EPHESIANS CH. 5 Week 8 -
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Pray - Ask the Lord to give you understanding of His word.
Read and Meditate: Read this passage several times.
Take notes- Utilize the templates below (if you have time)
Application- Ask the Lord to reveal to you how you can utilize His word.
Ephesians Chapter 5 Audio
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"THE EPISTLE TO THE EPHESIANS"
Chapter Four
OBJECTIVES IN STUDYING THE CHAPTER
1) To see the importance of walking in unity and purity
2) To appreciate the gifts Christ has given the church for our
edification, and the need for each one to do their share
SUMMARY
Beginning with this chapter and proceeding through the rest of the
epistle, Paul exhorts the Ephesians to walk in a manner worthy of their
calling. Having described earlier how Jesus attained unity between Jew
and Gentile through His death on the cross, Paul now pleads with them
to "walk in unity". With humility, gentleness, longsuffering,
forbearance and love, they should be diligent to maintain the unity of
the Spirit in the bond of peace. The unity of the Spirit is then
defined as consisting of one body, one Spirit, one hope, one Lord, one
faith, one baptism and one God (1-6).
Perhaps as motivation, Paul reminds them of the gracious gifts Christ
gave His church following His ascension to heaven. Such gifts included
the offices of apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers,
which are designed to equip the saints for ministry and bring the body
of Christ to maturity. In this way, it should not be misled by false
doctrine, but instead by speaking the truth in love should grow in
Christ as each member does it share (7-16).
The last half of this chapter addresses the need to "walk in purity".
Contrasting how they once walked as Gentiles in licentiousness and
greediness, they are reminded of the truth which is in Jesus. This
truth calls upon them to put off the old man with its deceitful lusts,
to be renewed in the spirit of their mind, and to put on the new man
that is created in righteousness and holiness. Therefore they are
called upon to put away lying, anger, theft, and all forms of evil
speaking, lest they grieve the Holy Spirit by whom they were sealed for
the day of redemption. Instead, they are to speak with truth and
grace, work hard to help those in need, and be kind, tender-hearted,
and forgiving just as God has forgiven them in Christ (17-32).
OUTLINE
I. A CALL TO WALK IN UNITY (1-16)
A. PRESERVING THE UNITY OF THE SPIRIT (1-7)
1. To walk worthy of our calling (1)
2. With the proper attitudes (2-3)
a. Lowliness and gentleness
b. Longsuffering, bearing with one another in love
c. Endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of
peace
3. The unity of the Spirit defined (4-6)
a. One body
b. One Spirit
c. One hope of your calling
d. One Lord
e. One faith
f. One baptism
g. One God and Father of all
B. EDIFYING THE BODY OF CHRIST (8-16)
1. For to each one grace was given as measured out by Christ
(8-10)
a. As foretold in Scripture
b. Having ascended far above all the heavens to fill all
things
2. Gifts Christ gave to His church (11)
a. Apostles
b. Prophets
c. Evangelists
d. Pastors
e. Teachers
3. Purpose of such gifts (12-16)
a. Equipping the saints for the work of ministry
b. Edifying the body of Christ, till we all come to:
1) The unity of the faith
2) The knowledge of the Son of God
3) A perfect man
4) The measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ
c. That we might no longer be children...
1) Tossed about by every wind of doctrine
2) Tricked by the cunning craftiness of those who lie in
wait to deceive
d. That we speak the truth in love...
1) So we may grow up in all things into Christ, the head
2) To cause growth of the body for the edifying of itself
in love
a) As we are joined and knit together by what each joint
supplies
b) As every part does its effective work in doing its
share
II. A CALL TO WALK IN PURITY (17-32)
A. NOT AS THE GENTILES WALK (17-19)
1. Who walk in the futility of their mind (17-18)
a. With understanding darkened, being alienated from the life
of God
b. With ignorance, because of the hardening of their heart
2. Who have given themselves over to licentiousness (19)
a. Being past feeling
b. To work all uncleanness with greediness
B. BUT AS LEARNED FROM CHRIST (20-32)
1. Having heard and been taught by Him, and the truth which is in
Him (20-24)
a. To put off the old man which grows corrupt in its deceitful
lusts
b. To be renewed in the spirit of one's mind
c. To put on the new man which was created according to God in
righteousness and holiness
2. Therefore putting away things of the old man (25-31)
a. Such as lying, instead speaking truth
b. Such as anger, giving place to the devil
c. Such as stealing, instead working to give to those in need
d. Such as corrupt speech, instead speaking with grace to
edify those who hear
e. Such as grieving the Holy Spirit, by whom we were sealed
for the day of redemption
f. Such as all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, evil
speaking, all malice
3. Instead be kind to one another (32)
a. Tender-hearted, forgiving
b. Just as God in Christ forgave us
REVIEW QUESTIONS FOR THE CHAPTER
1) What are the main points of this chapter?
