Ephesians Chapter Four

Wenstrom Bible Ministries

111 sermons • October 2024-December 2025

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Ephesians 4.1-Ephesians 4.1 Marks a Transition from the Doctrinal Section to the Practical Section of the Epistle

Ephesians 4.1-Ephesians 4.1 Marks a Transition from the Doctrinal Section to the Practical Section of the Epistle

Ephesians 4.1a-Paul Describes Himself as a Prisoner Because of the Lord's Will

Ephesians 4.1a-Paul Describes Himself as a Prisoner Because of the Lord's Will

Ephesians 4.1b-Paul Exhorts and Encourages the Recipients of the Epistle to Live in Manner Worthy of Their Calling

Ephesians 4.1b-Paul Exhorts and Encourages the Recipients of the Epistle to Live in Manner Worthy of Their Calling

Ephesians 4.1c-The Effectual Call of the Recipients of the Epistle to Live in Manner Worthy of Their Calling

Ephesians 4.1c-The Effectual Call of the Recipients of the Epistle to Live in Manner Worthy of Their Calling

Ephesians 4.1-3-The Structure and Exhortations in Ephesians 4.1-3

Ephesians 4.1-3-The Structure and Exhortations in Ephesians 4.1-3

Ephesians 4.2a-The Believer Lives Their Life in Manner Worthy of Their Calling with Humility and Gentleness

Ephesians 4.2a-The Believer Lives Their Life in Manner Worthy of Their Calling with Humility and Gentleness

Ephesians 4.2b-Tolerating One Another with Patience

Ephesians 4.2b-Tolerating One Another with Patience

Ephesians 4.2c-Tolerating One Another with Patience By Means of the Practice of Divine Love

Ephesians 4.2c-Tolerating One Another with Patience By Means of the Practice of Divine Love

Ephesians 4.3a-Making Every Effort to Maintain the Unity Produced by the Spirit

Ephesians 4.3a-Making Every Effort to Maintain the Unity Produced by the Spirit

Ephesians 4.3b-The Bond That Produces Peace Among Believers

Ephesians 4.3b-The Bond That Produces Peace Among Believers

Ephesians 4.4-6-The Basis for Christian Corporate Unity in an Experiental Sense

Ephesians 4.4-6-The Basis for Christian Corporate Unity in an Experiental Sense

Ephesians 4.4a-Christian Corporate Unity in a Positional Sense is Defined by One Body

Ephesians 4.4a-Christian Corporate Unity in a Positional Sense is Defined by One Body

Ephesians 4.4b-Christian Corporate Unity in a Positional Sense is Defined by One Spirit

Ephesians 4.4b-Christian Corporate Unity in a Positional Sense is Defined by One Spirit

Ephesians 4.4c-Christian Corporate Unity in a Positional Sense is Defined by One Confident Expectation of Blessing

Ephesians 4.4c-Christian Corporate Unity in a Positional Sense is Defined by One Confident Expectation of Blessing

Ephesians 4.5a-Christian Corporate Unity in a Positional Sense is Defined by One Lord

Ephesians 4.5a-Christian Corporate Unity in a Positional Sense is Defined by One Lord

Ephesians 4.5b-Christian Corporate Unity in a Positional Sense is Defined by One Faith

Ephesians 4.5b-Christian Corporate Unity in a Positional Sense is Defined by One Faith

Ephesians 4.5c-Christian Corporate Unity in a Positional Sense is Defined by One Baptism

Ephesians 4.5c-Christian Corporate Unity in a Positional Sense is Defined by One Baptism

Ephesians 4.6a-Christian Corporate Unity in a Positional Sense is Defined by One God

Ephesians 4.6a-Christian Corporate Unity in a Positional Sense is Defined by One God

