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This Podcast is part of a 10-year project to complete an in-depth, daily study of the entire Bible, chapter by chapter, verse by verse. 

Episode Notes: Deeper Still - Returning to Ephesians. (Eph 2: 1-10 Again)
Today, we’re doing something a little unusual. We’re going back into the waters of Ephesians 2:1–10.  Back into one of the richest, most breathtaking passages in the entire New Testament. Because some passages of Scripture are like a shallow stream, refreshing, simple, easy to cross…. But others… others are oceans, and Ephesians 2:1–10 is such an ocean.
 We’ve already walked through this passage once, but the more you sit with these verses, the more you realise there is more here. This is a passage that refuses to be exhausted.  So today, we’re going back — not because we missed something, but because Paul has given us something so rich that it deserves to be savoured again.
 We’re going to linger, and we’re going to let the text speak again, and hopefully speak deeper.
 So, take a breath, settle your heart, and come with me again into the deep waters of Ephesians 2:1–10. Because sometimes the most spiritual thing we can do is not press on with the project but to go back and listen again to what God has already said.
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This Podcast is part of a 10-year project to complete an in-depth, daily study of the entire Bible, chapter by chapter, verse by verse. 

Episode Notes: From Death to Life - What are we saved for? (Ephesians 2: 1–10)
If you’ve been following along, you’ll know that the last few episodes have taken us up the mountain with Paul. We’ve stood with him as he blessed God for every spiritual blessing in Christ. We’ve listened as he prayed that the eyes of our hearts would be opened. We’ve explored the hope, the inheritance, and the power that belong to every believer.
 
But today… He takes us down the mountain, back into the valley of human experience, back into the story of who we once were, back into the darkness from which God rescued us.  Because before you can appreciate the height of God’s grace, you must understand the depth from which He lifted you.
 Ephesians 2:1–10 is one of the most breathtaking passages in the entire New Testament. It is the gospel in ten verses. It is the Christian story in miniature. It is your testimony and mine, told with clarity, honesty, and astonishing beauty.
 This passage will tell us who we were, what God has done, and who we are now.
 So, take a breath. Settle your heart. And let’s step together into one of the greatest passages ever written.
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This podcast is not associated with the Bible Project YouTube channel or any other associated podcasts that use the name 'Bible Project'. It is entirely the work of Jeremy R McCandless...
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My History of the Christian Church: https://thehistoryofthechristianchurch.buzzsprout.com
The L.I.F.E. Podcast: (Philosophy and current trends in the Arts and Entertainment Podcast).
https://the-living-in-faith-everyday-podcast.buzzsprout.com
The Renewed Mind Podcast. My Psychology and Mental Health Podcast:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2568891
The Classic Literature Podcast:
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This Podcast is part of a 10-year project to complete an in-depth, daily study of the entire Bible, chapter by chapter, verse by verse. 

Episode Notes: A Church Worth Thanking God For. (Ephesians 1: 15-23)
When Paul reaches verse 15 of Ephesians 1, something beautiful happens. He pauses. He reflects. And he gives thanks. 
He gives thanks, not for buildings, not for finance, not for programmes, and not for influence. He gives thanks for people — for their faith in Christ and their love for all God’s people. These two qualities, Paul says, are the unmistakable marks of a true church. Not cleverness. Not the charisma of the leader. Not size. Not even success.... But faith and love.
Faith in the Lord Jesus — a deep, living trust.
And Love for God’s people, a practical, sacrificial affection.
Because Paul knows something we often forget. That you cannot love Christ without loving people, you cannot love people without being involved with them. You cannot grow in faith without other Christian believers.
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This podcast is not associated with the Bible Project YouTube channel or any other associated podcasts that use the name 'Bible Project'. It is entirely the work of Jeremy R McCandless...
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My History of the Christian Church: https://thehistoryofthechristianchurch.buzzsprout.com
The L.I.F.E. Podcast: (Philosophy and current trends in the Arts and Entertainment Podcast).
https://the-living-in-faith-everyday-podcast.buzzsprout.com
The Renewed Mind Podcast. My Psychology and Mental Health Podcast:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2568891
The Classic Literature Podcast:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2568906
To visit my Author page on Amazon and view my entire back catalogue of books on both Amazon and Kindle, and now also on Audible, Visit:
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The Bible Project Daily Podcast is an in-depth, daily study of the entire Bible, chapter by chapter, verse by verse. 
This is part two of a single, longer recording and message based on this one passage of scripture. Full transcript for both episodes is with part 1.
Episode Notes: Why Do People Go to Church? (Ephesians 1: 3-14)
Why do people go to church?
It’s a question we rarely ask out loud, but it sits quietly beneath the surface of every church on every Sunday morning.
Some people go because they always have, and their parents went. Some go because they feel they ought to. Some go because they’re lonely and some go because they’re hurting.
Some go because they’re hungry, not for food, but for meaning, for hope, for God.
…. And some — if we’re honest — aren’t entirely sure why they go at all.
But Paul, in Ephesians 1:3–14, gives us an answer that is far deeper, far richer, far more beautiful than any of those surface‑level reasons. He tells us that the reason we gather, the reason we worship, the reason we belong to a church at all… is because God has done something astonishing for us in Christ.

