Ephesians
New Testament · Pauline Epistles · 14 chapter studies
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- Intro Ephesians - Overview Ephesians reveals the Father's purpose to gather all things in Christ, form a reconciled people as His Body and dwelling, and teach the Church to walk, worship, love, serve, and...
- 1 Ephesians 1:1-14 - Chosen and Blessed in Christ Paul teaches the Church to bless the Father who chose us for holiness and adoption in Christ, redeemed us through the Beloved, and sealed us with the Holy Spirit for the promised...
- 1 Ephesians 1:15-23 - The Eyes of the Heart Paul prays that the Church would receive Spirit given sight to know her hope, God's inheritance in the saints, resurrection power, and Christ given as Head to His Body.
- 2 Ephesians 2:1-10 - Made Alive by Grace Paul teaches that those who were dead in trespasses are made alive with Christ by grace, saved through faith, and recreated for the good works God prepared.
- 2 Ephesians 2:11-22 - Christ Our Peace and the Holy Temple Christ Himself is our peace, bringing the far off near by His blood, creating one new humanity, granting access to the Father by one Spirit, and building the Church into God's...
- 3 Ephesians 3:1-13 - The Mystery Revealed for the Nations The mystery once hidden is now revealed in Christ: the nations share one inheritance, one Body, and one promise, while the Church displays God's wisdom and receives confident...
- 3 Ephesians 3:14-21 - Rooted and Grounded in Love Paul bows before the Father and prays that the Church would be strengthened by the Spirit, indwelt by Christ, rooted in love, and filled toward the fullness of God.
- 4 Ephesians 4:1-16 - Walk Worthy: One Body Growing to Maturity Paul calls the Church to guard her Spirit given unity, receive Christ's different gifts without rivalry, and grow together into the maturity of Christ through truth and love.
- 4-5 Ephesians 4:17-5:2 - Learning Christ: The Old Life Put Off, the New Life Put On Paul teaches that learning Christ renews the mind and redirects speech, anger, work, and forgiveness toward the neighbor, until the Church walks in the self giving love of Christ.
- 5 Ephesians 5:3-14 - Awake and Walk as Children of Light Paul calls the saints to reject empty words and works of darkness, to walk as children of light, and to awake so Christ will give them light.
- 5 Ephesians 5:15-20 - Redeeming the Time: Worship in the Spirit Paul calls the Church to redeem each opportunity for faithfulness and to let the Spirit's fullness become attentive worship and thanksgiving through Christ.
- 5 Ephesians 5:21-33 - The Great Mystery: Christ and the Church Paul places marriage under reverence for Christ and reveals its measure in the Bridegroom who gives Himself, cleanses, nourishes, and cherishes His Church.
- 6 Ephesians 6:1-9 - Children, Parents, Servants, and Masters Under Christ Paul places children, fathers, enslaved people, and masters under the one Lord, who forms the vulnerable, judges authority, receives hidden faithfulness, and shows no partiality.
- 6 Ephesians 6:10-24 - Stand in the Lord: Armor, Prayer, and Grace Paul closes Ephesians by calling the Church to receive the Lord's strength, put on the whole armor of God, persevere in prayer for all the saints, and love Christ with an...