The Way We Were pt.1

Destined for Victory

Paul Sheppard

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.6 • 681 Ratings

🗓️ 7 April 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Paul's description of our lives B.C. i.e., before Christ (based on Eph. 2:1-3) To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1213/29

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0:00.0	He gives us descriptions, four descriptions of our BC life before Christ.
0:14.6	Description number one, we were spiritually dead.
0:19.9	What does the new covenant, the New Testament, teach?
0:23.4	It teaches things like this.
0:25.6	We were spiritually dead before we came to Christ.
0:29.9	To fully appreciate who you are with Christ, it may help you to know who you were without Christ.
0:36.0	Hello, and thanks for stopping by for today's
0:38.1	Destin for Victory, where we feature the preaching ministry of Pastor Paul Shepard. Coming up
0:43.3	next, we return to the book of Ephesians to learn more about who we were before we came
0:47.2	to faith in Christ. It's not a pretty picture, but it's a helpful one because it makes us far more
0:52.9	grateful for who we are now.
0:55.3	Remember to come see us at pastor paul.net to listen to Destin for Victory on Demand.
1:00.5	Again, pastor paul.net.
1:02.9	Subscribe to the podcast at Apple Podcast at Spotify or wherever you enjoy your podcasts.
1:09.0	But right now, here's today's Destin for Victory Message,
1:12.1	The Way We Were.
1:13.8	All right, we will continue our series in the book of Ephesians.
1:19.9	We are now moving into chapter two.
1:22.9	And so grab your Bible, go with me, to Ephesians, chapter two.
1:32.4	And here in the first part of this chapter,
1:38.7	of course, Paul didn't write his letters in chapters. Those were done later by editors of the various translations. But in what we call chapter 2, he's continuing his word to the church at Ephesus and by way of divine inspiration, his word to all of us.
1:49.9	And as he moves into this section of the letter, he's going to describe who we were BC, that is, before Christ.
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