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Park Cities Presbyterian ChurchPaul Goebel · January 11, 2026 · 32 min

[SERMON] Grace and Peace (Ephesians 1:2); Rev. Paul Goebel

Name: [SERMON] Grace and Peace (Ephesians 1:2); Rev. Paul Goebel
Uploaded: 2026-01-11T19:31:12.000Z
Duration: 31 min 54 s
Description: Paul's opening greeting 'grace and peace' is not a throwaway salutation but the gospel itself compressed into two words: grace is God's sovereign, relational, undeserved love poured out on sinners before they could earn or deserve it, and peace (shalom) is not the absence of trouble but the presence of God restoring relationship with him and with one another through the cross of Christ.

Paul's opening greeting 'grace and peace' is not a throwaway salutation but the gospel itself compressed into two words: grace is God's sovereign, relational, undeserved love poured out on sinners before they could earn or deserve it, and peace (shalom) is not the absence of trouble but the presence of God restoring relationship with him and with one another through the cross of Christ.

Scripture referenced

Ephesians 1:2 Ephesians 1:5 Ephesians 1:4 Ephesians 1 Ephesians 2 John 3:16 Ephesians 1–3 2 Corinthians 1:2 Philippians 1:2 1 Corinthians 1:3 Galatians 1:3 Romans 1:7

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