
By Chris Berglund and Leah Ramirez
🎥 YouTube: The Eternal Purpose: From Works to Surrender | Chris Berglund
Chris opened with three passages that frame our moment as a church family:
All plural. God’s dwelling isn’t a building; we are His temple—together. This is the Eternal Purpose Colorado Springs needs: Christ formed in a people who carry His life as one.
From Revelation 2, Jesus commends Ephesus for hard work and discernment—then says, “I have this against you: you’ve left your first love.”
Chris warned: it’s possible to do all the right things yet miss the increase of Christ Himself. When first love leaks, activity replaces intimacy, and the lampstand (His manifest presence) dims.
Isaiah 11 describes the Sevenfold Spirit resting on Jesus: wisdom, understanding, counsel, might, knowledge, the fear of the Lord. Jesus doesn’t judge by appearances—He looks to the heart (think Zacchaeus, Mary Magdalene).
Invitation: ask the Spirit to re-train your sight. In a city of hot takes and quick labels, we choose the Eternal Purpose Colorado Springs—seeing through Christ’s eyes.
Chris noted the “two-edged sword” image points to a two-edged mouth—what’s spoken in heaven, echoed on earth. Jesus’ warfare flowed through His voice. Our mouths align with our hearts; thanksgiving and declaration implement what the cross already won. Stop begging for what He’s given—declare it.
Practical: this week, replace “I’m worn out” with “His strength is working in me.” Replace “it’ll never change” with “grace, grace to this mountain.”
Ephesians shows a progression:
Chris’s point: many churches stop at family identity; Jesus longs for mature agreement where His life flows through a people with no rivalry, no pretense, no hiddenness.
Old Covenant to New: morality doesn’t change, but how obedience works does. In Christ, obedience shifts from work to surrender—from self-effort to yielded love. First love becomes the engine of holiness. This is the Eternal Purpose Colorado Springs: a surrendered people carrying the presence of Jesus.
Like David fought most battles inside the land, our key wars are within—tearing down internal strongholds so there’s no agreement with darkness. As Christ forms His life in us, authority over regions follows. Reform outside starts with renewal inside.
How do we return to first love? Chris’s call was simple: friendship with Jesus—daily beholding, communion, silence, Scripture, and shared life. Start small, grow your “yes,” and let Him form His life within you.
Ways to say yes this week:
1 Cor. 3:16; John 14:20; Gal. 4:19; Isa. 6; Isa. 11; Rev. 2–3; Eph. 1–4; Zech. 4
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Chris Berglund
Leah Ramirez
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