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Formed by his Hands

Bible Text: Ephesians 2:1–10 | Preacher: Sun Kwak

We are formed as a new creation through the redeeming and transformative work of gospel transformation.
Ephesians 2:1–10 (ESV): 2 And you were dead in the trespasses and sins 2 in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience— 3 among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind. 4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, 5 even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved— 6 and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 7 so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast. 10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.

Co-Laborers at Creation: Embodied and Typological

Bible Text: Genesis 1:27; 2:7, 18, 21–25; Ephesians 5:31–32 | Preacher: Kyle Wells | Series: Co-Laborers in Christ

Beginnings are important. Beginnings frame our expectations for what is to come. The Bible says that in the beginning God created humanity as male and female. But what does this entail and how should it shape the way we understand ourselves and others? What implication does maleness and femaleness have for how we work together in the world and in God’s kingdom? Join us this Sunday as we continue our Co-Laborers series.

The Unity of the Faith

Bible Text: Ephesians 4:11-16 | Preacher: Reed Jolley | Series: One Body: Living Into the Unity the Gospel Provides

What does it look like to grow up? Adulting has become a sort of buzz word today. People often use it to describe the responsibilities one faces when becoming an adulthood. But what is it like to adult as a Christian?  Most often we view maturity as a form of independence. But what if growing up means not independence, but interdependence? What if responsibility actually looks like  existing in, receiving from, and giving to a community? This week we learn about a key distinctive of Christian maturity—unity.

The Unity of God’s People

Bible Text: Ephesians 2:11-22 | Preacher: Reed Jolley | Series: One Body: Living Into the Unity the Gospel Provides

Social researchers tell us loneliness is on the rise and it has devastating impacts. Our families, neighborhoods, and work places are fractured—and that’s all before we entered a global pandemic that forced us to stay at home. Does the Christian church have a role to play in bringing disparate people together? This Sunday we study the uncommon family that is the Church of Christ.

The Guarantee of the Spirit

Bible Text: Ephesians 1:11-14 | Preacher: Kyle Wells | Series: Quarantine Services, The Holy Spirit

See full service liturgy at https://www.cpcsb.org/05-17-2020/

The Demand of the Spirit

Bible Text: 1 Thessalonians 5:19; Ephesians 5:15–21 | Preacher: Kyle Wells | Series: Quarantine Services, The Holy Spirit

See full service liturgy at https://www.cpcsb.org/05-10-2020/

The Ascension of Ordinary Life

Bible Text: Ephesians 4:1-10 | Preacher: Jon Medlock | Series: Guest Preacher

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We often approach life with either fear or a tendency to fight, having forgotten that Christ is actively at work. As we remember that Jesus is our reigning king, we can ask, how can we follow where he leads without fear? How can we love one another?