What if you REALLY Believed God Loves You? | Pastor Di Beals | Venture Church
This week at Venture, Pastor Di continues our Journey Through Ephesians series with a powerful message from chapter 3 — a reminder of just how deeply God loves us.
Paul writes from prison, yet his perspective is full of purpose. Even in chains, he sees his suffering as a platform to share the Gospel. Through this chapter, Pastor Di challenges us to see life through that same lens — to believe we are loved and chosen, to walk confidently in God’s presence, and to be transformed by His passion for us.
If we truly understood how much God loves us, it would change everything.
⏱️ Timestamps
00:00 – Welcome to Venture Church Online
00:12 – Honoring our Veterans
00:49 – Pastor Di introduces Journey Through Ephesians
01:10 – The city of Ephesus and historical background
02:15 – Review of Ephesians 1 & 2
03:27 – Unity in salvation through Christ
03:53 – Introduction to Ephesians 3 — the bridge between identity and action
04:40 – Who God says we are: loved, chosen, free, forgiven
05:36 – What if you really believed God loves you?
06:10 – Opening prayer
07:14 – Paul’s perspective from prison
08:56 – God’s mysterious plan revealed
10:45 – Finding purpose in hardship
12:07 – Paul’s suffering and the spread of the Gospel
13:12 – Turning captivity into calling
15:46 – Seeing trials through the lens of God’s love
16:19 – Our position: Bold and confident access to God
17:36 – No need to earn His favor — we’re already accepted
18:34 – Understanding transforms head knowledge into heart change
19:20 – The Passion of Christ — the ultimate expression of love
21:56 – From knowing God’s love to being transformed by it
23:18 – Pastor Di’s personal story of surrender
26:23 – What real transformation looks like
26:56 – How wide, long, high, and deep is His love
27:53 – Nothing can separate us from God’s love (Romans 8:38)
29:18 – Be filled with the fullness of God
31:16 – Jesus — the fullness and proof of God’s love
33:34 – Communion: Remembering Christ’s sacrifice
35:17 – The blood that forgives and restores
36:20 – Responding to God’s love and forgiveness
38:01 – Prayer of surrender
39:09 – Closing worship: Here I Am to Worship