Whether due to cultural opposition, sins, and weaknesses within the body of Christ,

or the routine daily struggles that come with following Jesus,

it's easy to forget the amazing privilege God has given to

the church. No other institution or organization can claim to have Christ as its head.

Welcome to the Radical with David Platt Podcast, the latest sermons from teacher, author, and

pastor David Platt delivered weekly.

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When today's new message from Ephesians chapter one, David Platt highlights the significance of the Church's relationship to Christ

and its role in proclaiming His salvation.

As we commit to Christ and to one another in the context of the local church, we put the glory of

Christ on display. Here's David Platt with his sermon on what it means to be a

biblical church from Ephesians chapter 1 versus 22 and 23.

So if you have a Bible and hope you are somebody around you does, let me invite you to

ophesians chapter 1. So Ephesians Chapter 1, while you're turning there, yeah, I just want you to know how

thankful I am for the opportunity to be here in person instead of just on a screen.

The only thing is a little unfortunate

is I'm, so I just got back from Ethiopia

earlier this week and I brought something back

from Ethiopia with me.

So I'm a little under the weather. So you probably

wish I was on a screen right now instead of in person, but here I am. So I've really

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