In this sermon we look at Paul’s call to maturity. This was a family service at Trinity Lake Nona. So we unpack the theme of growing into maturity. Here is the sermon outline:   The energy they have…   Lots of activity…not a lot accomplished Exhibitionism Addicted to wiz-bang   The stability they need…  …

In this passage Paul tells us that the risen Christ has given gifts to his church. This is how Christ is building His church, expanding His kingdom, and implementing His rule. In this sermon I highlight 5 different church models. The Doctrine driven model The Worship driven model The Community driven model The Evangelism driven…

In this passage Paul lays out 7 key convictions that the church in Ephesus must hold in order to be become spiritually mature. Each convictions is preceded by the word “one.” Follow along with the sermon outline below: Convictions we share about the Spirit One Spirit One body One hope Convictions we share about the…

Ephesians 3:16-19 Being Fully Alive in Christ

Ephesians 3:14-21

1 For this reason I, Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles—2 assuming that you have heard of the stewardship of God’s grace that was given to me for you, 3 how the mystery was made known to me by revelation, as I have written briefly. 4 When you read this, you can perceive my insight into the mystery of Christ, 5 which was not…

So often we, as individuals and as the church, forget the true power source of our life. Or worse, we try to supply the power ourselves. Not so with Paul. His life and ministry were saturated with prayer. In fact, all of Ephesians 1 is prayer. Paul is praising God for his grand work of…

The Gifts of the Spirit. The gift of Revelation; The gift of Participation The gift of Possession Ephesians 1:8-14

1. to be a family 2. that is holy 3. for His glory