King's Church London

In Ephesians 3 Paul explains his calling to make plain the mystery that the gentiles are included and how the church is a demonstration of Gods manifold wisdom. Once Paul has described this grand vision he prays that Christians will be empowered to know Gods love – we can’t achieve this in our own strength we can’t share love we haven’t first received.

Racial reconciliation begins in the Church, because that is where we find salvation based on grace and not works, and because reconciliation is based on Christ’s blood rather than ours. But there is a lot of work to do.

The discussion revolves around the profound nature of grace in Christianity, contrasting it with other belief systems. It underscores salvation as a divine gift, emphasizing that it is not earned through deeds. A vivid metaphor about shedding a golden retriever's fur illustrates the overflowing nature of God's mercy. The transformative impact of God's grace is highlighted, encouraging listeners to embrace the comfort and joy that come from understanding His unconditional love.

Phil spoke out of the second half of Ephesians 1 when Paul prays for the Ephesians Christians. We see in this passage both the centrality for prayer for Paul, together with the main emphasis of his prayer life: namely that his friends would know God more. The passage is profoundly challenging when it comes to our own prayer life – both in terms of how seriously we take prayer, along with the content of our prayer life.

Vision Sunday – October 2020 | VISION SUNDAY | Acts 19:1,8-10 by King's Church London

No letter in history has such a happy opening as Paul’s letter to the Ephesians. In just two sentences, Paul gives us at least five reasons to rejoice – and all of them are true regardless of our circumstances, because we are in Christ.

Guest speaker Tope Koleoso, lead Pastor at Jubilee Church London, has a powerful message for all of us on this crucial subject, which is part of our ongoing response to awareness around race. The message is thoroughly Biblical and full of grace, with a challenge at the end for all of us to be missionaries to the world, demonstrating the love of God.

We all have a need for connection and community – it’s how we were created. And throughout the New Testament there are encouragements to gather together, encourage one another and pray with/for each other. In this Zoom conversation, Phil Varley, our Senior Associate Pastor, together with Cindy, Annie and Charles (current/former Pastors at King’s), discuss these importance subjects, which are the focus of this term’s Ephesians groups. We’d encourage and invite everyone to be part of a group at King’s this term. Find out more and sign up at kingschurchlondon.org/groups.

After thirty-five chapters of human answers to the problem of evil, God finally speaks. But instead of providing the expected answers, he gives a series of totally unexpected questions – and there is huge comfort for us in that.

Pain and suffering inevitably come to us all, and why we suffer is a question that has baffled theologians over the years. There are ultimately no easy answers, and rather than spending our lives trying to discover why we are suffering, let’s spend it getting to know the God who knows.