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Grace To & Through · April 26, 2026

Sermon Guide — follow along and fill in the blanks.

The Gap

Paul’s architecture in Ephesians 3 bridges this very gap:

Understanding → Experience ____ → Appropriation → Assimilation → Application

The ____ We Build:

BOX 1: “What I know”

BOX 2: “What I ____”

Scriptures: Ephesians 3:8 · Ephesians 3:10 · Ephesians 3:14–19 · Ephesians 3:20–21

Conversation Starters

1. The message described two “boxes”—relying only on what we know or only on what we feel. Which one do you tend to fall into, and how has that affected your relationship with God?

2. Paul prays that we would be “rooted and established in love.” What do you think it looks like to be grounded in God’s love in a practical, everyday way?

3. The idea that we experience the fullness of God’s grace together is powerful. Can you share a time when someone else’s story or faith helped you see God more clearly?

4. What is one step you can take this week to move toward experiencing God more personally—whether through prayer, time in God’s Word, worship, or community?