Ephesians 4:29-32 / Today we look at corrupt communication and how destructive it can be when the Spirit of God doesn’t have control over our words. In Ephesians 4, we learn that God has enabled us to put on the new man, and learn to speak words that edify rather than tear down. We also discover that despite our tendency to walk in sin, God has committed himself to us by the sealing of the Holy Spirit.

Ephesians 4:27-28 /Knowing who we are also means knowing who we aren’t. In Ephesians 4, we are instructed to put away the old and childish ways of our past and to put on the new man, the character and behavior of a victorious child of God. In this sermon, we look at the role the devil plays in tempting our old man and then we consider what it means to embrace our identity as a laborer and provider.

Ephesians 4:25-26 / For Christians, we have a past that is constantly trying to reassert itself within our new life; an old man that is threatening our new identity. This week we discuss the old man traits of lying and wrathful responses. We look at what scripture says about controlling our emotions and grounding our minds and speech in truth.

Ephesians 4:17-24 / For the Christian, patterns of sin have a way of eroding our identity in Christ and leaves us feeling hopeless. Today, we discuss how believers fall back into sin and we learn what it looks like to avoid going back to our old identity in the flesh.

Ephesians 4:13-16 / Many people don’t have a high estimation of the church; perhaps that is because most institutional church seems to have forgotten its divine purpose or perhaps it has to do with societies collective selfishness. But when a church invests in a way that is biblical, it’s a remarkable thing. The church has the ability to affect us deeply and change the way we see ourself and our purpose. In this sermon we ask, what benefit does the church bring to my life and what does it look like to involve myself in it’s work?

Ephesians 4:7-12 / Christ gave his life to deliver captivity captive, to provide us with salvation, and to dispense gifts to each of us that we might have value in the mission ahead of us. While many of us appreciate our salvation, very few of us appreciate the value of our gifting. What does it look like to intentionally cultivate our gifts and respect the gifting of others?

Ephesians 4:4-6 / In this second of two sermons on like-mindedness, we learn that unity in our church is contingent on what we concede about God, what doctrines we hold to. If we are going to have a healthy church family, then we will all need to strive for like-mindedness as it concerns the word of God and what it means for our lives. What we discover in today’s sermon, is that our personal and collective identities rest upon our ability to learn and agree on truth.

Ephesians 4:4-6 / Unity in our church is contingent on what we concede about God, what doctrines we hold to. If we are going to have a healthy church family, then we will all need to strive for like-mindedness as it concerns the word of God and what it means for our lives. What we discover in today’s sermon, is that our personal and collect identities rest upon our ability to learn and agree on truth.

Ephesians 4:1-3 / Everyone knows, that identity is informed by and reflected in our words an actions. To call yourself a Christian means that you not only identify with Christ and his calling but also his manner. In this sermon we are called to “walk worthy of our vocation”. We will ask ourselves, does our character and personality match our identity or is their contradiction in our walk?

Ephesians 3:14-21 / We know that God has called us and qualified us for the work of his mission, but we often get caught in the trap of relying on our flesh to ensure that life and ministry unfold the way we imagine it should. But why doesn’t it work? Why do we feel deflated? Where is the power? Where is the virtue? In this sermon we learn that through God and his love, he has provided us everything we need.

Ephesians 3:8-13 / The world teaches us to summarize our personal identity based on pedigree, education, experience and acquired skill. But what Christ teaches us is that our qualifications for the ministry are not measured by the world’s standards. In this sermon, we learn that God has not only called us, but also qualified us for the mission - - we simply have to commit in faith to obey.