Paul's Letter to the Ephesians
Who Does God Say We Are?
If you have a letter from Mark Twain, it could be worth a lot of money. A personal, nine-page letter written to his daughter in 1875 recently sold for $33,000! Ordinary correspondence from the author of Tom Sawyer usually brings $1,200 to $1,500 a page.
You probably don’t have any correspondence from Mark Twain, but chances are you own a letter that is much more valuable. It is called Ephesians. John Mackay, the former president of Princeton Seminary, said that Ephesians is “theology set to music.” Ephesians was John Calvin’s favorite book of the Bible. Martin Luther held that, while Romans is the purest expression of the Gospel, Ephesians is the most sublime because it so eloquently reminds us of our new identity in Christ.
Our new sermon series and Bible Study will take up an in-depth study of this priceless letter. As we marvel over our new identity in Christ our theme will be, “Who Does God Say We Are?”
Sermon plans are as follows:
April 30 We are Empowered (Ephesians 1:15-22)
May 7 We are Made New (Ephesians 2:1-10)
May 14 We are at Peace (Ephesians 2:12-22)
May 21 We are Heard (Ephesians 3:14-21)
May 28 We are All in This Together (Ephesians 4:1-6)
June 4 We are Filled (Ephesians 5:15-21)
June 11 We are Loved (Ephesians 5:22-33)
June 18 We are Directed (Ephesians 6:1-4)
If Ephesians is “theology set to music” then it's time to dance! Won’t you please join me?
-Pastor Keith
