Sermon Notes 6/4 – Ephesians 2:1-10 – Condition to Position

Condition to Position – Ephesians 2:1-10

vs1-3 – our condition before salvation

-vs4-9 – the intervention of God

-v10 – our position in Christ

Ephesians 2:10

We – born again believers

Are – this refers to our position in Jesus Christ

-happens instantly @ salvation

       NOTHING CAN CHANGE THE WE ARE – WHO WE ARE IN CHRIST

-Our feelings do not change who we are in Christ

-Our acts of sin do not change who we are in Christ

-our wrong thoughts do not change who we are in

HIS  – our position in in Jesus Christ…our position is all because of Jesus

We are HIS workmanship……

We are in Christ because of GRACE

-Grace is the goodness of God that we do not deserve………

-We are going to praise the Lord because He is the source of everything we are and have…….

Psalm 34:1-3,8

-A Divine ENCOUNTER leads to a Divine EXPERIENCE which leads to a Divine EXPRESSION

v1 – praise is a decision – I WILL

     – bless – means to kneel down & adore Him/be thankful

     -Lord – is the covenant keeping God – Jehovah – He keeps His Word

vs2-3 – Praise is Public – let everyone know about the grace of God

v8 – we boast because the Lord is good which is His grace

Workmanship = means a poem/a work of art/a masterpiece/one of a kind

created – Jesus Christ (the Trinity)  is our Creator and is the only Creator

             -means something made by the Lord

Good Works – Good works do not save us

                     – Good works are done because we are saved

                     – Good works are evidence of our Faith – James 2:14-18