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Viewing Ephesians as a Pre-Game Pep talk from a coach reminding his team: Play as one, Do your Part, Put on your uniform.

A divided church is far more harmful than a divided country.

Unlike many of the other epistles, here in the letter to the Ephesians, the Apostle Paul does not seem to be addressing any specific concerns. In the first three chapters he teaches about how God united us with Him through Jesus Christ. In the last three chapters, Paul talks about how that vertical unity is lived out in the church, at home, and in the marketplace. He also points to the opposition we will face because of that unity.

Introduction I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body and…

27 Only vlet your manner of life be wworthy8 of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you xthat you are standing firm in one spirit, with yone mind zstriving side by side for the faith of the gospel, 28 and not frightened in anything by your opponents. This…

The Apostle Paul moves into chapter four by urging his readers to live worthy of their calling in Christ.

ATTENTION: God has enlisted us in his navy and placed us on his ship. The boat has one purpose-to carry us safely to the other shore. This is no cruise ship; it is a battleship. We aren’t called to a life of leisure, we are called to a life of service. Each of us has a different task. Some, concerned…