Ephesians 4.6b-God is Father of Every Church Age Believer

Ephesians 4.6b-God is Father of Every Church Age Believer

Ephesians 4.6c-God the Father Possesses Authority Over Every Church Age Believer

Ephesians 4.6c-God the Father Possesses Authority Over Every Church Age Believer

Ephesians 4.6d-God the Father Works Through Every Church Age Believer

Ephesians 4.6d-God the Father Works Through Every Church Age Believer

Ephesians 4.6e-The Father is Bodily In Union With Every Church Age Believer

Ephesians 4.6e-The Father is Bodily In Union With Every Church Age Believer

Ephesians 4.7a-Every Church Age Believer Has Been Given a Spiritual Gift

Ephesians 4.7a-Every Church Age Believer Has Been Given a Spiritual Gift

Ephesians 4.7b-The Incomparable Christ's Proportionate Grace Giving

Ephesians 4.7b-The Incomparable Christ's Proportionate Grace Giving

Ephesians 4.8a-Paul Quotes Psalm 68.18 as the Basis for the Contents of Ephesians 4.7

Ephesians 4.8a-Paul Quotes Psalm 68.18 as the Basis for the Contents of Ephesians 4.7

Ephesians 4.8b-Jesus Christ Ascended to the Right Hand of the Father

Ephesians 4.8b-Jesus Christ Ascended to the Right Hand of the Father

Ephesians 4.8c-Jesus Christ Captured Captives

Ephesians 4.8c-Jesus Christ Captured Captives

Ephesians 4.8d-Jesus Christ Gave Gifts to Certain Members of the Human Race

Ephesians 4.8d-Jesus Christ Gave Gifts to Certain Members of the Human Race

Ephesians 4.9a-Paul Explains the Quotation from Psalm 68.18

Ephesians 4.9a-Paul Explains the Quotation from Psalm 68.18

Ephesians 4.9b-Jesus Christ's Descent into Hades After His Death and Before His Resurrection

Ephesians 4.9b-Jesus Christ's Descent into Hades After His Death and Before His Resurrection

Ephesians 4.10a-Jesus Christ's Descent into Hades and His Ascension to the Right Hand of the Father

Ephesians 4.10a-Jesus Christ's Descent into Hades and His Ascension to the Right Hand of the Father

Ephesians 4.10b-Jesus Christ is Bringing to Completion Every Animate and Inanimate Object in Creation

Ephesians 4.10b-Jesus Christ is Bringing to Completion Every Animate and Inanimate Object in Creation

Ephesians 4.11-Jesus Christ Generously Gave Four Communication Gifts to the Church

Ephesians 4.11-Jesus Christ Generously Gave Four Communication Gifts to the Church

Ephesians 4.11a-The Gift of Apostleship

Ephesians 4.11a-The Gift of Apostleship

Ephesians 4.11b-The Gift of Prophecy

Ephesians 4.11b-The Gift of Prophecy

Ephesians 4.11c-The Gift of Evangelist

Ephesians 4.11c-The Gift of Evangelist

Ephesians 4.11d-The Office of Pastor and the Gift of Teaching

Ephesians 4.11d-The Office of Pastor and the Gift of Teaching

Ephesians 4.12-The Purpose of Jesus Christ Giving the Gifts of Apostleship, Prophecy and Teaching

Ephesians 4.12-The Purpose of Jesus Christ Giving the Gifts of Apostleship, Prophecy and Teaching

Ephesians 4.12a-The Equipping of the Saints

Ephesians 4.12a-The Equipping of the Saints

Ephesians 4.12b-The Work of Service

Ephesians 4.12b-The Work of Service

Ephesians 4.12c-The Building Up of the Body of Christ

Ephesians 4.12c-The Building Up of the Body of Christ

Ephesians 4.13-Interpretative Issues with Ephesians 4.13

Ephesians 4.13-Interpretative Issues with Ephesians 4.13

Ephesians 4.13a-The Unity Produced by Obedience to the Christian Faith

Ephesians 4.13a-The Unity Produced by Obedience to the Christian Faith

Ephesians 4.13b-The Unity Produced by an Experiential Knowledge of God's Son

Ephesians 4.13b-The Unity Produced by an Experiential Knowledge of God's Son

Ephesians 4.13c-A Mature Believer

Ephesians 4.13c-A Mature Believer

Summary of the Contents of Ephesians 4.11-13

Summary of the Contents of Ephesians 4.11-13

Interpretative Problem with Ephesians 4.14

Interpretative Problem with Ephesians 4.14

Ephesians 4.14a-No Longer a Spiritual Child

Ephesians 4.14a-No Longer a Spiritual Child

Ephesians 4.14b-Paul Employs a Metaphor of Being at Sea to Describe a Spiritual Child

