Total Depravity

In this message, Pastor Cole unpacks the sobering yet essential truth that all humanity is utterly corrupted by sin and completely unable to come to God apart from sovereign grace. From Genesis 6:5 to Ephesians 2:1–5, Scripture reveals that we are not spiritually sick—we are spiritually dead. Our hearts are deceitful, our minds darkened, and our wills enslaved. Yet into that darkness, God speaks life. This doctrine humbles our pride and magnifies His mercy. Until we grasp how far we have fallen, we will never marvel at how far God came to save us. True worship begins when we understand that salvation is not a partnership with God but a miracle of God. Because man is totally depraved, grace must be totally sovereign.