Part 1 of 1-1-2012 sermon

2. (Eph 2:1-10 ESV)
And you were dead in the
trespasses and sins

3. (Eph 2:1-10 ESV)
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--

4. (Eph 2:1-10 ESV)
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.

5. (Eph 2:1-10 ESV)
But God, being rich in mercy,
because of the great love with
which he loved us,

6. (Eph 2:1-10 ESV)
even when we were dead in our
trespasses, made us alive
together with Christ--by grace
you have been saved--

7. (Eph 2:1-10 ESV)
and raised us up with him and
seated us with him in the
heavenly places in Christ Jesus,

8. (Eph 2:1-10 ESV)
so that in the coming ages he
might show the immeasurable
riches of his grace in kindness
toward us in Christ Jesus.

9. (Eph 2:1-10 ESV)
For by grace you have been
saved through faith. And this is
not your own doing; it is the gift
of God,

10. (Eph 2:1-10 ESV)
not a result of works, so that no
one may boast.

11. (Eph 2:1-10 ESV)
For we are his workmanship,
created in Christ Jesus for good
works, which God prepared
beforehand, that we should
walk in them.

13. You Are a Sinner
• And you were dead in the
trespasses and sins (Eph 2:1
ESV)
• we were dead in our
trespasses (Eph 2:5 ESV)

14. You Are a Sinner
we …were by nature
children of wrath, like
the rest of mankind.
(Eph 2:3 ESV)

15. You Are a Sinner
• And you were dead in the
trespasses and sins (Eph 2:1
ESV)
• we were dead in our
trespasses (Eph 2:5 ESV)

16. You Are a Sinner
we all once lived in the
passions of our flesh,
carrying out the desires of
the body and the mind (Eph
2:3 ESV)

17. You Are a Sinner
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--
(Eph 2:2 ESV)

18. You Are a Sinner
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--
(Eph 2:2 ESV)

19. PHARISEE
TAX COLLECTOR
'God,
be merciful
to me,
the sinner!'

20. Saved by Grace
• But God, being rich in mercy,
because of the great love with
which he loved us (Eph 2:4 ESV)
• the immeasurable riches of his
grace in kindness toward us in
Christ Jesus (Eph 2:7 ESV)

21. Saved by Grace
even when we were dead in
our trespasses, made us alive
together with Christ--by
grace you have been saved--
(Eph 2:5 ESV)

22. Saved by Grace
For by grace you have been
saved through faith. And this
is not your own doing; it is
the gift of God, not a result of
works, so that no one may
boast. (Eph 2:8-9 ESV)

23. Saved by Grace
For by grace you have been
saved through faith. And this
is not your own doing; it is
the gift of God, not a result of
works, so that no one may
boast. (Eph 2:8-9 ESV)

24. Saved by Grace
For by grace you have been
saved through faith. And this
is not your own doing; it is
the gift of God, not a result of
works, so that no one may
boast. (Eph 2:8-9 ESV)

25. No Boasting Allowed
For by grace you have been
saved through faith. And this
is not your own doing; it is
the gift of God, not a result of
works, so that no one may
boast. (Eph 2:8-9 ESV)

26. I Don’t
Boast!

27. Sneaky Boasting Methods
• Putting others down

28. PHARISEE
TAX COLLECTOR
God, I thank you that I am
not like other men,
extortioners, unjust,
adulterers, or even like
this tax collector. (Luk
18:11 ESV)

29. No Boasting Allowed
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 (Eph 2:3 ESV)

30. Sneaky Boasting Methods
• Putting others down
• Overdone guilt

31. Sneaky Boasting Methods
Guilt
I failed!
It all depends on me
Pride

32. Saved for Good Works
For we are his workmanship,
created in Christ Jesus for
good works, which God
prepared beforehand, that we
should walk in them. (Eph
2:10 ESV)

33. Saved for Good Works
For we are his workmanship,
created in Christ Jesus for
good works, which God
prepared beforehand, that we
should walk in them. (Eph
2:10 ESV)