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Calvin on Fallen State of Man

Here’s a helpful quote from Calvin on humanity’s fallen state: “For all who are not utterly blind, perceive that no part of us is sound; that the mind is smitten with blindness, and infected with innumerable errors; that all the affections of the heart are full of stubbornness and wickedness; that vile lusts, or other […]

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How Should We Think about Humanity? 5 Ways Ephesians 2:1-3 Reshapes Our Thinking

Ephesians 2:1-3: And you were dead in the trespasses and sins 2 in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience– 3 among whom we all once lived in the passions of […]

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Eph 2:1-3 SERMON OUTLINE

Here’s the notes and audio for my sermon on Ephesians 2:1-3 “The PROBLEM” preached at Cross of Christ Fellowship. Eph 2:1-3 “The PROBLEM”Intro: MLJ (the Dr); The loss of ‘wonder’ among Christians (speaking glibly about glorious realities)-Part of solution: remembering what we were before we were Christians—our radically hopeless state        –Today’s passage shows us our […]