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Light Prevails Over Darkness
Ephesians 5:13–14 sets before the hearer a decisive confrontation: the light of Christ exposes the darkness of sin, spiritual blindness, and death, and effectually calls sinners to life. The sermon traces the contextual contrast between spiritual darkness and light, the two components by which Christ's light operates (the external word and the internal work of the Spirit), and the gospel call to awake and arise. Justification by faith alone — faith as the sole instrument by which the sinner receives and rests on Christ's imputed righteousness — is the doctrinal center from which applications to the unbeliever, the backslidden, and the walking believer are drawn.
Live Stream - May 05, 2024
Ephesians 1:19–23 grounds the apostle Paul's prayer that believers would know 'the exceeding greatness of God's Almighty power.' This sermon argues that divine omnipotence is not merely an abstract attribute but is concretely demonstrated in the resurrection and exaltation of Jesus Christ, who now reigns as head over all things for the benefit of his church. The three movements examine the supremacy of God's power as infinite, self-existent, and uncaused; its historical demonstration in Christ's resurrection and session at the Father's right hand; and the immensity of Christ's exaltation as universal Lord and federal head of his people. The believer's assurance rests not in personal strength but in the same almighty power that raised Christ from the dead, which also preserves, calls, and will finally resurrect all who are united to him.
The Exceeding Greatness of God's Almighty Power
Paul's prayer in Ephesians 1:19–23 that believers would know the exceeding greatness of God's almighty power raises the question of what that power actually is and what it has accomplished. This sermon works through three interlocking realities: the supremacy of God's omnipotence as a timeless, self-existent, and inexhaustible divine attribute; its decisive demonstration in the resurrection and exaltation of Christ; and the immensity of that exaltation, whereby Christ reigns as head over all creation and over his church. The practical weight falls on believers — the same power that raised Christ from the dead is the power that calls, regenerates, preserves, and will finally resurrect all who are united to him.