Jesus Saves! A Sermon on Ephesians 2:1-10

Jesus Saves! 

Jesus saves us FROM death, the world, the devil, ourselves and God's wrath and Jesus saves us FOR life, life, amazement, humility and good works. Rejoice as you listen to this message on the good news of the Gospel.

Week #4 Love & War: Then and Now

Love and War Week 4 from Summit View on Vimeo.

Can you be Gay and Christian?

Can you be Gay and Christian is a debate between Matthew Vines and Dr. Michael Brown on the topic of same-sex attraction, orientation and marriage. Interesting debate on an issue on a controversial cultural issue that is constantly in the media currently 

Why Japan?

Questions about Christian Ethics

Helpful Q&A session on difficult social and ethical issues from a biblical worldview with Russell Moore and Matt Chandler.

Theological Difference in the Church

How should we deal with participating in a church we don't agree with? Pastor Matt gives us a helpful response to these question by encouraging us to know our primary, secondary and tertiary issues. 

Pray for Rachel Friesen

Dan Friesen is a worship pastor at Summit View Church and he and his wife, Rachel have become dear friends. Rachel's physical heart only has three chambers and she has been on the transplant list for a new heart for many years. Last week Dan and Rachel received word that a heart was available and they hurried up to Seattle for the surgery. Rachel received the new heart but tragically the heart isn't pumping blood correctly and has locked up. This is an emergency situation and I'm asking that you please pray for Rachel, pray that her new heart would start to work, that doctors would have great wisdom and please pray for the family.
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Dan and Rachel Testimony from Summit View on Vimeo.

The Fight

Thankful for my old classmate and friend, Pastor Ross Lester. Ross leads the mission at Bryanston Bible Church in Johannesburg, South Africa. Here is a recent message he gave called The Fight. Helpful insights on fighting against Satan, shame, loneliness and temptation. 

Politics in the Pulpit?

Interesting and helpful video with Russell Moore and Matt Chandler

Week #3 Love & War: Then and Now

Week 3 from Summit View on Vimeo.

Overcoming the World

The 2014 Ligonier Ministries West Coast Conference theme is Overcoming the World: Being a Christian in a Post-Christian Culture. Steven Lawson, Stephen Meyer, Albert Mohler, R.C.Sproul Jr., and R.C. Sproul consider what the Scripture says about confronting worldliness, defending the faith, living as a faithful remnant, and understanding biblical ethics. (Free Audio & Video Now Available)

Identity In Christ

I am God's child (John 1:12)

I have been justified (Romans 5:1)

I am Christ's friend (John 15:15)

I belong to God (1 Corinthians 6:20)

I am a member of Christ's Body (1 Corinthians 12:27)

I am assured all things work together for good (Romans 8:28)

I have been established, anointed and sealed by God (2 Corinthians 1:21-22)

I am confident that God will perfect the work He has begun in me (Philippians 1:6)

I am a citizen of heaven (Philippians 3:20)

I am hidden with Christ in God (Colossians 3:3)

I have not been given a spirit of fear, but of power, love and self-discipline (2 Timothy 1:7)

I am born of God and the evil one cannot touch me (1 John 5:18)

I am blessed in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing (Ephesians 1:3)

I am chosen before the creation of the world (Ephesians 1:4, 11)

I am holy and blameless (Ephesians 1:4)

I am adopted as his child (Ephesians 1:5)

I am given God's glorious grace lavishly and without restriction (Ephesians 1:5,8)

I am in Him (Ephesians 1:7; 1 Corinthians 1:30)

I have redemption (Ephesians 1:8)

I am forgiven (Ephesians 1:8; Colossians 1:14)

I have purpose (Ephesians 1:9 & 3:11)

I have hope (Ephesians 1:12)

I am included (Ephesians 1:13)

I am sealed with the promised Holy Spirit (Ephesians 1:13)

I am a saint (Ephesians 1:18)

I am salt and light of the earth (Matthew 5:13-14)

I am a minister of reconciliation (2 Corinthians 5:17-20)

I am alive with Christ (Ephesians 2:5)

I am raised up with Christ (Ephesians 2:6; Colossians 2:12)

I am seated with Christ in the heavenly realms (Ephesians 2:6)

I have been shown the incomparable riches of God's grace (Ephesians 2:7)

I am God's workmanship (Ephesians 2:10)

I have been brought near to God through Christ's blood (Ephesians 2:13)

I have peace (Ephesians 2:14)

I have access to the Father (Ephesians 2:18)

I am a dwelling place for the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 2:22)

I share in the promise of Christ Jesus (Ephesians 3:6)

God's power works through me (Ephesians 3:7)

I can approach God with freedom and confidence (Ephesians 3:12)

I know there is a purpose for my sufferings (Ephesians 3:13)

I can grasp how wide, long, high and deep Christ's love is (Ephesians 3:18)

I am completed by God (Ephesians 3:19)

I have been called (Ephesians 4:1; 2 Timothy 1:9)

I can have a new attitude and a new lifestyle (Ephesians 4:21-32)

I can understand what God's will is (Ephesians 5:17)

I can give thanks in all things (Ephesians 5:20)

I have God's power (Ephesians 6:10)

I am dead to sin (Romans 1:12)

I am prayed for by Jesus Christ (John 17:20-23)

I possess the mind of Christ (I Corinthians 2:16)

I am chosen and dearly loved (Colossians 3:12)

I am blameless (I Corinthians 1:8)

I am set free (Romans 8:2; John 8:32)

I am crucified with Christ (Galatians 2:20)

I am a light in the world (Matthew 5:14)

I am more than a conqueror (Romans 8:37)

I am the righteousness of God (2 Corinthians 5:21)

I am part of God's kingdom (Revelation 1:6)

I am healed from sin (I Peter 2:24)

I am no longer condemned (Romans 8:1, 2)

I am overcoming (I John 4:4)

I am persevering (Philippians 3:14)

I am protected (John 10:28)

I am born again (I Peter 1:23)

I am a new creation (2 Corinthians 5:17)

I am delivered (Colossians 1:13)

I am qualified to share in His inheritance (Colossians 1:12)

I am victorious (1 Corinthians 15:57)

Week #2 Love and War: Then and Now

Love and War 2 from Summit View on Vimeo.

Week #1 Love and War: Then and Now

Love and War 1 from Summit View on Vimeo.

Love & War: Then & Now

We're starting a series in the book of Ephesians at Summit View Church called "Love & War: Then & Now."  We're approaching the letter of Ephesians with a cultural theme that compares the ancient culture of Ephesus to the modern pop-culture of Vancouver, Washington. I'm looking forward to diving into issues of faith and culture. I'll have more content from this study coming soon.