THE GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING (9 OF 11)
by Keith Krell
Scripture: Ephesians 2:8-10
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The Gift That Keeps on Giving (9 of 11)
Series: Church Matters!
Keith Krell
Ephesians 2:8-10
Imagine you're going into the hospital to have heart surgery. You're anxious and cranky. You didn't sleep well the night before. And now you and your family have a ton of questions and concerns regarding the procedure. Who are you going to want to talk to? Obviously, a surgeon who knows what he's talking about! You need someone who is competent and understands the ins and outs of heart surgery.
While heart surgery is vitally important, soul surgery is even more significant. Heart surgery will help you in this life, but it will do nothing for you in the next life. Conversely, soul surgery is good for both this life and the life to come. Therefore, soul doctors must be certain that they are competent and skilled in sharing the cure for the human soul. Although God is the Great Physician, we've been entrusted with the privilege of sharing His life-giving message. It's critical that we get it right!
The first ten verses of Ephesians 2 are ten of the most important verses in the entire Bible. The flow of thought is beautiful. Paul begins with Amazing Depths (2:1-3) as he takes us down to the Death Valley of the Soul where all are seen to be dead in their transgressions and sins. Then in 2:4-7 we're taken up, up, and away to Amazing Heights, to the very pinnacle of life as we are seated in the heavenly realms with Christ. This incredible journey from the amazing depths to the amazing heights is capsulized in the Amazing Grace described in 2:8-9. This section concludes in 2:10 with Amazing Work. As much as I'd like to take us through this entire unit, for our purposes, we'll limit our study to 2:8-10. Paul writes, ''For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand ...
Series: Church Matters!
Keith Krell
Ephesians 2:8-10
Imagine you're going into the hospital to have heart surgery. You're anxious and cranky. You didn't sleep well the night before. And now you and your family have a ton of questions and concerns regarding the procedure. Who are you going to want to talk to? Obviously, a surgeon who knows what he's talking about! You need someone who is competent and understands the ins and outs of heart surgery.
While heart surgery is vitally important, soul surgery is even more significant. Heart surgery will help you in this life, but it will do nothing for you in the next life. Conversely, soul surgery is good for both this life and the life to come. Therefore, soul doctors must be certain that they are competent and skilled in sharing the cure for the human soul. Although God is the Great Physician, we've been entrusted with the privilege of sharing His life-giving message. It's critical that we get it right!
The first ten verses of Ephesians 2 are ten of the most important verses in the entire Bible. The flow of thought is beautiful. Paul begins with Amazing Depths (2:1-3) as he takes us down to the Death Valley of the Soul where all are seen to be dead in their transgressions and sins. Then in 2:4-7 we're taken up, up, and away to Amazing Heights, to the very pinnacle of life as we are seated in the heavenly realms with Christ. This incredible journey from the amazing depths to the amazing heights is capsulized in the Amazing Grace described in 2:8-9. This section concludes in 2:10 with Amazing Work. As much as I'd like to take us through this entire unit, for our purposes, we'll limit our study to 2:8-10. Paul writes, ''For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand ...
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