Pastor Tyler Velin
Tyler Velin has been on staff at Sovereign Hope since 2007 and an elder since 2015. He is a graduate of the University of Montana and Western Seminary (Portland, OR). Tyler and Sarah were married in 2011 and have four children: Owen (2012), Addley (2015), Ellie (2017), and June (2019). Tyler's background is in campus ministry and he currently serves as the chaplain for the University of Montana football team.
Before Paul ever prescribes the first bit of armor, he first convinces Christians of the war which lies ahead and weight of that knowledge.
Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-13
Paul closes his relational reformation by addressing the nature of Christians in the workplace.
Scripture: Ephesians 6:5-9
Paul continues to mold our relationships with the gospel as he turns to children and parents.
Scripture: Ephesians 6:1-4
What does it look like to imitate God? In Ephesians 5:1-21, Paul answers the question with a three part call to holiness.
Scripture: Ephesians 5:1-21
Paul opens his address to Christian relationships by focusing on the uniqueness of marriage and its relationship to the gospel.
Scripture: Ephesians 5:21-33
Paul's assumption for the Ephesian church and for us is that the gospel not only changes our hope, but our whole life. His commands in Ephesians 4:17-32, call us to fight for renewal as we put off what was old and put on what is new.
Scripture: Ephesians 4:17-5:2
How should a church assess itself? In Ephesians 4:1-16, Paul helps the church understand its roles and responsibilities in light of the gospel which created it.
Scripture: Ephesians 4:1-16
Paul's prayer in Ephesians 3:14-21 shows us the impossible made possible through the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Scripture: Ephesians 3:14-21
Paul's prayer for the church is interrupted by his desire to stress the significance of the church in light of the gospel and God's plan for all of history.
Scripture: Ephesians 3:1-13
After Paul highlights the ways in which Jesus restores us to God (2:1-10), he shows the wonderful ways in which grace also restores us to each other in the church (2:11-22)
Scripture: Ephesians 2:11-22