gained by us all or not attained at all.

SERMON AUDIO

Here are some highlights from the message. If you share any of these on your social media (Facebook, Twitter, etc.) please use this link as a reference:

• In Christ, each one serves everyone and everyone serves each one.
• When the Body of Christ follows Jesus together, we more closely display the fullness of God's character.
• The ministry of God is found in the broken ares of our lives, our church, our community, and our world.
• When the Body comes together, our unity demonstrates the power of the Gospel.
• We are gifted differently so that all the work of God can get done.
• Diversity within the Body of Christ is a good thing.
• The more diverse the Body of Christ, the more people we can have connections with.
• When we speak the truth in love, we encourage meaningful relationships in the Body that help us grow up into Christ.

I Am Afflicted: Sermon Recap

Ephesians 3:1-13

Big Idea: God takes your misery and give you a ministry.

SERMON AUDIO

Here are some highlights from the message. If you share any of these on your social media (Facebook, Twitter, etc.) please use this link as a reference: http://ow.ly/qtPbR

• When we give God control, He is able to do what He needs to do through us.
• We will suffer when we follow Jesus. The real tragedy is not that we suffer, it is that for some of us, the suffering will be for nothing when God wants us to learn something in our suffering.
• When you suffer, start seeking God, the one who controls your suffering.
• And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28
• Only God can transform our worries to worship and our misery to ministry.
• The Gospel is just as effective during bad times as it is during good times.
• Cling to the voice of the Eternal in the agony of the temporary.
• “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.” Jeremiah 29:11 
• Jesus was separated from the Father in his suffering so that we could be drawn close to the Father in our suffering. 

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