BUT GOD | IN CHRIST Part 5 — Ephesians 2:1–10

You weren't just broken. You weren't just struggling.

You were dead.

And dead people don't need behavior modification. Dead people need resurrection.

In Part 5 of IN CHRIST: A Study Through Ephesians, Pastor Jon Purkey walks through Ephesians 2:1–10 and the radical truth of the gospel: we were dead in our sin, enslaved to what we obeyed, and unable to save ourselves.

Then two words change everything:

BUT GOD.

We were dead—but God.

We were lost—but God.

We were slaves to sin—but God.

Because of His great love and rich mercy, God made us alive with Christ, raised us with Christ, and seated us with Christ.

This isn't a message about trying harder to become a better Christian. It's about surrendering your strength, depending completely on Christ, and receiving what Jesus has already accomplished.

Grace is what God provides. Faith is how we receive it.

You are saved by grace through faith. You cannot take credit for it. Salvation is God's gift.

And now you are His masterpiece.

You weren't saved by good works. You were saved for good works.

Maybe all you can see right now is the rough draft.

God already sees the finished work.

📖 Scripture: Ephesians 2:1–10

🎙️ Speaker: Pastor Jon Purkey

🔥 Series: IN CHRIST — A Study Through Ephesians

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