Amazing Grace
Pastor Ted Pagel Jr.
Part of Ephesians
September 11, 2022

Series: Ephesians
Ephesians 2:1-13
September 11, 2022


1. Our

life before Christ.

“But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.” Genesis 2:17 (NKJV)

“In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.” John 1:4 (NKJV)

A. Before Christ we were controlled by the .

B. Before Christ we lived in to the Lord.

C. Before Christ we had the wrong .

“Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin my mother conceived me.” Psalm 51:5 (NKJV)

“The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray, as soon as they’re born, speaking lies” Psalm 58:3 (NKJV)

2. Our life with Christ.

3 things God did when He saved us:

A. He us. (made us alive together)

B. He us. (raised us up together)

“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.” 2 Corinthians 5:17 (NKJV)

C. He has given us . (made us sit together)

3. Our life with Christ.

A. We are by grace.

“And if by grace, then it is no longer of works; otherwise, grace is no longer grace. But if it is of works, it is no longer grace; otherwise, work is no longer work.” Romans 11:6 (NKJV)

B. We are by grace.

“For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, 12 teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age.” Titus 2:11-12 (NKJV)

C. We by grace.

D. We are by grace.

“These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God.” 1 John 5:13 (NKJV)

“For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.” 2 Corinthians 5:21 (NKJV)