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This podcast is not associated with the Bible Project YouTube channel or any other associated podcasts that use the name 'Bible Project'. It is entirely the work of Jeremy R McCandless...
Follow and support me on Patreon.
Jeremy McCandless | Creating Podcasts and Bible Study Resources | Patreon
To receive my weekly newsletter and keep up to date with all five of my podcasts, subscribe at:
Jeremy McCandless | Substack
Check out my other Podcasts.
My History of the Christian Church: https://thehistoryofthechristianchurch.buzzsprout.com
The L.I.F.E. Podcast: (Philosophy and current trends in the Arts and Entertainment Podcast).
https://the-living-in-faith-everyday-podcast.buzzsprout.com
The Renewed Mind Podcast. My Psychology and Mental Health Podcast:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2568891
The Classic Literature Podcast:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2568906
To visit my Author page on Amazon and view my entire back catalogue of books on both Amazon and Kindle, and now also on Audible, Visit:
Amazon.com: Jeremy R Mccandless: books, biography, latest...

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The Bible Project Daily Podcast is an in-depth, daily study of the entire Bible, chapter by chapter, verse by verse. 
Episode Notes: Why Do People Go to Church? (Ephesians 1: 3-14)
Why do people go to church?
It’s a question we rarely ask out loud, but it sits quietly beneath the surface of every church on every Sunday morning.
Some people go because they always have, and their parents went. Some go because they feel they ought to. Some go because they’re lonely and some go because they’re hurting.
Some go because they’re hungry, not for food, but for meaning, for hope, for God.
…. And some — if we’re honest — aren’t entirely sure why they go at all.
But Paul, in Ephesians 1:3–14, gives us an answer that is far deeper, far richer, far more beautiful than any of those surface‑level reasons. He tells us that the reason we gather, the reason we worship, the reason we belong to a church at all… is because God has done something astonishing for us in Christ.
This is part one of a single, longer recording and message based on this one passage of scripture.
Support the show
This podcast is not associated with the Bible Project YouTube channel or any other associated podcasts that use the name 'Bible Project'. It is entirely the work of Jeremy R McCandless...
Follow and support me on Patreon.
Jeremy McCandless | Creating Podcasts and Bible Study Resources | Patreon
To receive my weekly newsletter and keep up to date with all five of my podcasts, subscribe at:
Jeremy McCandless | Substack
Check out my other Podcasts.
My History of the Christian Church: https://thehistoryofthechristianchurch.buzzsprout.com
The L.I.F.E. Podcast: (Philosophy and current trends in the Arts and Entertainment Podcast).
https://the-living-in-faith-everyday-podcast.buzzsprout.com
The Renewed Mind Podcast. My Psychology and Mental Health Podcast:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2568891
The Classic Literature Podcast:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2568906
To visit my Author page on Amazon and view my entire back catalogue of books on both Amazon and Kindle, and now also on Audible, Visit:
Amazon.com: Jeremy R Mccandless: books, biography, latest...