July 2005: The WHY in Ephesians

Ephesians 2:1-10

WHY SAVE?
Introduction
**DISCUSSION ON MASTERPIECES: Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo’s David, DaVinci, etc. (using pics helps)
**Why did the great artists create?

Before we met Jesus, we were...
**dead (1)
**doomed (1)
**full of sin (2)
**under Satan’s power (2)
**following evil passions and desires (3)
**born with an evil nature (3)
**under God’s anger (3)
How did God react?
**He showered upon us His mercy and love (4)
**He gave us life through Jesus (5)
**He raised us from the dead (6)
**He seated us in the heavenly realms (6)
**He made us His examples (7)
**He SAVED us (8)

Conclusion
**God did not save us because of what we’ve done (9)
**God saved us because we are HIS MASTERPIECE (10)
**You are God’s great sculpture… His great painting… His incredible architecture… His most treasured work of art!