Ephesians 4.14b-Paul Employs a Metaphor of Being at Sea to Describe a Spiritual Child

Ephesians 4.14c-Description of False Teachers

Ephesians 4.14c-Description of False Teachers

Ephesians 4.14-The Second Puprose for the Lord Jesus Giving the Communication Gifts to the Church

Ephesians 4.14-The Second Puprose for the Lord Jesus Giving the Communication Gifts to the Church

Ephesians 4.15a-Practicing the Truth By Practicing Divine-love

Ephesians 4.15a-Practicing the Truth By Practicing Divine-love

Ephesians 4.15b-Exhortation to Grow to Spiritual Maturity

Ephesians 4.15b-Exhortation to Grow to Spiritual Maturity

Ephesians 4.15c-Jesus Christ is the Head of the Body

Ephesians 4.15c-Jesus Christ is the Head of the Body

Ephesians 4.16a-Jesus Christ is the Source of Spiritual Growth for the Believer

Ephesians 4.16a-Jesus Christ is the Source of Spiritual Growth for the Believer

Ephesians 4.16b-Each Member of the Body of Christ is Fitted and United Together

Ephesians 4.16b-Each Member of the Body of Christ is Fitted and United Together

Ephesians 4.16c-Each Member of the Body is Fitted and United Through the Function of the Ligaments

Ephesians 4.16c-Each Member of the Body is Fitted and United Through the Function of the Ligaments

Ephesians 4.16d-Each Member's Service is Proportionate to Their Spiritual Growth

Ephesians 4.16d-Each Member's Service is Proportionate to Their Spiritual Growth

Ephesians 4.16e-Bellievers Building Up One Another By the Practice of Divine Love

Ephesians 4.16e-Bellievers Building Up One Another By the Practice of Divine Love

Ephesians 4.17-The Contents of Ephesians 4.17 Presents an Inference from the Contents of Ephesians 4.7-16

Ephesians 4.17-The Contents of Ephesians 4.17 Presents an Inference from the Contents of Ephesians 4.7-16

Ephesians 4.17b-Contrast Between the Lifestyle of the Christian and the Lifestyle of Non-Christian

Ephesians 4.17b-Contrast Between the Lifestyle of the Christian and the Lifestyle of Non-Christian

Ephesians 4.17c-The Futility Produced by the Thinking of the Non-Christian

Ephesians 4.17c-The Futility Produced by the Thinking of the Non-Christian

Ephesians 4.17-Interpretative Problem in Ephesians 4.17

Ephesians 4.17-Interpretative Problem in Ephesians 4.17

Ephesians 4.18a-Unregenerate Gentiles are Darkened in Their Understanding of the Revelation of the Triune God

Ephesians 4.18a-Unregenerate Gentiles are Darkened in Their Understanding of the Revelation of the Triune God

Ephesians 4.18b-Unregenerate Gentiles are Alienated from the Life of God

Ephesians 4.18b-Unregenerate Gentiles are Alienated from the Life of God

Ephesians 4.18c-The Ignorance of Unregenerate Gentiles with Respect to God's Revelation of Himself

Ephesians 4.18c-The Ignorance of Unregenerate Gentiles with Respect to God's Revelation of Himself

Ephesians 4.18d-The Hearts of Unregenerate Gentiles are Hardened

Ephesians 4.18d-The Hearts of Unregenerate Gentiles are Hardened

Ephesians 4.19a-Unregenerate Gentiles Have Given Themselves Over to Self-Indulgence

