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Date: October 16, 2022
Introduction: In finishing Ephesians 3 last we, we have seen how Paul testifies to God’s faithfulness to help him to be faithful to live to please the Lord.
Ephesians 4:1 “Therefore I, the prisoner of the Lord, implore you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called,”
“Therefore”
This word is used in God’s Word to show us that what is being said next is connected to and builds off of what has been said before.
In looking at Eph 3, Paul offered that the Lord is able to encourage us to be more like Jesus in our actions and love, even when we’re discouraged from doing so.
“I,”
Who is speaking here?
The Apostle Paul!
What does Paul say about himself?
“the prisoner of the Lord,”
What does it mean to be a prisoner?
You are under the total domination and control of another.
Illustration: Prison
They tell you what to wear
They tell you where to sleep
They tell you where you can go
They tell you what you can do and at what time
They tell you what you’re going to eat
One can go to prison for a variety of reasons, usually bad ones.
You normally go to prison for breaking the law
However, Paul was in prison for doing something good, the best thing!
What did Paul do that put him in prison?
He preached the Gospel.
However, Paul sees that time in prison as being related to another relationship that he has.
Who is the One that Paul is a prisoner of?
Of the Lord!
You know, “Lord” is actually a title that describes something about someone.
Who is the “Lord”?
Jesus!
What does it mean that Jesus is Lord?
That He has all power and authority
Over what then does Jesus not have any power or authority?
Nothing!
Jesus has all power and authority over all things, even when difficult things happen in my life!
What does it mean to be the prisoner of the Lord?
Your life is totally controlled by Jesus Who has all authority and power.
Our response should be to humbly submit to His authority by obeying Him.
We see how Paul obeys the Lord.
Paul obeys Jesus by doing what He called him to do: proclaim the Gospel (Eph 3).
What has the Lord called you to do? (clubbers, children, siblings, students, friends)
If you know the Lord Jesus, you’re His prisoner too!
This is a great thing because the One Who loves you and died for you is the same One with all power and authority leading your life.
You must live faithfully obedient in the responsibilities that the Lord has given you in such a way that you live to please the Lord.
Question: What does it mean to be the prisoner of the Lord like what Paul referenced in Ephesians 4:1?
Answer: Your life is totally controlled by Jesus Who has all authority and power
Dig Deeper Idea: If the Lord Jesus is your Savior, how should you respond to His authority in your life?
Answer: Humbly submit to His authority by obeying Him
“implore you to walk in a manner”
What does it mean to “implore”?
Strongly encouraging someone to do something.
Usually, someone who does this has a lot of emotion in their voice and manners because they really want you to do what is right.
When Paul talks about walking, does he mean only what you do with your legs to move from place to place?
No!
What does he mean then?
Why do you usually walk?
To get somewhere so that you can do something.
Example: walking to game time (to play the game; how many of you like playing games?
how many of you liked playing tonight’s game?)
You see, Paul is emphasizing our activities that we intend to do as we walk from place to place.
Question: When Paul uses the word “walk” in Ephesians 4:1, does he only mean moving our legs so that we can go from place to place?
Answer: No
Dig Deeper Idea: What does Paul mean then?
Answer: all our actions that we would do whenever we go about from place to place
Explain: God wants all believers to live in such a way that everyone knows that they are His children; that’s why Paul says “walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called,”
“manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called,”
What is a “manner”?
It’s about the way that you look when you’re doing something.
Example: when playing game time, you all looked so happy when you were playing.
Paul wants us to understand that the way we act as we live faithful to the Lord is also very important!
What does it mean for something to be “worthy”?
For something to have worth, means that it has value, it has special meaning that someone has invested in it (ask for examples).
For something to be “worthy” it means that it is deserving of something.
What Paul is asking for all Christians to do is to live differently because of their calling in God.
What is a “calling”?
It’s something unique that God has given you to do.
This is something unique that God has given His people to do.
Earlier in Ephesians 1:18 Paul says that God’s calling gives us hope!
When you have hope, you have a good feeling about how things are going to be in the future!
This calling that God has for His people is that they would become like Jesus Christ!
In sum, Paul wants all Christians to live their life in such a way that it is clear that they belong to God as their child.
God wants others to know that Christians belong to Him as His children to reflect what God is like.
It’s like how families have unique characteristics that help us to clearly identify that they must be related to one another (example: people would confuse me on the phone for my dad).
Ephesians 4:2 “with all humility and gentleness, with patience, showing tolerance for one another in love,”
In this next verse, Paul is going to lay out what it looks like to live your life in a way that it is worthy of being called God’s child, that it fits the expectation for God’s children.
“with all humility”
What is humility?
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