Noah Herrin celebrates Way Church's first-year milestones and then grounds the congregation in the gospel by preaching from Ephesians 2. He argues that sin steals life, joy, purpose and ultimately brings spiritual death, and that human effort cannot fix the problem. Herrin explains that God's mercy and Jesus' finished work on the cross rescues sinners - grace is a gift, not something earned by works. He illustrates the point with personal stories and the thief-on-the-cross (Luke 23) to show that even last‑minute faith receives the same promise of new life. The sermon closes with an invitation and a prayer of repentance to receive assurance in Christ.
““For you are saved by grace through faith and this is not from yourselves it is God's Gift not from works so that no one can boast.”” · Noah Herrin
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Sin steals life and cannot be overcome by willpower or good intentions; the only remedy is the gospel - Jesus' death and resurrection, received by faith. If you want assurance, confess your sin and trust Christ (the pastor led a simple prayer for this). Follow-up steps: tell a leader, get connected in a Way Group, and consider baptism as a public step of the new life in Christ.
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