09-Ephesians: "God's Grace Is an Asset: Are You Investing It?" | Ephesians 3:1-13

In Ephesians 3:1-13, Paul writes from a prison cell and pulls back the curtain on a mystery that was hidden for ages: in Christ, Gentiles are fellow heirs, members of the same body, and partakers of the same promise. The good news is not for a privileged few. It is for the whole world. Paul calls himself a steward of God's grace, using a word that meant household management. The grace we receive is not meant to sit untouched. Like the servant in the parable of the talents, we are entrusted with something valuable and called to invest it, not bury it in the ground. And we invest grace the same way it first came to us: we tell others. We go, make disciples, baptize, and teach. As grace is shared, grace multiplies. This message also corrects a quiet misconception, the idea that a faithful life guarantees an easy one. Paul, the former persecutor turned servant of Christ, poured everything into the church and lost his freedom for it. Yet he refuses to lose heart, because the same power that raised Christ is at work in him, and the eternal purpose of God was always the plan. If you have ever been burned and hung it up, this message calls you back to the building site. You are a steward of the unsearchable riches of Christ. Don't bury the grace. Key Texts: Ephesians 3:1-13; Ephesians 2:19-22; Ephesians 1:9-10; Romans 6:16-19; Matthew 25:14-30; Matthew 20:26 _______________________________________ 🌐 Learn more about Sonrise Church: www.sonrisebc.org 💒 Support Sonrise: https://sonrise-bc.churchcenter.com/g... 📱 Download our App: https://get.theapp.co/r78g 🎥 Streaming License: CSPL166462 🎵 CCLI License: 646243 📖 Study Questions: https://sonrisebc.org/wp-content/uplo... #church #bibleteaching #ephesians #ephesians3 #grace #stewardship #discipleship #greatcommission #gospel #FellowHeirs #christianliving #sounddoctrine #SonriseChurchUtah #jesus 0:00 Recap, Ephesians 2 and the charge to invest 2:36 Paul, a prisoner of Christ 6:07 Dispensation, stewardship, and asset management 9:35 What grace is, and what it is not 12:31 Investing is biblical, not gambling 15:32 The parable of the talents 18:37 Hiding our light out of fear 21:35 The mystery made known to all 25:21 A minister is a servant 28:45 Less than the least of the saints 31:54 The church was always the plan 35:36 You don't save anyone, only Christ saves