Made Alive Together
Ephesians 2:1-10
Pastor David Tori
September 1, 2024
Communion Prayer: What do you need from God?
Psalm 139:23-24
Search me, O God, and know my heart!
Try me and know my thoughts!
And see if there be any grievous way in me,
and lead me in the way everlasting!
Sermon in a Sentence: Come Alive with Jesus.
Sermon Outline
Death
Life
Faith
Ephesians 2:1
Spiritual Death?
Two Parts: Outer and Inner
Outer: Ephesians 2:2
Inner: Ephesians 2:3
Galatians 5:16-21
Spiritual Death: Ephesians 4:18-19
Is there any hope?
• Ezekiel 36:26-27
Life
• Love & Grace
God’s love makes us alive.
• Ephesians 2:4-5
Made alive with Christ- People who were dead in their sins, but through union with Christ have been made alive by God together with him.
Romans 6:5-11
God’s grace: God doing for us what we couldn’t do for ourselves.
• Ephesians 2:5- It is by grace you have been saved
Faith
• In faith we receive and rest upon Christ alone for salvation. -Andrew Murray
Faith
Knowledge, Conviction, Trust
Knowledge
Understanding who Jesus is.
Alpha begins September 11th
Conviction
Believing that Christ meets your deepest need.
Trust
Transferring reliance on yourself to the person of Jesus Christ.
Communion Prayer: What do you need from God?
Psalm 139:23-24