Sermons on Ephesians

EQUIPPED FOR THE CONFLICT – – – Preaching the Catechism – The Protection of Our Baptism We live out our Christian faith in the ordinary walks of life, in social circles, marriage, family, and word, for example. We are certainly aware of struggles and conflicts there, but Paul wants us to be aware that these are also the battlegrounds for the great spiritual warfare in which we are engaged. Ephesians 6:10-12

GOD ALONE SAVES – COMPLETELY – – – Preaching the Catechism – Justification & Sanctification Sinful humanity always wants to deprive God of His glory. Whether it is by crediting His creation with creative power (think evolution) or diminishing Christ’s redemptive power (think works-righteousness), or by claiming the power to be born again (who can choose to be born?). Especially related to this last, Paul tells us “Indeed, it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is…