Sermon 17 May 2015 By Pastor Basil Sparks

1. ALIVE AND LOVED
Ephesians 2: 1-10

2. PEOPLE ARE
PRECIOUS
In mercy, God gives life; in weakness
Christ strengthens and in brokenness
God creates a work of art.

4. PEOPLE ARE
PRECIOUS
In mercy, God gives life; in weakness
Christ strengthens and in brokenness
God creates a work of art.

7. • THE MESSAGE: Mercy to Life (2: 1-5)
–BUT…
• THE RESULT: Brokenness to work of art
(2:6-10)
–God’s masterpiece, God’s work of art
–Recovered and restored
–Our brokenness meets God’s art
• THE PRAYER: Weakness to strength
(3:10-19)

8. PEOPLE ARE
PRECIOUS
In mercy, God gives life; in weakness
Christ strengthens and in brokenness
God creates a work of art.

9. “Seek the peace and the prosperity
of the city to which I have carried
you into exile. PRAY to the LORD for
your city – because if it prospers,
YOU too will prosper”
Jeremiah 29:7

10. PEOPLE ARE
PRECIOUS