I love the end of those HGTV shows or "This Old House," where they show the before and after pictures of a project. The transformation from old to new is exciting to see. In Ephesians 2, Paul gives the church the before and after picture by reminding them of what God has done in their lives and how they are a new creation in Christ Jesus. This Sunday, we will remember what God has done for us and how He has called us to be a Church that helps others walk one step closer to Jesus, so that they might be transformed and made new.

In this letter, Paul discusses the design and strategy of what it means to "Be the Church." We will begin in chapter 1 where Paul says, "I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers. I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people, and his incomparably great power for us who believe."

Oh, that we might be a praying Church! Join us Sunday as we examine what it really looks like to be a Praying Church.