About this episode
Matthew Wright explores the transformative power of the gospel in the opening message of the Inside Out series.
This week at Grace Life Church we began a new series called Inside Out — Captured by Grace. In this opening message, Matthew Wright explores a powerful question: Did Jesus come to fix broken people, or to make dead people alive? Looking at passages like Epistle to the Romans 8, Epistle to the Ephesians 2, and Second Epistle to the Corinthians 5, we discover that the gospel is not about repairing our behavior from the outside. Instead, God transforms us from the inside through the life of Christ. This message challenges us to move beyond striving and performance, and to embrace the new identity and life we’ve been given in Jesus.
Topics covered
- spiritual transformation
- identity in Christ
- gospel message
- grace
- Christian living
Keywords
- broken people
- alive in Christ
- Epistle to the Romans 8
- Epistle to the Ephesians 2
- Second Epistle to the Corinthians 5
- new identity
- life of Christ
- striving and performance
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Inside Out:, Inside Out —, Captured by Grace, Epistle to the Romans 8, Epistle to the Ephesians 2, Epistle to the Corinthians 5
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