Sermons on Ephesians
01 The Covenant of Redemption (Eph 1:4, 2Tim 1:9, Ps 2:5-9)
If you want to make a gift/offering to Hope in Christ Church, click here to learn about ways to give. You can view a digital bulletin Here You can watch a Livestream at 9:30 am on our facebook account. Sermon outline What was God doing before the creation of the world? Augustine’s answer (Rev 21:8) Westminster Confession of Faith 8.1 The Covenant of Redemption, i.e. pactum salutis. Is there Scriptural Support for this idea (Pactum Salutis)? Ephesians 1:4 & John…
A Healthy Church is Word-Center and Gospel-Focused
If you want to make a gift/offering to Hope in Christ Church, click here to learn about ways to give. You can view a digital bulletin Here You can watch a Livestream at 9:30 am on our facebook account. Sermon outline Introduction Our Vitality Context A Healthy Missional Church is Word-Centered and Gospel-focused Word-Centered Word-centered means the Bible is central to understanding and governing all of life. (Ps 119:105, 160, 169, Lk 8:11, Heb 4:12, Belgic Art. 5, 7) This…
Idea Virus #5: is there any Hope? (Col 1:21-23, Eph 1:18-23, Mt 12:15-21)
If you want to make a gift/offering to Hope in Christ Church, click here to learn about ways to give. You can view a digital bulletin Here You can watch a Livestream at 9:30 am on our facebook account. Sermon Outline Hopelessness seems to be pervading the USA. Idea Viruses Radical Environmentalism message of Hope: Drastically reduce human population Secularism – Man will think himself into a hopeful place Marxism – Revolution is our hope (Isa 5:20, Mt 26:52)…
18 Redeeming Time (Eph 5:8-9, 15-21)
Sermon Outline History of the clock Our Time belongs to God So how should we use our time, steward time as managers of this resource for God? (Eph 5:8-9) Recognize where we came from Recognize Redemption (Eph 1:7) Walk in accordance with your new identity (HC 91, Eph 5:15-17) Look & Examine (2Cor 13:5) Is your life growing in the fruit of the Spirit? (Gal 5:22-23) Redeem (Gal 3:13) So what does that kind of time usage look like?…
Prayer, Our Greatest Weapon
Ephesians 6:18-20 provides the final instruction to the saints about their spiritual armor. Prayer, though not singled out as a specific piece of armor is the greatest weapon the Christian has. Pastor Scott will explore why we should pray, when we should pray, how we should pray and for what we should pray in this sermon.
Ephesians 6:15-17 The Rest of the Armor
Sermon Outline Ephesians 6;15-17 The Rest of the Armor Introduction The Gospel of Peace Purpose of shoes Shoes for everything Roman military sandals Caliga – strong leather soul, open leather top, studded for grip, not wear out To protect the feet and allow faster movement and response Feet fitted, i.e. bind on. Securely affix. What is the peace? Paul says it is something that comes from God and Jesus (Eph 1:2) Peace is Christ (Eph. 2:14) Peace is a bond…
Breastplate of Righteousness
Ephesians 6;14b The Breastplate of Righteousness Sermon Outline Introduction What is a breastplate for? What is righteousness? Righteousness is not the same as self-righteous (Phil 3:4-7) Righteousness is related to Faith (Rom 1:17) Appealing to Christ Christ the only Righteous one (Rom 3:10) Imputed Righteousness, i.e justification (Phil 3:8-9, 2Cor 5:21) Righteousness is also related to behavior (Eph 4:24, 1Tim 6:11, 2Tim 2:22) A righteous life is living in conformity with the law of God, love him first…
The Belt of Truth
The Belt of Truth (Ephesians 6:14a) Context The battle is spiritual and not physical (Eph 6:12c) We have an enemy that isn’t flesh and blood (Eph 6:12c) Our enemy is the devil and his cadre. (HC 127) We don’t need to find the enemy, he will find us. (Dt 11:24, Josh 1:3) We need to stand firm, and refuse to yield any territory to the devil (James 4:7) The Belt of Truth Historical Background What is Truth? Does Truth…
We have but 1 Enemy (POHFW)
There is but one enemy, and we are not it! (Ephesians 6:10-13 ) Sermon Outline Illustration of a fight/wrestling match We have a common enemy Not each other (1Cor 12:12-13a, 27) Not any other person (Eph 6:12a) Demonic Evil (Eph 6:12) The battle is spiritual that we are engaged in and it touches upon the physical creation. We see this in 2 ways in the OT: Elements of Nature (Job 1:15-19, 2:7) Control Nations (Daniel 10:13) Why does demonic evil…
Worship in the Workplace
Is Work Worship? How can you have an Ethic of Worship in the Workplace? Ephesians 6;5-9 The ethics of the Workplace On Slavery in the Ancient World Slaves Work is Worship: Obey as you obey Christ (Eph 6:5) Obey all the time (Eph 6:6) Work hard for them (Eph 6:7) We have only 1 Master (Mt 6:22-24, Rom 14:17-18) Expect a reward (Eph 6:8, 1Pt 1:8-9, HC 91) Masters Treat your slaves well (Eph 6:9a) Do not threaten them (Eph…
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