{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fninth-o-baptist-church.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2F6749142e-6749142e","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"The Cross of Christ Destroys Barriers that Divide","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/f18229/f18229f5-3094-4303-9893-aeab9c6648ff/3a8a95f6-c431-4133-96b6-f835aa77ef73/1487009640artwork.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/3a8a95f6-c431-4133-96b6-f835aa77ef73\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"The Cross of Christ Destroys Barriers that Divide\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"Ephesians 2:11-22 - Acts 17:26 1.) Before Jesus Gentiles were on the outside looking in: The Gentiles pre-Christian condition (2:11-12) - Gentiles were objects of Jewish contempt (2:11) - Gentiles were spiritually destitute (2:12) 2.) The new people of God are a diverse people united by the work of Christ (2:13-22) - Every believer (Jew and Gentile) has been reconciled to one another (2:13-16) - Every believer (Jew and Gentile) is at peace with God (2:17, 18). - Every believer (Jew and Gentile) shares in the benefits of the gospel (2:19-22) - Revelation 7:9-12 3.) Final thoughts\n\n"}