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Welcome
Welcome, beloved congregation, to our time of fellowship and worship. We gather today with hearts open to receive the wisdom and grace of our Lord as we journey together in our faith. May our time together be filled with the presence of the Holy Spirit, guiding us in understanding and application of God’s word.
Opening Prayer
Heavenly Father,
As we gather in this place, we come before You with hearts full of gratitude for Your abundant blessings. We invite Your presence to dwell among us, filling this sanctuary with Your love and grace. Open our minds and hearts to receive Your word with clarity and understanding. May this time of worship be pleasing to You, and may Your will be done in our midst. In Jesus’ name, we pray. Amen.
Introduction to Scripture: Understanding Our Spiritual Journey
In the book of Ephesians, we find a powerful reminder of our spiritual journey and the transformative work of God in our lives. In the first ten verses of Chapter 2, the Apostle Paul eloquently describes the state of humanity apart from God’s grace and the miraculous transformation that occurs when we accept Christ as our Savior.
NIV Bible Verse: Ephesians 2:1-10
Ephesians 2:1-10 (NIV)
1 As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins,
2 in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient.
3 All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our flesh and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath.
4 But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,
5 made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved.
6 And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus,
7 in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus.
8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—
9 not by works, so that no one can boast. 10 For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
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