Before we say a word, the way we love one another has already spoken. In week 2 of Built Up, Pastor Jon teaches from Ephesians 1:15–23, where Paul thanks God for the church's steady faith in Jesus and their love for the saints. Faithfulness isn't microwave spirituality. It's a long obedience in the same direction. Paul also prays for wisdom, insight, and open hearts, all grounded in the truth that Jesus is far above every power and authority.

Paul gets so caught up in the goodness of God that Ephesians 1:3–14 comes out like one long sentence of worship. Pastor Jon begins our Built Up series in Ephesians 1:1–14 with the blessings God gives us in Christ: he chose us, adopted us, redeemed us, equipped us with wisdom and insight, and sealed us with the Holy Spirit. Adoption means the old debts are paid and we're brought into a new family. Redemption means Jesus did what we couldn't do for ourselves. The message also gives a little love to Tychicus, the faithful messenger who carried the letter. We don't edit the gospel. We just bring it.

A resilient family isn't one that never gets hit. It's one that learns to bounce back together through the storms of life. In our Resilience series, Jed Haas teaches from Ephesians 5:19–33, 1 Thessalonians 2:7–12, and 1 Timothy 4:12–16. Marriage grows stronger when husbands and wives yield and sacrifice for each other under Jesus. Parents help kids with high grace and high truth. And kids need real chances to practice, show progress, and persist in the way of Jesus. God is the master of the bounce back, and he meets us in the places we've fallen.