Sermons on Ephesians 2:11-21:

God And Racism

Contributed by Leslie Trombly on Jul 11, 2001

What God has to say about Racism

As young girl growing up, I lived in an adopted household. My mother was a Blackfoot indian and my father was white anglo-saxon. His ancestory went back thru the lines to Abraham Lincoln and so on. My mothers went back thru the Nez Perce Tribe and Chief Joesph..so my grandmother told me. I lived in ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:11-16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

You're Not A Stranger Anymore

Contributed by Roy Mason on Aug 5, 2001

Paul, in writing to the Ephesians talks about being “near and far.” Notice that Jesus has brought us all into relationship with one another through faith. What are the steps to being “brought near”?

You’re Not A Stranger Anymore © 2001, Dr. Roy Mason But now in Christ Jesus you who formerly were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. --EPH 2:13 NASB Do you ever remember being the “new kid in town”? Going to a new school for the first time is a traumatic experience. Our ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:13

Denomination: Baptist

Scriptural Truth In Salvation>

Contributed by Robert Laymance on Jan 2, 2001

Bible Facts Concerning Salvation

There are many False Teachings today regarding the Salvation of the Lord Jesus Christ. Let us remember to Preach the Word as it is to men as they are. Preach the Word,as it is in the Word of God. 1. The Present Condition of the Unsaved Person. vs.1 a. they are Dead...a dead person is ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-18

Denomination: Baptist

The Cornerstone

Contributed by Kent Hawkins on Jan 22, 2001

Jesus Christ is the Cornerstone of our faith.

The Cornerstone Truck commercial - Like a Rock - Chevy I’ve got a chevy, its a rock, just sits there, doesn’t do anything The prison Alcatraz was called The Rock People use the term Rock, as a nick-name for diamonds. Insurance Co. - “get a piece of the Rock” (show Gibraltar) These terms, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:4-8, Ephesians 2:19-20

Get Right, Church

Contributed by Riley Turner on Jan 25, 2001

We must break down the walls of racial, cultural, and traditional division in the Lord’s Church.

The following is an excerpt from a sermon preached by Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1956, entitled: PAUL’S LETTER TO AMERICAN CHRISTIANS. In this sermon, Dr. King reads a fictitious letter written by himself, but he presents it as if it were a lost letter of the Apostle Paul to the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:13-22

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

We Must Break Down The Walls

Contributed by Riley Turner on Jan 26, 2001

If the Body of Christ is ever to be the true example of reconciliation that God wants us to be, we must break down the walls of racial, ethnic, and cultural segregation that currently exist within the church.

(This sermon was preached at a Unity Workshop at the Sterling Blvd. Church of Christ in Sheffield, AL, held in September of 2000. The Sterling church is predominately African American; however, they have been moving toward becoming a more racially mixed church. Following this sermon, the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:11-22

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Reconciliation To God

Contributed by Jeff Simms on Jul 8, 2003

Christ is the one who reconciles man to God

Reconciliation to God Ephesians 2:11-22 Purpose Statement: To encourage believer to understand that Christ is the one who reconciles us Christ isn’t partial to social status, race, nationality or culture. I. The former condition of the Gentiles (2:11,12) 1.) They had been treated with contempt ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:11-22

Denomination: Baptist

Becoming A Brick In The House Of God

Contributed by Don Schultz on Aug 9, 2003

God uses people as building materials. We see why this is surprising. We also see how God does it.

Ephesians 2:13-22 “BECOMING A BRICK IN THE HOUSE OF GOD” There are people who build houses out of garbage. Did you know that? It is the oddest thing, really. If you go to the internet and type “houses constructed out of garbage,” you will find numerous examples of people who build houses out ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:13-22

Denomination: Lutheran

Breaking Down Walls

Contributed by Robert Robinson on Aug 13, 2003

For people so greatly advancing in technology as we are, we seem to be declining at the same rapid pace morally.

This morning we are going to take a look at Breaking Down Walls, I will be reading from Ephesians 2:11-22; Therefore remember that you, once Gentiles in the flesh--who are called Uncircumcision by what is called the Circumcision made in the flesh by hands-- that at that time you were without ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:11-22, 1 Peter 2:5

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Restoring Unity In Our Community Series

Contributed by Matthew Doebler on Aug 13, 2003

It is essential that Christians be unified if we are going to glorify Christ, build each other up and share his message with the world.

Ephesians 2:13-22 July 13th, 2003 Restoring Unity in our Community! The Early New Testament church was known for its love. That’s why it grew so incredibly fast. People were attracted to the love which changed Christians so much. Now, Satan knew that thousands of people were being drawn to ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:13-22

Denomination: Lutheran

The Calamity Of Being Without Christ

Contributed by Kenneth Trent on Aug 19, 2003

Webster defines calamity as "an extraordinarily grave event marked by great loss and lasting distress and affliction". Such is the estate of the unbeliever.

THE CALAMITY OF BEING WITHOUT CHRIST “That at that time you were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.” Ephesians 2:12 Webster defines calamity as "a state of deep distress or misery ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:12

Denomination: Baptist

Brought Near By The Blood Of Christ

Contributed by Jonathan Mcleod on Apr 14, 2005

The blood of Christ is reconciling blood.

The Berlin Wall once stood in the city of Berlin, Germany as a symbol of the Cold War—the struggle between Communism and the West. On June 12, 1987, President Ronald Reagan stood near that wall and made a dramatic plea to Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. Gesturing to the guarded wall of concrete ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:11-13

Denomination: Baptist

Peace With God And Man

Contributed by Jonathan Mcleod on Apr 14, 2005

In Christ there is peace.

Several years ago a retired couple was alarmed by the threat of nuclear war, so they undertook a serious study of all the inhabited places on the globe. Their goal was to determine where in the world would be the place to be least likely affected by a nuclear war—a place of ultimate security. ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:14-18

Denomination: Baptist

Access To The Father

Contributed by Jonathan Mcleod on Apr 14, 2005

We can know God as our Father and go to Him in prayer.

During the days of the U.S. Civil War, there was a soldier in the Union army who had lost his older brother and his father. The young man naturally began to think about his mother and sister back home. With no one to help them with the spring planting on the farm, he felt he was more needed there ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:18

Denomination: Baptist

Are You A One-Brick Building? Series

Contributed by Tom Fuller on Apr 25, 2005

If you are a follower of Christ, God has a building project in you - creating you for things He planned a long time ago - but He is also building you into something greater. The question is, are you ready, or do you like going it alone?

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 ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-22

Denomination: Calvary Chapel