- A call to walk in unity (1-16)
- A call to walk in purity (17-32)
2) How is the Christian to walk? (1)
- In a manner worthy of our calling
3) What attitudes are consistent with the Christian walk? (2-3)
- Lowliness, gentleness, longsuffering, bearing with one another in
love
- Endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace
4) What seven facets make up the unity of the Spirit? (4-6)
- One body, one Spirit, one hope of our calling, one Lord, one
faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all
5) What gracious gifts has been given by Christ to His church? (7-11)
- That which enabled some to be apostles, prophets, evangelists,
pastors and teachers
6) What is the purpose of such gifts or functions? (12-14)
- To equip the saints for service
- To edify the body of Christ
- To help all come to the unity of the faith and the knowledge of
the Son of God
- To help all mature and no longer be children, troubled by false
doctrine
7) As we speak the truth in love, what are we to be doing? What
assists us in this? (15-16)
- Growing up in all things in Christ
- Our connection to Christ as the head, and the effective working of
every member doing its part
8) How should we no longer walk? (17)
- As the rest of the Gentiles
9) How are those in the world walking? Why? (17-19)
- In the futility of their mind and being past feeling, they are
given to licentiousness, uncleanness and greediness
- Their understanding is darkened, being alienated from God because
of the ignorance in them due to the hardness of their heart
10) In contrast, what truth have we learned from Christ? (20-24)
- To put off the old man which grows corrupt according to its
deceitful lusts
- To be renewed in the spirit of our minds
- To put on the new man that was created by God in righteousness and
true holiness
11) What sort of things are we to therefore put away? (25-32)
- Lying, anger, theft, corrupt and evil speech, bitterness, wrath
12) What sort of things should we be doing instead? (25-32)
- Speaking with truth and grace, working to help those in need,
being kind, tender-hearted, forgiving others as God in Christ
forgave us
13) Why should we be concerned about doing such things? (30)
- Lest we grieve the Holy Spirit, by whom we were sealed for the day
of redemption
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Week 6 Ephesians Chapter 3
Ephesians 3 New King James Version (NKJV)
The Mystery Revealed
3 For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you Gentiles— 2 if indeed you have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which was given to me for you, 3 how that by revelation He made known to me the mystery (as I have briefly written already, 4 by which, when you read, you may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ), 5 which in other ages was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to His holy apostles and prophets: 6 that the Gentiles should be fellow heirs, of the same body, and partakers of His promise in Christ through the gospel, 7 of which I became a minister according to the gift of the grace of God given to me by the effective working of His power.
Purpose of the Mystery
8 To me, who am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, 9 and to make all see what is the fellowship[a] of the mystery, which from the beginning of the ages has been hidden in God who created all things through Jesus Christ;[b] 10 to the intent that now the manifold wisdom of God might be made known by the church to the principalities and powers in the heavenly places, 11 according to the eternal purpose which He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord, 12 in whom we have boldness and access with confidence through faith in Him. 13 Therefore I ask that you do not lose heart at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.
Appreciation of the Mystery
14 For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,[c] 15 from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, 16 that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man, 17 that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height— 19 to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
20 Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, 21 to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.
Week 5 Ephesians Chapter 2 -
Review Questions
Chapter, Summary, and Outline
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Pray Until Something Happens (PUSH)
Please continue to pray for Cy, Rayshawn (His sight), Mr. Mitchell (continued recovery) well, Carissa (that the cancer doesn’t spread), Derithia and family, Employment for Arielle & Joseph, Rene (Godly direction), Fausto, Josie, Minister Noemi, Charles (Videos to cont. to inspire others), The Jesus Fellowship Prayer Warriors (your prayers are avail much).
Pray against the predators that lurk about to harm our children. Pray that our young people remain free from internet violence and pornography.
Blessings,
Jewel
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE NIGERIAN GIRLS!
Please continue to pray for Cy, Rayshawn (His sight), Mr. Mitchell (continued recovery) well, Carissa (that the cancer doesn’t spread), Derithia and family, Employment for Arielle & Joseph, Rene (Godly direction), Fausto, Josie, Minister Noemi, Charles (Videos to cont. to inspire others), The Jesus Fellowship Prayer Warriors (your prayers are avail much).
Pray against the predators that lurk about to harm our children. Pray that our young people remain free from internet violence and pornography.
Blessings,
Blessings,
Jewel
Areyda - Joseph-regarding employment, Cameron-God's plan for her life, Charlie, Cookie, Daina, Cy, Debbie- Pray the Lord will give her wisdom and an outpouring of grace and blessings for her outstanding intercessory prayer ministry.Donna and family, Idaisha, Jasmine, Joseph, and Eric to become born again, fully sold out to the Lord, experience the love of Jesus Christ, and receive Christ's guidance, direction, and plan for their lives, Melissa, Marquis, and Mimi.
Health and Healing
Fausto, Minister Naomi, Josie, Cheese, for me that I continue to heal from my recent surgery.
Please pray for Eric who has suffered a stroke.
Please pray for Eric who has suffered a stroke.
Support and Comfort
Derithia Williams and family.
Praise Alert
Mr. Mitchell and Carissa are improving.
Local
Brooklyn family of victims that were stabbed. Against terror within that community.
National
Students in California shot by Elliot
International
Iraq
Syrians
Ukraine
Missing plane and passengers.
Missing Nigerian Christian girls.
Missing Nigerian Christian girls.
Political
Our leaders and President Obama
The unrest in Iraq.
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