Sunday, August 23, 2026

Sunday, August 23, 2026

Scriptures: Ephesians 2:19-22

• Sermon Summary

  In this message, Yelena explores the idea of home - what home means to us, what makes us feel or not feel at home, and what the tradition of our faith has to say about home. 
  In Ephesians 2:19-22, Paul is building a theology of community by using the metaphor of home. Yelena looks at the complexity of home, some historical examples of division that the church in Ephesus had in the background, at the language of sanctuary and how community is always a work in progress - home under construction.
  And while we are making our home in the world and with each other, God is making a home with us, because as it turns out, we are God’s idea of home.

• Discussion Guide

  Community is shaped by the conversations we share. These questions and reflections are a tool to help you meaningfully engage with the themes of this week's teaching.
  
  Summer Discussion Guide 2026

  If your group is meeting this summer and wants to talk about the sermons, here are a few questions that you could use to engage with our teaching. 

  • What specific part of the message resonated with you the most? Why do you think that particular part, or idea, or story caught your attention? 

  • Did the sermon speak into a particular struggle or question in your life or your faith journey right now?

  • How did the message challenge or encourage you personally?
    And what do you think the application could be for our church community? Was there anything that could strengthen or stretch us as a church? 

  • How did the exposition of the scriptures used in the sermon provide you with a new perspective of deeper understanding?

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  It is good to remember that the conversation experience in the group is shaped by the personal stories of those who participate in it and how willing the people are to be open and vulnerable in the group.

  So if you’re leading the discussion, feel free to model and encourage person-centred and story-centred sharing by reflecting on how some parts of the sermon resonate with you personally.
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  Additionally, what contributes to a more authentic group discussion is when people can share not about the abstract and theoretical applications, but one or two practical things they are taking away from either the sermon or the discussion. 

  So, you can end your time together with this question: 

  • What is one thing you are taking away from either the sermon or the discussion we’ve just had?

• Service Songs & Prayers

  CALL TO WORSHIP Psalm 48

  MUSIC Curated by Kevin B.
  Mission House - Good God
  Brooke Ligertwood - Holy Song
  Brooke Ligertwood - Looking
  Hillsong Worship - O Praise The Name
  
  SERIES BUMPER
  Soapbox Sundays