Ephesians | Gospel Shaped People
Paul wrote to the Ephesian church to encourage them in their faith and in the practical outworking of the faith in everyday life.
Chapters 1-3 unfold the richness of the gospel by revealing the beauty of what Christ has done and who we are in Christ, His new humanity. And chapters 4-6 apply what it looks like to imitate the very character of God in every area of our lives in response to the gospel, as a new humanity.
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A New Life | Promontory Campus | Ephesians: Gospel Shaped People
Ephesians 4:17-32
The gospel doesn’t make superficial changes to our lives but remakes every part of who we are. We should no longer act like we did before because in Jesus we are made new. As Christians we are called to live out that transformation in practical ways in all areas of life.
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A New Way of Life | Harrison Campus | Ephesians: Gospel Shaped People
Ephesians 4:17–32
The Apostle Paul challenges believers to leave behind the old way of life—one that is shaped by confusion, deceitful desires, and broken relationships. Paul then calls us to be renewed in our minds and to put on the new self, created to reflect the image of Christ. This morning we will unpack what it means to live a life that is transformed, not by trying harder, but by walking in step with the Spirit. It's a call to bury the old and embrace the new, which is a life marked by the truth, grace, and holiness that Jesus has made available to us through his death and resurrection.
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Clothes Make the Christian | Chilliwack Campus | Ephesians: Gospel Shaped People
Ephesians 4:17-32
The phrase “clothes make the man” suggests that a person’s attire influences how they are perceived. Believers are clothed in a new identity in Christ at the time of conversion. The call the Apostle Paul gives in this text is for our actions to match the uniform.
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Building The Body Of Christ | Promontory Campus | Ephesians: Gospel Shaped People
Ephesians 4:11-16
God has empowered each Christian to build up the church in unity and maturity. While God has given each of us different gifts, we have the same goal of seeing the church built up to be more like Christ. Let us use our gifts well so that the glory of Christ is seen in our church.
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The Call to Christian Maturity | Harrison Campus | Ephesians: Gospel Shaped People
Ephesians 4:11-16
Have you ever witnessed an adult act in a very immature way? While such behavior is tolerable for a child, the expectation is that as one grows older they grow both physically and in maturity. The same goes for our faith. Jesus desires believers to grow in their faith and become mature Christians, which happens when Christians use their God-given gifts in the context of the local church body
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Equipped for Ministry | Agassiz Campus | Ephesians: Gospel Shaped People
Ephesians 4:11-16
Paul emphasizes that Christ has provided everything we need to grow our faith: we have been equipped for ministry, called to maturity, and designed to be built up in love. Our role is to use what we’ve been given to serve and care for those around us, actively contributing to the growth of the Body of Christ. As we do this, our faith naturally matures, and the church builds itself up in love.
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Church's Gift to the Church | Chilliwack Campus | Ephesians: Gospel Shaped People
Ephesians 4:11-16
Christ did not simply save His people, as unfathomably amazing as that is. He also sent them as gifts to the church to help the church grow into the image of Christ and bring about the stability that comes with a deep unwavering understanding of who Christ is and what he has accomplished.
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1 x 7 | Harrison Campus | Ephesians: Gospel Shaped People
Ephesians 4:1-10
One of Jesus’ last prayers before his death was that God the Father would make his disciples “one”. Why was the unity of his followers so important to Jesus? In Ephesians 4:1-10, the Apostle Paul exhorts all believers to live out this oneness, teaching us that it is grounded in the victory of Jesus over sin, death, and Satan. To live out this oneness means we must deny ourselves - but it is worth it because our oneness builds up believers, convinces unbelievers of the truth of the Gospel, and ultimately glorifies God.
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Something More to Unity! | Promontory Campus | Ephesians: Gospel Shaped People
Ephesians 4:1 - 10
While a prisoner in Rome, the Apostle Paul writes the letter to the church in Ephesus. He calls them to walk and to live in a manner worthy of Christ. The church is called to maintain the unity of the Spirit by recognizing the eternal truths of God.
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A Call to Gospel Unity | Agassiz Campus | Ephesians: Gospel Shaped People
Ephesians 4:1-10
As we continue our series in Ephesians, we explore the profound unity that Christ has secured for His church, contrasting it with the disunity we see in the world. We examine how worldly unity is often shallow and self-serving, while the unity of the Gospel is sacrificial in nature, and rooted in Christ’s work on the cross. Through humility, gentleness, patience, and love, we are called to embody and live out this unity reflecting the power of the Gospel and the reconciliation it brings.
