Today on Summit Life with JD Greer.

There's one problem of man, and it supersedes race, religion, gender, education,

and even political persuasion.

And that problem is sin, and the solution to that problem is the substitutionary death of Jesus Christ who did for all of us what none of us could do for ourselves. Welcome to Summit Life, the Bible Teaching Ministry of Pastor, author, and apologists.

Welcome to Summit Life, the Bible Teaching Ministry of Pastor, Author, and Apologist Jady Greer.

I'm your host Molly Bitevich.

Okay, raise your hand if you've ever tried investigating your family tree. It seems like everyone wants to know who

they are and where they come from these days so it's no surprise that ancestry

testing is so popular right now. But the real question is, does our family tree actually define who we are?

Can we truly find out what we should be doing just by having this information in our

pocket? I think we'd agree the answer is no, but Pastor

Jady addresses that question head on today as he continues our teaching series

called Mystery and Clarity. He's helping us understand our true identity and our purpose in a message that he titled,

The Mystery and Mission of the Church.

So grab your Bible and let's get started.

Paul makes this turn in Ephesians 2 11 where he starts talking about the church.

This passage begins, the very first word is therefore, and that is very significant because therefore

connects what he is about to say with what he has just said. In other words, he's not just randomly bringing up the church.

He's saying the incredible experience of salvation that he's just described in Ephesians 1 and 2 will lead you to involvement in the church if you really

get it.

So if you have your Bibles, and I hope you do, opening them up to Ephesians chapter 2 and we're going to begin in

verse 11. This passage I will acknowledge freely before you is very challenging for most Americans.

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