This is our ninth week in the book of Ephesians at Park Church. As our society continues its trend toward self-centered and superficial worldviews, many have adopted a watered-down view of God that that leads us away from the glory we were made to enjoy. Ephesians shatters this diluted view of God by putting the weight of His glory in our faces in a way that is overwhelming and life-transforming.

Here’s how you can prepare for Sunday:

1. Read through our text, Ephesians 4:17–32.

Paul carries the imagery of the Christian family as the body of Christ into the next section where he explains that Christians exist in the world as a representation of the love of Jesus. Before experiencing the life and love of Jesus, people are darkened in their minds and bent in their desires. But those who have been made alive with Christ are being renewed by the power of the Holy Spirit to represent the image of Christ in the world as a new humanity. He compares the old way of life to an old set of clothes that need to be taken off and replaced by the new clothes of a new life. The love of Christ and the power of the Holy Spirit must move Christians to take off destructive desires and actions that mark the old way of life—lying, anger, theft, hurtful words, bitterness, promiscuity, and drunkenness. These are to be displaced by a spirit-empowered love for others that is marked by honesty, peace, faithful work, generosity, encouragement, forgiveness, self-control, and a sensitivity to God’s Spirit.

2. Read, pray, and sing through the service:

CALL TO WORSHIP: Based on Ephesians 3:18–19, Welcome (From Immanuel Nashville):

Grace Alone (Dustin Kensrue)
Come Thou Fount (Robert Robinson, John Wyeth)

CONFESSION OF SIN: Based on the Heidelberg Catechism, Questions 88–90:

In Tenderness (Garvey, Gordon, Walton arr. Brian Eichelberger)
Jesus Is Better (Aaron Ivey, Brett Land)

ASSURANCE OF PARDON: 2 Corinthians 5:17–19

GREETING, SERMON, & COMMUNION
RESPONSE: Song & Prayer

Honest Work (James Craig Hartz Jr.)
Give Us Clean Hands (Charlie Hall)

BENEDICTION

This is week eight of Ephesians at Park Church. As our society continues its trend toward self-centered and superficial worldviews, many have adopted a watered-down view of God that that leads us away from the glory we were made to enjoy. Ephesians shatters this diluted view of God by putting the weight of His glory in our faces in a way that is overwhelming and life-transforming.

Here’s how you can prepare for Sunday:

1. Read through our text, Ephesians 4:1–16.

Paul urges the church to live their lives in a way that is consistent with the love and grace that they have received from God. This means that they should pursue unity as the one family of God through humility and love for one another. The unity of God’s family, however, should not suppress the beautiful diversity that God has designed for His family. He has given all of His children differing gifts of grace through the one Spirit. Church leaders are given to equip and empower all of God’s people to serve one another according to their own gifts in order that the church would be built up like a new temple where God’s Spirit lives in and works among His people. When each member of the church family is engaged in loving one another and pointing one another to Jesus, then the whole church grows into something like a healthy body where people function with different gifts, but all with a unified mind to serve and glorify Jesus as the head of the body.

2. Read, pray, and sing through the service:

CALL TO WORSHIP: Isaiah 6:1–3, Welcome (From Immanuel Nashville):

Holy, Holy, Holy (Reginald Heber, John Bacchus Dykes)
Build My Life (Barrett, Kable, Martin, Redman, Younker)

CONFESSION OF SIN: From Every Season Prayers by Scotty Smith:

Psalm 32:6–7 (Mark Wilkins)

Nothing But The Blood (Robert Lowry, arr. Charlie Hall)

ASSURANCE OF PARDON: Ephesians 2:13–18

GREETING, SERMON, & COMMUNION
RESPONSE: Song & Prayer

Jesus What A Savior (Kirby Kaple)
Take My Life And Let It Be (Frances Ridley Havergal, Henri Abraham Cesar Malan)

BENEDICTION

We’re in our seventh week of our fall series in Ephesians. As our society continues its trend toward self-centered and superficial worldviews, many have adopted a watered-down view of God that that leads us away from the glory we were made to enjoy. Ephesians shatters this diluted view of God by putting the weight of His glory in our faces in a way that is overwhelming and life-transforming.

Here’s how you can prepare for Sunday:

1. Read through our text, Ephesians 3:14–21.

At the close of his beautiful exposition of God’s grace, Paul turns again to prayer. He humbly pleads with God, the Father of all nations, to give his Ephesian friends strength to experience in their hearts—not merely their minds—the incomprehensible love of Christ. He doesn’t want them to know about the love of God just intellectually, he wants them to experience rich communion with Jesus and to sink their roots down deep into the riches of the boundless love of Christ. Paul prays with confidence knowing that God has the power to do far more than we could ever imagine. As he closes this celebration of God’s love and grace, it’s as if he can’t contain himself—he bursts into doxology, praising the God who is worth of all glory from all generations for all time.

2. Read, pray, and sing through the service:

CALL TO WORSHIP: Psalm 36:5, 7–9, Welcome (From Immanuel Nashville):

Come Thou Fount (Above All Else) (Shane Barnard, Robert Robinson, John Wyeth)
Here Is Love (William Edwards, Robert S. Lowry, William Rees)

CONFESSION OF SIN: Psalm 51:1–4a

ASSURANCE OF PARDON: Romans 5:6–8

Reckless Love (Cory Asbury, Caleb Culver, Ran Jackson)

CHILD DEDICATIONS

GREETING, SERMON, & COMMUNION
RESPONSE: Song & Prayer

Good Good Father (Anthony Brown, Pat Barrett)
I Stand Amazed (How Marvelous) (Charles H. Gabriel, Chris Tomlin)

BENEDICTION

It’s Ephesians week six at Park: As our society continues its trend toward self-centered and superficial worldviews, many have adopted a watered-down view of God that that leads us away from the glory we were made to enjoy. Ephesians shatters this diluted view of God by putting the weight of His glory in our faces in a way that is overwhelming and life-transforming.

Here’s how you can prepare for Sunday:

1. Read through our text, Ephesians 3:1–13.

After his message of grace in chapter 2, Paul adds a personal note, marveling at the particular role that God gave him—to preach this Gospel of grace to the nations (including the Ephesians). Even though Paul is writing this letter from prison because of his faithfulness to the Gospel, he doesn’t see his suffering as a reason for anyone to be discouraged. Rather, he sees his role in God’s eternal plan as a gracious gift from God. God’s grace has so captivated Paul that he feels free to personally sacrifice his own comfort and life if it will mean that more people will hear about and experience the unsearchable riches of Christ.

2. Read, pray, and sing through the service:

CALL TO WORSHIP: 1 Peter 1:3–4, Welcome (From Immanuel Nashville):

Before The Throne (Charitie Lees Bancroft, arr. The Modern Post)
One Thing Remains (Christa Black, Brian Johnson, Jeremy Riddle)

CONFESSION OF SIN: From The Valley of Vision:

Jesus What A Savior (Kirby Kaple)

ASSURANCE OF PARDON: Ephesians 2:19–22

I Will Exalt (Amanda Cook)

GREETING, SERMON, & COMMUNION
RESPONSE: Song & Prayer

Mystery (Charlie Hall)
In Christ Alone (Keith Getty, Stuart Townend)

BENEDICTION