What does it really mean to belong to the Kingdom of God? And do we still believe that God's Word has the power to heal, restore, and transform lives today?

In Part 8 of our IN CHRIST series, Pastor Jon Purkey continues through Ephesians 2, challenging believers to stop identifying with the world and begin living as citizens of Heaven.

Being IN CHRIST is more than a confession of faith. It's a complete surrender to the Lordship of Jesus, a new identity, and a call to live according to the unchanging Word of God.

As the message unfolds, Pastor Jon teaches on divine healing through John 5, where Jesus asks a man who had been unable to walk for 38 years a life-changing question: "Do you want to be made whole?"

What follows is a powerful time of prayer, testimonies, and a call for the Church to believe God's Word and put faith into action.

This episode will challenge you to examine what you believe, who you belong to, and whether you're willing to trust Jesus with every area of your life.

Scripture References: Ephesians 2:19–22, 1 Peter 2:11, John 1, John 5

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Jesus didn’t just forgive your sin—He changed your access.

In Part 7 of IN CHRIST, Pastor Jon Purkey continues through Ephesians 2 and unpacks what the cross actually accomplished.

Jesus brought us peace with God, offers us the peace of God, broke down the walls that separated us, and created one new people in Christ.

In this message, Pastor Jon addresses anxiety, spiritual authority, the gifts of the Holy Spirit, division in the Church, law versus grace, and the identity every believer now carries because of Jesus.

The Law can show you what’s wrong, but it cannot make you clean. Jesus did what you could never do for yourself.

And because of His blood, you no longer have to stand outside.

You have access to the Father.

You’ll hear:

• Why supernatural peace isn't dependent on your circumstances

• How carrying yesterday and worrying about tomorrow can overload your mind

• Why your identity in Christ must be stronger than cultural or family identity

• The difference between Law and grace

• Why grace empowers holiness rather than excuses sin

• How the cross destroyed the wall of hostility

• Why there is only one door to the Father—Jesus

• How to stop punishing yourself for what Christ already paid for

• Why the Church needs every believer operating in their God-given gifts

“We were outsiders. We were without Christ. We were without hope. But God intervened. The blood brought us near. The cross tore down the wall. Jesus made us one people. And now we have access to the Father. That’s the gospel.”

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Your identity isn’t found in what you did. It’s found in what Jesus shed.

In In Christ Pt. 6, Pastor Jon Purkey continues through Ephesians 2:11–13 and the radical change that happens when someone who was once far from God is brought near through the blood of Jesus Christ.

Paul tells the believers in Ephesus not to forget that they were once outsiders—not to produce shame, but gratitude. Because remembering what God brought you out of is one of the greatest defenses against pride and self-righteousness.

Pastor Jon challenges us to examine the difference between outward religion and inward transformation. You can change your behavior without surrendering your heart. You can know how to look the part without ever experiencing the power of a life transformed by Jesus.

This message is a call back to the Word, the Holy Spirit, discipleship, and the blood of Christ.

Because Christ tells you who you are. The blood tells you how you got there.

If you’ve been allowing your past, your mistakes, religion, or someone else’s label to define you, this message will remind you of what Jesus has already done.

Scripture: Ephesians 2:11–13

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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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Knowing about Jesus and following Jesus are not the same thing.

In this week’s IN CHRIST: A Study Through Ephesians, Pastor Jon continues through Ephesians 1 and asks a question every believer needs to wrestle with:

Are you following Jesus—or have you simply learned how to say you believe?

Real faith produces surrender. Real faith produces fruit. And when we belong to Christ, the Holy Spirit doesn’t simply live within us—He empowers us to live differently, follow boldly, and become disciples who make disciples.

You were not saved just to make a confession.

You were called to follow.

And you don’t have to follow Jesus in your own strength. The Holy Spirit is your help, your power, and the guarantee that there is still more to come.

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What if you stopped trying to earn what Jesus has already given you?

In this message, Pastor Jon begins our IN CHRIST series through the book of Ephesians, unpacking what it means to truly know who you are in Jesus.

You are not waiting to be chosen.

You are not working to become loved.

You are not fighting to earn acceptance.

In Christ, you are chosen, loved, adopted, forgiven, and already blessed with every spiritual blessing.

Your past may tell one story. People may remember an old version of you. But when you are in Christ, God’s verdict gets the final word.

The enemy points to what you did.

Jesus points to what He finished.

It’s time to stop trying to earn what Jesus already purchased and start living from your identity, inheritance, and authority in Christ.

📖 Ephesians 1:1–6 | Galatians 1:15 | Romans 8:15–17

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