Sermon
Reconciled by Christ
Mercy Hill Church - Cincinnati
Speaker: Ernie Bonnoitt
September 15, 2025 · 37 min
Summary
Paul teaches that believers were once alienated from God through sin, trapped in a destructive spiral of hostility and evil deeds. Jesus initiated reconciliation by dying on the cross, paying the price for our sins and presenting us holy and blameless before the Father—not through our works, but entirely through his grace and mercy.
Highlights
Until we understand the depths of our depravity, we'll never know the heights of his grace.
Jesus didn't just come to deal with your sin, but to remove your alienation from him.
He looked at your bios—alienated, hostile in mind, doing evil deeds—and said, 'Yeah, I'll take that person.' Is that not merciful? Is that not good?