Ephesians 4.19a-Unregenerate Gentiles Have Given Themselves Over to Self-Indulgence

Ephesians 4.19b-Unregenerate Gentiles Are Insensitive God's Will

Ephesians 4.19b-Unregenerate Gentiles Are Insensitive God's Will

Ephesians 4.19c-Unregenerate Gentiles Practice Every Type of Sexual Immorality

Ephesians 4.19c-Unregenerate Gentiles Practice Every Type of Sexual Immorality

Ephesians 4.19d-Unregenerate Gentiles Practice Every Type of Sexual Immorality in an Inordinate, Insatiable Manner

Ephesians 4.19d-Unregenerate Gentiles Practice Every Type of Sexual Immorality in an Inordinate, Insatiable Manner

Ephesians 4.20a-Contrast Between Unregenerate Gentiles and Regenerate Gentiles

Ephesians 4.20a-Contrast Between Unregenerate Gentiles and Regenerate Gentiles

Ephesians 4.20b-The Gentile Christian Community Learned About the Christ Through Personal Experience

Ephesians 4.20b-The Gentile Christian Community Learned About the Christ Through Personal Experience

Ephesians 4.21-Paul Reminds Gentile Christian Community How They Learned About Christ Through Experience

Ephesians 4.21-Paul Reminds Gentile Christian Community How They Learned About Christ Through Experience

Ephesians 4.21a-The Gentile Christian Community Conformed to an Experiential Knowledge of Christ

Ephesians 4.21a-The Gentile Christian Community Conformed to an Experiential Knowledge of Christ

Ephesians 4.21b-The Gentile Christian Community Was Taught About Christ Through Experience

Ephesians 4.21b-The Gentile Christian Community Was Taught About Christ Through Experience

Ephesians 4.21c-Obedience to the Truth Corresponds to an Experiential Knowledge of Christ

Ephesians 4.21c-Obedience to the Truth Corresponds to an Experiential Knowledge of Christ

Ephesians 4.21d-The Gentile Christian Community's Experiential Knowledge of Christ

Ephesians 4.21d-The Gentile Christian Community's Experiential Knowledge of Christ

Ephesians 4.22a-The Gentile Chirstian Community Was Taught to Lay Aside the Old Man

Ephesians 4.22a-The Gentile Chirstian Community Was Taught to Lay Aside the Old Man

Ephesians 4.22b-The Old Man is Corrupted By Deceitful Desires

Ephesians 4.22b-The Old Man is Corrupted By Deceitful Desires

Ephesians 4.23-Interpretative Problem with the Noun Pneuma

Ephesians 4.23-Interpretative Problem with the Noun Pneuma

Ephesians 4.23-Replenishing the Human Spirit or Regenerate Mind

Ephesians 4.23-Replenishing the Human Spirit or Regenerate Mind

Ephesians 4.23-The Believer's Human Spirit is Called Their Inner Being in Ephesians 3.16

Ephesians 4.23-The Believer's Human Spirit is Called Their Inner Being in Ephesians 3.16

Ephesians 4.23-Replenishing the Believer's Human Spirit is Echoed in Colossians 3.10 and Romans 12.1-2

Ephesians 4.23-Replenishing the Believer's Human Spirit is Echoed in Colossians 3.10 and Romans 12.1-2

Ephesians 4.24 Completes the Protasis of a First Class Condition

Ephesians 4.24 Completes the Protasis of a First Class Condition

Ephesians 4.24a-Believers Must Clothe Themselves with the New Man

Ephesians 4.24a-Believers Must Clothe Themselves with the New Man

Ephesians 4.24b-God the Created the New Man in Conformity with His Image

Ephesians 4.24b-God the Created the New Man in Conformity with His Image

Ephesians 4.24c-The Means the Father Used to Create the New Man

Ephesians 4.24c-The Means the Father Used to Create the New Man

Ephesians 4.24d-Jesus Christ is the Truth of God Incarnate

Ephesians 4.24d-Jesus Christ is the Truth of God Incarnate

Ephesians 4.25-The Contents of Ephesians 4.25 is a Strong Inference from the Contents of Ephesians 4.17-24

