Christ Gave Himself for the Church Communion msg.

Pastor Albert N. Martin expounds Ephesians 5:25-27, focusing on Christ's love for the Church and His self-giving for its sanctification and ultimate glorification. He argues that Christ's death had both an intermediate purpose—to cleanse and set apart His people from sin and the world—and an ultimate purpose—to present the Church to Himself as glorious, without spot or wrinkle. This truth offers comfort and assurance to weary believers battling indwelling sin, reminding them of their future perfection, while simultaneously serving as a word of conviction to formalists and hypocrites who claim Christ but remain wedded to sin and the world.

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