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.
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
In Ephesians 2:1-10, Paul sets out to establish believers in the heart of the gospel.
Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-10
Paul's prayer for the believers in Ephesus show us something important about Paul's goals for believers and the immeasurable blessings they have from God.
Scripture: Ephesians 1:15-23
Paul opens the book of Ephesians by calling into focus the center of God's blessing and glory: salvation through Jesus Christ.
Scripture: Ephesians 1:1-14