1. ~ Love God ~ Connect with Others ~ ~ Step Up in Ministry ~ Reach Out to the World ~ “A Theological Introduction” Eph 01

2. ~ Love God ~ Connect with Others ~ ~ Step Up in Ministry ~ Reach Out to the World ~ The Church: Rooted in Love, Walking in Power A Theological Introduction 1.Creation 2.Fall 3.Redemption The “Big Story” of the world & the Word

3. ~ Love God ~ Connect with Others ~ ~ Step Up in Ministry ~ Reach Out to the World ~ The Church: Rooted in Love, Walking in Power A Theological Introduction 1.Redemption is realized through Christ 2.Redemption is revealed to the cosmos 3.Redemption is revealed through the Church God’s Eternal Purpose of Redemption

4. ~ Love God ~ Connect with Others ~ ~ Step Up in Ministry ~ Reach Out to the World ~ The Church: Rooted in Love, Walking in Power A Theological Introduction 1.We are a body 2.We are a new race 3.We are a kingdom 4.We are a household 5.We are a temple 6.We are a married couple 7.We are an army Metaphors for the Church found in Ephesians