A Community of Faith, A Lighthouse for Christ
Our journey through Ephesians comes to Paul’s prayer for our inner life in Christ. As we cultivate our individual spiritual lives, we more richly glorify God as the church. Scripture Reference Ephesians 3: 14-21 Complementary Reading: Psalm 73: 23-28 Sermon Audio Sermon Notes Lake Ridge Baptist Church Glorifies God When You Grow in God’s Power, … Read more
Before we gather for the Lord’s Supper, we do well to reflect on the miracle that is the church: that in Christ God has undone the divisions grounded in sin and stunned the spiritual forces of the universe, revealing His ultimate wisdom! Scripture Reference Ephesians 3: 1-13 Complementary Reading: Psalm 17: 1-9 Sermon Audio … Read more
As we continue in Ephesians, Paul presents us with a renewed vision for Welcoming In, Building Up, and Reaching Out grounded in the radical unifying work of Christ in His body and blood. Scripture Reference Ephesians 2: 11-22 Complementary Scripture: Isaiah 57: 14-19 Sermon Audio Sermon Notes We Must Renew Welcoming In, Building Up, … Read more
Just as God’s power raised Christ from the dead and seated Him in heaven, God raises every Christian from spiritual death and sin, raising us up with Christ in heaven, by grace so that we may live a life of good works He’s already prepared for us. Let us use this time of isolation to … Read more
We continue working through Paul’s letter to the Ephesian church as a tool to reflect on how our personal Christian walk and church life should change to Shine Brighter as a Lighthouse for Christ at the Corner of Clipper and Mariner during and after the present crisis. SCRIPTURE REFERENCE Ephesians 1: 15-23 Complementary Scripture: Psalm … Read more
The world has changed and it won’t ever go back to exactly what it was before. That means we must think carefully about how our Christian life and church must change for the glory and kingdom of God! We begin a new series using the Bible’s most concentrated writing on church and Christian life to … Read more