A Chosen Household

A Chosen Household

From Passion Creek Church by Trey Van Camp

May 31, 2026 · 37 min

About this episode

The episode explores the deeper spiritual implications of the letter to the Ephesians, emphasizing the unseen cosmic realities that shape our daily lives.

There’s More Going On Than You Can See Most of us live on the surface. We wake up, manage our circumstances, navigate our relationships, and try to keep our heads above water. But what if the most important things happening in your life aren’t visible from the surface at all? That’s the provocative claim at the center of Ephesians. Written by Paul near the end of his life, this letter isn’t a self-help manual or a list of spiritual tips. It’s more like someone grabbing you by the shoulders, pulling you to the edge of a boat, and telling you to put your head underwater. The ocean is bigger than you think. There’s a world down there. Ephesians tells a cosmic story with domestic implications. Through Jesus, heaven has invaded earth — that’s cosmic. And if that’s really true, then every part of life, from our relationships to our daily rhythms, should be shaped by it — that’s domestic. The letter peels back the curtain on what’s really going on beneath the surface of our world. Chosen: The Story Started Before You The opening section of Ephesians contains the longest single sentence in the New Testament. In one long, breathless run-on, Paul celebrates something stunning: before the…

People in this episode

Host: Trey Van Camp

Topics covered

  • spirituality
  • predestination
  • free will
  • Christianity
  • theology
  • relationships

Keywords

  • Ephesians
  • Paul
  • spirituality
  • predestination
  • free will
  • theology
  • Christianity

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Books & works: Ephesians

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