Ephesians chapter 2:1-10

Introduction- Good morning to those watching online, we are glad you are here. Please turn with me to Ephesians 2:1-10

Prayer-

Questions:

What does it mean to be alive in Christ? If we are not alive in Christ, what are we?

What has to take place in our lives to be alive in Christ?

Ephesians 2:1-10 Read from Bible

Apostle Paul, the writer of Ephesians has a theme of believers being in Christ.

(Put fingers together)

Paul presents God’s master plan.

He prays that believers would understand what it means to be in Christ.

Here in chapter 2 he shifts his attention and describes salvation. Salvation is the miracle that brought us into God’s master plan.

He says in (v1) that we are dead in our trespasses and sins. That we followed the ways of the world, self-destructed ourselves, and we are disobedient to the things of God.

(v4) “But because of His great love for us- God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive in Christ.

A Christian term that is often thrown around loosely: “He saved us.”

We were dead in sins. He saved us from death.

Not by anything we did, but by what Christ did.

(v8) “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith, this is not of yourselves, it is a gift of God, not by works, so that no one can boast.”

The lesson today that needs to be learned is 3 fold- Past, Present, and Future.

Who we are without Christ.

Who we are with Christ.

What is our future when we are in Christ.

Let’s begin with our past- who we are without Christ.

(v1) You……who were dead

We were dead. Spiritual dead.

If you are a Christian, that is your past. It thankfully is in your rear view mirror.

If you are not a Christian, this is your present condition.

Your spiritual dead. Ephesians 4:18 tells us to be dead is to be alienated from the life of God.