Katy Reed HodgesFirst Baptist Arlington January 28, 2024 WINTER 2024 Together . . . in Christ Jesus January 7 – February 13, 2024 Preaching Voice: Apostle  Raised With Christ . . . Together! Ephesians 2:1-10 “If this all sounds too morbid for modern Western Culture, we need only to reflect on the evil in our own society, our suicide rate, the enormous problems caused by escapism through alcohol and drugs, and the meaninglessness that challenges all of us as we face injustice, disease, and our own death.” – Klyne Snodgrass  “Mercy and love are revelations of God’s being, not a response to something that merits love in the individual.  God acts in mercy because he is that kind of God.” - Snodgrass