Fusion: week of 6/9

FAMILY THEME: RICHES OF GOD'S GRACE

Ephesians 2:1-22

The second chapter of Ephesians is full of before and after snapshots

of the significant differences between being "in Christ" or being without

Him. These comparisons or contrasts make a compelling case for the

universal need to trust Christ as Savior and Lord.

1.  Before Christ We Were Spiritually Dead in Our Sins

     (Ephesians 2:1-3)

     Every human being is dead in sin, guilty on two counts. We are 

     dead both in our positional standing, because of Adam's original

     sin, and in our experiential standing, because of our own sins.

 
2.  God Saves Us by Grace Through Faith and Gives Us Divine Purpose

     (Ephesians 2:4-10)

     Thankfully, God completely and graciously reverses our hopeless

     condition through Christ. The domination of depravity is replaced

     with restored purpose in life.

     

3.  We Are United Together as One Into the Family of God

     (Ephesians 2:11-22)

     The gospel events (the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ)

     inaugurated a new covenant in Christ. All are now placed into one 

     family in the same way - by faith in Jesus Christ.