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Saved by Grace: Understanding God's Love and Redemption

Explore the powerful message of Ephesians 2:1-22, discovering how God's mercy and love saved us from sin, transforming us into His dwelling place in the Spirit. Reflect on being dead in sins, redeemed by grace through faith, and united in peace through Christ’s sacrifice.

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Saved by Grace: Understanding God's Love and Redemption

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  1. 1 And you were dead in your trespasses and sins, 2 in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience. 3 Among them we too all formerly lived in the lusts of our flesh, indulging the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest. 4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, 5 even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved),

  2. 6 and raised us up with Him, and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 7 so that in the ages to come He might show the surpassing riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; 9 not as a result of works, so that no one may boast. 10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.

  3. 11 Therefore remember that formerly you, the Gentiles in the flesh, who are called “Uncircumcision” by the so-called Circumcision,” which is performed in the flesh by human hands— 12remember that you were at that time separate from Christ, excluded from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. 13 But now in Christ Jesus you who formerly were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.

  4. 14 For He Himself is our peace, who made both groups into one and broke down the barrier of the dividing wall, 15 by abolishing in His flesh the enmity, which is the Law of commandments contained in ordinances, so that in Himself He might make the two into one new man, thus establishing peace, 16 and might reconcile them both in one body to God through the cross, by it having put to death the enmity. 17 AND HE CAME AND PREACHED PEACE TO YOU WHO WERE FAR AWAY, AND PEACE TO THOSE WHO WERE NEAR; 18 for through Him we both have our access in one Spirit to the Father.

  5. 19 So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints, and are of God’s household, 20 having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus Himself being the corner stone, 21 in whom the whole building, being fitted together, is growing into a holy temple in the Lord, 22 in whom you also are being built together into a dwelling of God in the Spirit.

  6. Who do you think you are? • Who were you? • What has God done? • Why has God done it? • What are we now?

  7. What were you?

  8. What were you? • Dead (v1) And you were dead in your trespasses and sins, 2 in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world….

  9. What were you? • Dead • Slaves to Satan (v2-3) ….in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air…

  10. What were you? • Dead • Slaves to Satan • Children of wrath (v3) …and [we] were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest.

  11. What were you? • Dead • Slaves to Satan • Children of wrath • Disobedient (v2) ….the sons of disobedience. 3 Among them we too all formerly lived in the lusts of our flesh, indulging the desires of the flesh and of the mind,….

  12. What were you? • Dead • Slaves to Satan • Children of wrath • Disobedient • Excluded from the promises of God (v12) • Without hope (v12) • Without God (v12) • Strangers and aliens (v12) ….separate from Christ, excluded from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world….

  13. What were you? • Dead • Slaves to Satan • Children of wrath • Disobedient • Excluded from the promises of God • Without hope • Without God • Strangers and aliens

  14. What has God done for you?

  15. What has God done? • Loved us when we were dead (v4-5) But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, 5 even when we were dead in our transgressions…..

  16. What has God done? • Loved us when we were dead • Saved us by grace through faith (v8-9) For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; 9 not as a result of works, so that no one may boast.

  17. What has God done? • Loved us when we were dead • Saved us by grace through faith • Broken down the dividing wall (v14-16) • For He Himself is our peace, who made both groups into one and broke down the barrier of the dividing wall, 15 by abolishing in His flesh the enmity, which is the Law of commandments contained in ordinances, so that in Himself He might make the two into one new man, thus establishing peace, 16 and might reconcile them both in one body to God through the cross, by it having put to death the enmity.

  18. NO FOREIGNER IS TO GO BEYOND THE BALUSTRADE AND THE PLAZA OF THE TEMPLE ZONE WHOEVER IS CAUGHT DOING SO WILL HAVE HIMSELF TO BLAME FOR HIS DEATH WHICH WILL FOLLOW

  19. What has God done? • Loved us when we were dead • Saved us by grace through faith • Broken down the dividing wall • Given us one Spirit (cf Acts 10:45-48) 45 All the circumcised believers who came with Peter were amazed, because the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out on the Gentiles also. 46 For they were hearing them speaking with tongues and exalting God. Then Peter answered, 47 “Surely no one can refuse the water for these to be baptized who have received the Holy Spirit just as we did, can he?” 48 And he ordered them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay on for a few days.

  20. What has God done? • Loved us when we were dead • Saved us by grace through faith • Broken down the dividing wall • Given us one Spirit

  21. What has God done for you?

  22. Why has God done it? • Rich in mercy (v4) • Great love (v4) • Demonstrate his goodness (v7) • Show surpassing riches of his grace (v7) • Prepared for good works (v10) • To be our peace (v14) • Reconciled to God (v19) • Reconciled to each other (v21-22)

  23. What are you now?

  24. What are you now? • Alive with Christ • Raised up with Christ • Seated with Christ • Slaves to God • God’s workmanship • Unified body • Fellow citizens • God’s household • Founded on Apostles • Holy temple

  25. What are we now? • Alive with Christ • Raised up with Christ • Seated with Christ • Slaves to God • God’s workmanship • Unified body • Fellow citizens • God’s household • Founded on Apostles • Holy temple

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