Marriage & Mission | Les Newsom

Scripture Reference: Ephesians 5:22-33
Marriage can be so hard. Paul turns to the topic of marriage as the culmination of a letter dedicated to the idea that God was repairing the world by uniting all things in Christ. Our marriages are intended to be pictures of that union. When we use marriage for what it was intended, we experience flourishing.

Sermon Points:

  • Marriage is a picture of God’s Grand Plan
  • Marriage is an antidote for human selfishness
  • Marriage is a sign of how Jesus heals us

Walk in Love with Money, Sex, Alcohol & the Spirit | Brian Sorgenfrei

Scripture Reference: Ephesians 5:1-20
Paul continues to focus on the new life the Lord brings by the Spirit dwelling in His people. The new life is marked by love, which practically changes our relationship with money, sex, and alcohol. The Scriptures press in on these issues, not to shame us, but to bring them to light for healing and transformation.

Sermon Points:

  • Walking Opposed to Love in Darkness (vv. 3-8)
  • Walking in Love as Light (vv. 8-20)

The New Self | Brian Sorgenfrei

Scripture Reference: Ephesians 4:17-32
How does change happen in the Christian Life? Paul in Ephesians 4 says it involves a putting off and a putting on. But what’s so encouraging is that the life you are putting on actually is the life that fits the person who is united to Christ. It’s a life of truth, kindness, generosity, and forgiveness.

Sermon Points:

  • The Old Self (vv.17-22)
  • The New Self (vv. 23-32)

E Pluribus Unum | Les Newsom

Scripture Reference: Ephesians 4:1-16
You don’t have to be a philosophy major to understand how complicated the problem of the “one and the many” is for even daily life. But Paul launches straight into the topic of Christian unity in Ephesians 4, making it a top priority for God’s people to work towards if we hope to be a maturing church.

Sermon Points:

  • Understand Unity
  • Embrace Diversity
  • Grow Into Maturity

Bowing The Knee | Les Newsom

Scripture Reference: Ephesians 3:14-21

What do you think the Apostle Paul would pray if you could hear him offer a prayer for you? The end of Ephesians 3 is just that. What he gives us, therefore, is the idealized version of how every Christian should live their lives, especially as it pertains to how love transforms our “inner world.”

Sermon Points:

  • Have Strength
  • Know Love
  • Be FullBowing The Knee