SO, WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE?

EPHESIANS 2                                      

Pastor Rick Jackson

 

I. SO, WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE IN DESIGNATION? [Eph. 2:1-10]

 

1. The Nature of a Lost Man [v. 1b-3]

 

2. The Nature of a Saved Man [v. 1a, 4-7]

 

3. The Nature of the Change in Designation [v. 8-10]

 

II. SO, WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE IN DETERMINATION? [Eph. 2:11-22]

 

1. The Sad Condition of the Lost Gentile [v. 11-12]

 

2. The Glad Condition of the Saved Gentile [v. 13]

 

3. The Condition that Changed Lost Gentile & Lost Jew into Saved Christian [v. 14-22]

 

III. SO, WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE IN DESTINATION? [Eph. 2:7]

 

1. Death -            Ezekiel 33:11 Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of   the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?

                                Psalm 116:15 Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints.

 

2. Destiny-          Luke 16:22-23 the rich man also died, and was buried; And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments

                                2 Corinthians 5:8 We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.

 

3. Decision-        John 1:9-13 That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. He came unto his own, and his own received him not. But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.