Our Sunday Messages

But God… Raised You From the Dead! Simple words – powerful truth The Great Interrupter 45 times in the Bible D. Martyn Lloyd Jones – “these two words in and of themselves contain the whole of the gospel of Christ.” “But God” – radically transforms who we are But + God = nothing is impossible Eph 2:1-10 We Were Dead – vs. 1 Eph 2:1 NASB And you were dead in your trespasses and sins, Separated from God Unbeliever is dead – lack capacity or desire to respond to or understand spiritual things Spiritual death began with Adam’s sin – “by one man…” Dead person – cannot improve their condition Only remedy – must be born again – John 3:7 Eph 2:1 NASB And you were dead in your trespasses and sins, Sin – hamartia – “miss the mark” Could be unintentional but still an offence 173 times in NT Trespass – paraptoma - cross known boundary – side step Deliberate action Willful act We Were Wandering – vs. 2-3 Eph 2:2 NASB in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the po