Sunday 22nd February 2026 // Evening // Ephesians 1:11-14 // The Doctrine of the Perseverance of the Saints

Rev. Craig Lynn preaches Ephesians 1:11-14 at evening worship on Sunday 22nd February 2026 in First Ards. We close our series considering the Doctrines of Grace journey answering a deeply personal question: is grace able to carry us all the way home? In Ephesians 1:11–14 Paul points us first to God’s unshakeable purpose “in Christ”, then to Christ’s own promise to lose none of those the Father gives him (John 6) and finally to the Spirit who seals believers and guarantees their inheritance “until” the day of redemption. Perseverance, then, is less about the strength of our grip and more about the strength of God’s, the Father’s planning, the Son’s securing and the Spirit’s guaranteeing. The result is humble assurance for the anxious, a call to keep coming to Christ and hopeful prayer for wandering loved ones.