1. Amazing Grace ...
A people of power!
Ephesians 2:11-22

2. Amazing Grace ... A people of power! what we were – 5 big Ds
what we are – 3 big As
how did we get from where we were to where we now are?
God and grace made the difference
don’t forget what you were / and are

3. Amazing Grace ... A people of power! 2:11-12
‘remember’ – how could we forget?
we didn’t know the Lord
we were living on another planet
we were outside the covenant
we had no hope in our hearts
we were without God

4. For in the person of his Son,
Amazing Grace ...
A people of power!
2:13
‘far away … brought near’
Jesus made the difference!
Near, so very near to God,
Nearer I cannot be;
For in the person of his Son,
I am as near as he.

5. Amazing Grace ... A people of power! 2:14-18 he procured peace for us
he proclaimed peace to us
he personified peace
in Christ alone we have peace
the greatest peace mission in history

6. Amazing Grace ... A people of power! 2:19-22 ‘Consequently …’
we belong to God’s people (19a)
we’re members of God’s family (19b)
we are the building of God (20), and
the temple of the living God (21-22)

7. Amazing Grace ... A people of power! 2:20-22
the identity of the church
the church as a building
the church as a body (4)
the church as a bride (5)
figures of the fellowship

8. Amazing Grace ... A people of power! 2:20-22
a building – uniqueness – Christ is the foundation / cornerstone
a body – unity – Christ is the head
a bride – union – Christ is the groom

9. Amazing Grace ... A people of power! 2:20-22
a body – thought of manifestation – to reveal the personality of Christ
a bride – thought of glorification – a special moment in heaven
a building – thought of habitation – the place where God dwells

10. Amazing Grace ... A people of power! 2:20-22 its prominence …
1 Corinthians 3:11-15
1 Corinthians 6:19-20
1 Timothy 3:15
1 Peter 2:5

11. Amazing Grace ... A people of power! 2:20-22 its performance …
only one foundation
‘apostles’ – special God-sent people
‘prophets’ – foretelling / forth-telling
‘Jesus Christ’ – rest / rely on him

12. Amazing Grace ... A people of power! 2:20-22 its perfection …
walk around the building – what should be our main impression?
holiness should be the hallmark – the landmark – and the benchmark

13. Amazing Grace ... A people of power! 2:20-22 its preciousness …
it is ‘joined together’
it ‘rises’
THEN ‘... in him you too …’
the church under construction
it will go on until the work is finished

14. Amazing Grace ... A people of power! 2:20-22 its preciousness …
we are ‘living stones’
related to the foundation stone
related to the cornerstone
related to all the other stones

15. Amazing Grace ... A people of power! 2:20-22 how does it all happen?
by choice – he selects us
no two stones are the same
there is preparation and shaping
don’t forget what you were … and don’t forget what you now are

16. We are labourers on God’s global building site!
Amazing Grace ...
We are labourers on God’s global building site!