Sermon Title: “God’s Workmanship” (Elder Eugene Rivers)

Sermon Text: Ephesians 2:1-10

Sermon Summary:

Christianity is full of tension. We are declared righteous before God but we are still sinners. We are saved by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone but we are not free as Christians to do whatever we want. Christians and non-Christians alike struggle with the relationship between salvation and good works. Why do we struggle with this so much? What is saving faith? What are good works? How do we resolve this tension between salvation by faith and the call to live a righteous life? Can we resolve it? Ultimately this tension can only be resolved through God’s grace and his gift of true saving faith in Christ, a faith that produces good works. 

Meditation: John 6:27-29

Call to Worship: Psalms 25:1-7

Old Testament Reading: Numbers 20:1-13