What if the answer isn't more advice—but wisdom and revelation from God?

In this message from IN CHRIST: A Study Through Ephesians, Pastor Jon Purkey finishes Ephesians 1 and unpacks Paul’s prayer in Ephesians 1:15–23.

Paul wasn't praying that believers would simply get more.

He prayed that God would give them wisdom and revelation so the eyes of their hearts would be flooded with light—and they could finally recognize what God had already placed within their reach through Christ.

Revelation allows you to see what was already there.

Wisdom teaches you what to do with what you now see.

This message challenges us to move from simply believing in Jesus to actively following Jesus—praying for people, walking in love, listening to the Holy Spirit, making disciples and carrying the Gospel beyond the walls of the church.

You'll also discover why your present circumstances cannot cancel God's calling over your life and why believers don't have to beg God for power He has already made available through Christ.

The same power that raised Christ from the dead is at work in those who believe.

You don't just need to know more.

You need your eyes opened to who you already are and what you already carry IN CHRIST.

Scripture: Ephesians 1:15–23, Acts 1:8, Matthew 28:19

Series: IN CHRIST — A Study Through Ephesians

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Plunder Hell. Populate Heaven.

Knowing about Jesus and following Jesus are not the same thing.

In this week’s IN CHRIST: A Study Through Ephesians, Pastor Jon continues through Ephesians 1 and asks a question every believer needs to wrestle with:

Are you following Jesus—or have you simply learned how to say you believe?

Real faith produces surrender. Real faith produces fruit. And when we belong to Christ, the Holy Spirit doesn’t simply live within us—He empowers us to live differently, follow boldly, and become disciples who make disciples.

You were not saved just to make a confession.

You were called to follow.

And you don’t have to follow Jesus in your own strength. The Holy Spirit is your help, your power, and the guarantee that there is still more to come.

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Listen to the Nexus Church Podcast on your favorite podcast platform and continue our verse-by-verse journey through Ephesians.

Be a disciple. Make disciples.

Some of us are still trying to earn what Jesus already paid for.

In Part 2 of In Christ, Pastor Jon Purkey continues through Ephesians 1 and reminds us that the Christian life doesn't begin with what we do for God. It begins with understanding what God has already done for us in Christ.

Through Jesus, you have been redeemed.

Your forgiveness was purchased by His blood.

God's grace toward you isn't rationed—it is lavished.

And you have been given an inheritance you could never earn through your own works.

But grace isn't an excuse to remain unchanged. The same Jesus who redeems us also calls us to surrender every area of our lives to His authority.

Your marriage. Your money. Your ambitions. Your relationships. Your future.

You don't have to earn what Jesus already purchased. You have to learn how to live from what you've already been given.

You are redeemed.

You are forgiven.

You are an heir.

You are in Christ.

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