Episode 10
In this episode of Beyond Sunday, the team wraps up the Ephesians series by looking back at two messages that bring Paul's letter home. First they dig into Ephesians 6:5-9 and the challenge to see our everyday work as worship — showing up with integrity, serving as though we're working for the Lord, and letting the way we work become a witness. Then they turn to the series finale, Ephesians 6:10-20, where Paul calls us to put on the full armor of God and stand firm in His strength rather than our own — a message that lands especially close as Newbreak celebrates 40 years of God's faithfulness and looks ahead to the next forty. Whether you're looking for encouragement, perspective, or a deeper understanding of the Gospel, this conversation will help you continue the journey beyond Sunday.
Whether you're clocking in on Monday or standing firm in the fight, the same truth holds: the strength was never meant to be yours.
Share Your Story
These two messages meet us right where we live — in the daily grind of our work and in the spiritual battles nobody sees. Paul says to work as though we're working for the Lord, and to stand firm not in our own strength but in God's. Both are lived out in real stories: the time your integrity at work said something a sermon never could, or the season God provided when you had nothing left. And on a weekend marking 40 years of God's faithfulness, the invitation is clear — your story is part of what God is still writing. Share it. Someone needs to hear that the same God who's been faithful for four decades is faithful in whatever they're facing right now.
Take Your Next Step
Both messages end with a challenge, not just a lesson. From Ephesians 6:5-9: what do your coworkers know about God based on how you work? Pick one way to S.E.R.V.E. this week — show up fully, exceed expectations, respect everyone, value integrity when no one's watching, express Christ-like character. And from Ephesians 6:10-20: take an honest inventory of the armor. Is God's truth holding your life together? Is prayer your lifeline or your last resort? Choose one piece and put it on with intention. Spiritual growth happens when we stop striving in our own power — at work and in the fight — and start depending on His.
Invite Someone & Get Connected
Neither of these battles was meant to be fought alone — not the pressure to honor God at work, and not the spiritual fight Paul describes. Forty years of Newbreak's story exist because people kept inviting others into what God was doing rather than going it alone. Someone in your life is wrestling right now with how to live out their faith Monday through Friday, or standing in a hard season on their own strength. Send them this episode. Invite them into a community that will stand beside them and remind them whose power the fight belongs to. Get connected — because the next forty years will be built by people willing to stand together.
About the Book of Ephesians Sermon Series
God has always had a plan. The book of Ephesians reveals the incredible story of God’s plan to bring salvation to all people through Jesus Christ and unite them into one family. In this 13-week series, we’ll discover what it means to live with purpose as people who have been chosen, redeemed, and called by God. Along the way, we’ll explore how the Holy Spirit transforms our everyday relationships—with family, friends, the Church, and the world around us. Ephesians is an invitation to step into God’s greater story and live the kind of life we were created for.