Reflections on Ephesians 2

Here are some thoughts/questions from Sunday's sermon to facilitate discussion. First, a quote:

Dallas Willard says in the Divine Conspiracy:

“When we examine the broad spectrum of Christian proclamation and practice, we see that the only thing made essential on the right wing of theology is forgiveness of the individual’s sins. On the left it is removal of social or structural evils. The current gospel then becomes a “gospel of sin management.” Transformation of life and character is no part of the redemptive message. Moment-to-moment human reality in its depths is not the arena of faith and eternal living.   
    To the right, being a Christian is a matter of having your sins forgiven. To the left, you are Christian if you have a significant commitment to the elimination of social evils. A Christian is either one who is ready to die and face the judgment of God or one who has an identifiable commitment to love and justice in society. That’s it.
    The history that has brought this about – being filtered through the Modernist/Fundamentalist controversy that consumed American religion for many decades and still works powerfully in its depths – also has led each wing to insist that what the other takes for essential should not be regarded as essential.”

Second, some questions:
If you were watching God build a household within the setting of this community, what would need to be cleared away before the foundation can be laid? What is the foundation made of? When it comes time to add you to the building, where does God place you? What is your function within the whole? How can you use your spiritual gifts to build up the community?