Ephesians
Abundant Life In Christ
Ephesians 6: 10-24
November 20, 2022 • Brandon Rose • Ephesians 6:10–24
“Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.” —Ephesians 6: 10-12
Ephesians 5:22-6:9
November 13, 2022 • Mike Arvin • Ephesians 5:22—6:9
Ephesians 5:21 - 6:9 5:21 Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. Everything following is rooted in verse 21 In chapters 5 & 6 Paul gives examples of how we do this in the context of: Marriage, Family and Authority Marriage: Husband and wife submitting, or deferring, to one another while fully submitting to God Family: Children learn to obey God by obeying their parents Authority: You are either OVER someone in authority, or UNDER someone else’s authority.
Ephesians 4: 17-32
October 30, 2022 • Brandon Rose • Ephesians 4:17–24
“Now this I say and testify in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds. They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to their hardness of heart. They have become callous and have given themselves up to sensuality, greedy to practice every kind of impurity. But that is not the way you learned Christ!— assuming that you have heard about him and were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus, to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.” —Ephesians 4: 17-24
Ephesians 3: 14-21 - 4: 1-16
October 16, 2022 • Brandon Rose • Ephesians 3:14—4:16
We were DEAD, SLAVES, and children of WRATH. But God, being rich in mercy made us ALIVE, FREE, and children of GRACE. It’s a free gift that we did absolutely nothing to earn or deserve. THEREFORE, REMEMBER… God longs to bring those who are far away from him close to him, and make them part of his family. To make them our brothers and sisters. Put away anything that hinders, divides, or places barriers in the way of them receiving the same free gift you received. THEREFORE, REMEMBER and let’s get on with the good works that he has planned for us
Ephesians 2: 1-10
October 9, 2022 • Mike Arvin • Ephesians 2:11—3:13
We were DEAD, SLAVES, and children of WRATH. But God, being rich in mercy made us ALIVE, FREE, and children of GRACE. It’s a free gift that we did absolutely nothing to earn or deserve. THEREFORE, REMEMBER… God longs to bring those who are far away from him close to him, and make them part of his family. To make them our brothers and sisters. Put away anything that hinders, divides, or places barriers in the way of them receiving the same free gift you received. THEREFORE, REMEMBER and let’s get on with the good works that he has planned for us
Ephesians 2: 1-10
October 2, 2022 • Brandon Rose • Ephesians 2:1–10
“And you were dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience— among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind. But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved— and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.” —Ephesians 2: 1-10
Ephesians 1:15-23
September 25, 2022 • Brandon Rose • Ephesians 1:15–23
1.) “Power” ,(which is the same word used in Acts 1: 8 for power), is where we get our word for dynamite. It referes to capability or potential, as in the endless capability and limitless potential of the power of God. The Holy Spirit’s power and life in our lives is capable of limitless potential to overcome darkness and sin and love the world around us! 2.) “Working” refers to effective or operational power. This can mean that God’s power can and does work in and through our lives, broken or not, and through our circumstances, difficult or not. The Holy Spirit’s power and life will work effectively in and through our lives and circumstances, regardless of how difficult they may be! 3.) “Great” refers to power exercised in resistance and control. This means that God’s power and life is deliberate, purposeful, guiding, and precise. The power and life of the Holy Spirit inside us guides us, gives us specific purpose and direction, and can be used and acted through by us! 4.) “Might” refers to bodily or muscular strength or vital power. Living or life power. Which means that the living or life power of God, through the Holy Spirit, is what is living inside us, giving us life with we need strength to overcome hardship, giving us life when we feel empty or alone, giving us life to live with joy and purpose, and giving us life to share with others who need it!
Eph. 1: 1-14
September 18, 2022 • Brandon Rose • Ephesians 1:1–14
“Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints who are in Ephesus, and are faithful in Christ Jesus: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love he predestined us for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved. In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace, which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his purpose, which he set forth in Christ as a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth. In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will, so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory. In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.” —Ephesians 1: 1-14
Overview of Unity and Love
September 11, 2022 • Brandon Rose • Acts 20:17–32, Revelation 2:2–4
“I know your works, your toil and your patient endurance, and how you cannot bear with those who are evil, but have tested those who call themselves apostles and are not, and found them to be false. I know you are enduring patiently and bearing up for my name’s sake, and you have not grown weary. But I have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first.” —Revelation 2: 2-4