7/26/15
Chris Breslin
Ephesians 4:1-16
Sermon Resources
The Broken Wall by Markus Barth
Bible and Mission: Christian Witness in a Postmodern Worldby Richard Bauckham
Eldership and the Mission of God by J.R. Briggs & Bob Hyatt
Colossians, Philemon & Ephesians (NICNT Commentary) by F.F. Bruce
Visions of Vocation: Common Grace for the Common Goodby Steve Garber
The Missional Church: A Vision for the Sending of the Church in North America by Darrell Guder
Creator Spirit: The Holy Spirit and the Art of Becoming Humanby Steven Guthrie
Permanent Revolution: Apostolic Imagination & Practice for the 21st Century Church by Alan Hirsch
Ephesians, Colossians, & Philemon (Interpretation Commentary) by Ralph P. Martin
The Open Secret by Lesslie Newbigin
Practice Resurrectionby Eugene Peterson
Ephesians (Belief Theological Commentary) by Allen Verhey & Joseph Harvard
Creating a Missional Culture: Equipping the Church for the Sake of the World by J.R. Woodward
Sermon Notes
“The items balanced in the Ephesians scales are God’s calling and human living. … The balancing scales, the axios, centers the Ephesian letter. Everything in Paul’s letter is designed to keep God’s calling (chapters 1-3) and our walking (chapters 4-6) in equilibrium. We cannot measure ourselves by examining ourselves in terms of ourselves, by evaluating ourselves against a non-relational abstraction such as ‘human potential.’ Nor can abstract God into an impersonal ‘truth’ apart from our hearing and responding to the words he uses to call us into life, into holiness, into relationship. We can understand neither God nor ourselves in any living, adequate, and mature way that is an impersonal, non-relational way. When god’s calling and our walking fit, we are growing up in Christ.” –Eugene Peterson
“The very thing that distinguishes this new humanity is the diversity of its members, that the different members are heirs together and sharers of the promise…the community of believers is not a threat to individuality but the place where one discovers it. It is as a member of “one body” that each one lives out her own distinctive gift and calling…Conversely, the individuality of the members is not a threat to community. The unity of the whole arises from the differentiated activity of its members, each contributing something distinctive but necessary for the life of the entire body.” –Steven Guthrie
Kings Cross Church (The Church Jason went to San Francisco to help plant)
Bree Newsome taking down the Confederate Flag at the SC State House
