As we continue in Ephesians 2, Paul helps us to think about the difference between being called to do “good works” and earning God’s favor through our works.
The wonder of what God does for us is so much greater when we don’t forget the story behind it.
Solomon, Rehoboam, and Jeroboam all treated God’s promises like something they could improve on or control on their own terms only to encounter the pavement courtesy of the black ice of sin. Our efforts end like that, but God’s faithfulness outlasts our failures.
As we continue in Ephesians 2, we’re reminded of how God loves us even when we are of no value at all.
We return to Ephesians in a new series in the second chapter and to start us off Pastor Tim reflects on our state without God.
A folding map only works if you already know where you are. Enough wrong turns, and you’re stuck staring at it with no idea how to find yourself—let alone get back on course. Psalm 89 asks what God’s promises do for those of us who aren’t the Hannahs and Davids, who look at the map and go the wrong way.
As we wrap up our series in John 5, we are confronted with the most important question: do we believe His words?
We are right to realize we can’t do it all and that we need God’s Word to guide us. But if in our pursuit of doing things right before God, we miss Him, what have we accomplished?
Lots of things claim to be of value — but which ones really are? Which ones are just so much “Monopoly money”? Pastor Tim explores the question as we continue in John 5 tonight.
We all want justice against the wrongs we see and experience, but Jesus calls us to better understand just what we really need.