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Passion Sunday | Ephesians 3:13-3:20

Jesus final week offers the central story and pattern of life for Ephesians’ new creation community.

Why We Can’t Ditch The Church | Ephesians 2:19-3:13

We’re not merely rescued by God, not merely included by God, and not merely recreated by God. We are God’s sacrament to a dying world

Inclusion is the fruit of the Spirit | Ephesians 2:11-18

God’s divine embrace extends to the far off, yes even you. Once we realize this, we also realize that we are called to be an active part of that embrace, seeing, including, and loving the ‘other

You Have Been Created to Co-create | Ephesians 2:8-10

The surprising reality of God reaching down and re-humanizing us has a plot twist. In our re-creation, we are made co-creators by God. We call this Church.

The Antidote to Shame | Ephesians 2:4-7

Many of us have come to understand that we need to be saved from God's wrath. But Ephesians tells a starkly different story, one that will deeply transform our sense of self if we will let it be our story.

Is God in Control? | Ephesians 2:1-3

Ephesians lays out a dynamic picture of a cosmos in need of God’s re-ordering. This complicates overly simplistic clichés about what Jesus is up to among us. And leaves us with a much richer story to make sense of our lives.

Spiritual but not Religious | Ephesians 1:15-23

Do we need church to believe in and follow Jesus?

Are we predestined by God? /|Ephesians 1:1-6

Has God predestined us? The confounding opening of Ephesians does not attempt to pose an interesting theological question. Rather, it makes a striking claim, redefining the very core of your existence.

The Weary World in the Shadow of Death | Isaiah 25

We live in the dark veil of death. Advent is about watching and waiting for God and all that comes with Him, Justice, peace, and finally the end of death.

The Table is Crossed Shaped | Luke 9:23-27

Jesus table is cross-shaped. And those seated at His table are invited to participate in cross-shaped living. What seems like death, actually offers life.

The Table: Life with God | John 15:1-11

Enjoying God is not meant to be a human luxury, but the heart of what it means to be human. Jesus has some thoughts on how we might begin to experience this enjoyment here and now, even in the busy, broken, places of our lives

The Table: Life with God | John 15:1-11

Enjoying God is not meant to be a human luxury, but the heart of what it means to be human. Jesus has some thoughts on how we might begin to experience this enjoyment here and now, even in the busy, broken, places of our lives

The Table: Distraction | 1 Peter 1:3-9

What does it mean to live a Jesus centered life in a world of distraction? I think Jesus' answer is as compelling as it is radical.