Living Hope Fellowship Sermon Archive

While Ephesians 1-3 is concerned with all the believer has been given through salvation in Christ, chapters 4-6 are concerned with how the believer should walk responsibly in the newness of life. In Ephesians 5:5-21, the emphasis is for the believer to walk as children of light who no longer adhere to the way of sin, but opposes and exposes sin and the darkness of life without Christ.

While Ephesians 1-3 is concerned with all the believer has been given through salvation in Christ, chapters 4-6 are concerned with how the believer should walk responsibly in the newness of life. In Ephesians 5:5-21, the emphasis is for the believer to walk as children of light who no longer adhere to the way of sin, but opposes and exposes sin and the darkness of life without Christ.

In this message, Pastor Derek Holmes looks at Ephesians 5:1-5 at how the deep sacrificial love God has for us should overwhelm and captivate our hearts to obey the command to imitate His love toward others.

In this message, pastor Derek Holmes looks at the fact that the morality of Christianity is one which is fueled by an inward change from Christ, rather than an outward change of moralism.

Everyone knows that knockoff merchandise may look like the real thing, but when you get closer, you find out that something's just not right. The quality usually isn't as good. That's because you can't fake the genuine article. In Ephesians 4, Pastor Derek looks at how many people may try to look Christian, but there is a distinct difference between the genuine thing and the knockoff. Spoiler alert: It's all about Jesus.

If you found a massive treasure, would it change you? In Ephesians 4, Paul transitions from the treasure we have in Christ, to how it should affect our lives. The treasure we have in Christ should impact the way we do church. In this message Derek Holmes looks at the identifying marks of a church which is impacted by the treasure of unity in Christ.