Ephesians 4.25-The Contents of Ephesians 4.25 is a Strong Inference from the Contents of Ephesians 4.17-24

Ephesians 4.25a-The Church Age Believer Laid Aside Falsehood Produced by the Old Man

Ephesians 4.25a-The Church Age Believer Laid Aside Falsehood Produced by the Old Man

Ephesians 4.25b-The Command to Speak Truth with One's Fellow Believer

Ephesians 4.25b-The Command to Speak Truth with One's Fellow Believer

Ephesians 4.25c-Church Age Believers are Members of Each Other

Ephesians 4.25c-Church Age Believers are Members of Each Other

Ephesians 4.26-Command to Practice Church Discipline Immediately When Required

Ephesians 4.26-Command to Practice Church Discipline Immediately When Required

Ephesians 4.26a-The Command to Be Justifiably Angered By Unrepentant Sinful Behavior in the Christian Community

Ephesians 4.26a-The Command to Be Justifiably Angered By Unrepentant Sinful Behavior in the Christian Community

Ephesians 4.26b-The Prohibition to Not Sin By Failing to Practice Church Discipline

Ephesians 4.26b-The Prohibition to Not Sin By Failing to Practice Church Discipline

Ephesians 4.26c-The Prohibition Forbidding Procrastinating Practicing Church Discipline

Ephesians 4.26c-The Prohibition Forbidding Procrastinating Practicing Church Discipline

Ephesians 4.26-Overview of Ephesians 4.26

Ephesians 4.26-Overview of Ephesians 4.26

Ephesians 4.27-The Believer Must Not Allow an Opportunity Benefiting the Devil

Ephesians 4.27-The Believer Must Not Allow an Opportunity Benefiting the Devil

Ephesians 4.28a-Solemn Prohibition Against Stealing

Ephesians 4.28a-Solemn Prohibition Against Stealing

Ephesians 4.28b-Command to Work Hard By Engaging in Activities Which Produce Divine Good

Ephesians 4.28b-Command to Work Hard By Engaging in Activities Which Produce Divine Good

Ephesians 4.28c-Sharing With Those in Need

Ephesians 4.28c-Sharing With Those in Need

Ephesians 4.29a-Prohibition Forbidding Harmful Speech

Ephesians 4.29a-Prohibition Forbidding Harmful Speech

Ephesians 4.29b-The Command to Produce Divine Good to Build Up One's Fellow Believer

Ephesians 4.29b-The Command to Produce Divine Good to Build Up One's Fellow Believer

Ephesians 4.29c-Providing Grace For One's Fellow Believer Through the Word of God

Ephesians 4.29c-Providing Grace For One's Fellow Believer Through the Word of God

Ephesians 4.30a-Prohibition Forbidding Grieving the Holy Spirit

Ephesians 4.30a-Prohibition Forbidding Grieving the Holy Spirit

Ephesians 4.30b-The Sealing Ministry of the Holy Spirit

Ephesians 4.30b-The Sealing Ministry of the Holy Spirit

Ephesians 4.31a-The Believer Must Eradicate Bitterness, Outbursts of Anger and Rage from Their Attitude and Speech

Ephesians 4.31a-The Believer Must Eradicate Bitterness, Outbursts of Anger and Rage from Their Attitude and Speech

Ephesians 4.31b-The Believer Must Eradicate Quarrelling and Slander and Malice from Their Attitude and Speech

Ephesians 4.31b-The Believer Must Eradicate Quarrelling and Slander and Malice from Their Attitude and Speech

Ephesians 4.32a-The Believer Must Be Characterized by Kindness, Compassion and Forgiveness

Ephesians 4.32a-The Believer Must Be Characterized by Kindness, Compassion and Forgiveness

Ephesians 4.32b-The Father Forgave the Believer Through Faith in Christ at Justification

Ephesians 4.32b-The Father Forgave the Believer Through Faith in Christ at Justification

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