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*WHAT THE CHURCH NEEDS NOW IS UNITY *
*Ephesians 3:1-6 part 3*
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* This section of Scripture is about unity in the Church.
If there is one thing that the Church needs today it is unity.
Today in the church there is disunity in purpose, action, thought, attitude and worship.
Now this disunity crosses detonation lines.
It doesn't make any difference if you are Baptist, Presbyterian or Luther.
Disunity is found from the east coast to the west coast.*
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*FIRST -- RECOGNIZING THAT THE SOURCE OUR OF UNITY IS IN JESUS CHRIST, NOT IN OUR RITUALS OF WORSHIP.*
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*SECOND -- RECOGNIZE THAT RITUALS DO *
*NOT MAKE YOU HOLIER THAN OTHERS.*
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*THIRD --RECOGNIZE THAT WE ARE TO HAVE UNITY WITH GOD.*
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* Paul is going to point out that cultural differences is not a excuse for disunity.
Nor is the fact that someone is of another race a cause for disunity.
Nor is the fact that someone worships God in a different way than you a cause for disunity.
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* Paul is going to use the word "mystery"** in verse 3. The mystery to understand is that everyone who is in Christ is equal to all the believers.*
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*Galatians 3:28 *
*28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
(KJV)*
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* Don't you think it must grieve the heart of God how the Church is divisive, fragmented, argumentative and warring.
How it must grieve the heart of God because the church has divided itself into clicks and groups.
How it must grieve the heart of God that we do not "esteem otherwise higher than themselves."
(PHIL 2:3)*
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* We come to chapter 3 and Paul is about to pray.
And do you know what he's going to pray about?
Unity.
Paul's going to pray that you will understand unity.
He's going to pray that we as believers will get rid of all our hatreds, animosity, prejudice and separatist feelings.
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* But before Paul prays, he wants to give some more information about unity.
That is what we have in Ephesian chapter 3. *
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*PAUL WANTS US TO KNOW THAT HE IS A PRISONER BECAUSE OF UNITY.
3:1-4 *
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* Notice the first 3 words of 3:1.*
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*"For this cause..." **For what cause Paul?
For the fact that 2:15 says you are** "one new man.
That 2:16 says, "You are one body."
**That verse 17 says, "you which were afar off, are now made near."
That verse 18 says, that "we both have access by one Spirit."
That verse 19 says, that "we are fellow citizens of the household of God."
That verse 20 says, "we are built upon the foundation the apostles and the prophets."
That verse 21 says, "we are a building that grows to a holy temple of the Lord."**
That verse 22 says that **"we are built together for an habitation of God through the Spirit."
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* **In other words, Paul is saying because of our unity he is motivated to do something.
Do you want to see what he is motivated to do? Look again at verse 1.*
*Ephesians 3:1*
*For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles.*
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* **What Paul, what do you seek to do?
What Paul?
You know what?
You can't tell what Paul wants to do from verse one.
There is no verb in verse one.
Verse 1 is continued in verse 14.
That right, the verb for verse one is found in verse 14. Look at verse 1.*
*Ephesians 3:1*
*For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles, *
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* **The sentence is completed in verse 14.*
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*Ephesians 3:14*
*14 For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, *
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* **What are all the verses between verse 1 and 14?
There a parenthesis.
Paul starts out to pray for the Ephesians church in verse 1, but he is not sure the Ephesians church understands the principles of unity.
So he takes verses 2 to 13 and expounds on unity.
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* So lets learn some more principles on unity.
First, in verse one he introduces us to *
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*FIRST -- WHEN YOU BELIEVE IN UNITY YOU RECOGNIZE THAT GOD IS IN CONTROL.*
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*WHEN YOU RECOGNIZE THAT RECOGNIZING THAT THE SOURCE OUR OF UNITY IS IN JESUS CHRIST, NOT IN OUR RITUALS OF WORSHIP.*
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*and** when you RECOGNIZE THAT RITUALS DO NOT MAKE YOU HOLIER THAN OTHERS.*
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*Ephesians 3:1*
*For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles, *
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* Paul preached that Jew and Gentile are one.
And Paul preached that you do not have to include all the Jewish rituals to worship God, the end result was a lot of Jew's got very upset and caused Paul to put in Jail.
Now here is the important part.
Although arrested on Jewish charges, Paul did not consider himself a prisoner of the Jews.
And although Paul has been imprisoned by the Roman government, Paul did not consider himself a prisoner of Rome.
And although he had appealed to Caesar, Paul did not consider himself a prisoner of Caesar's.
Then who's prisoner was he? Look in verse 1.*
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*Ephesians 3:1*
*For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of... Who? ...Jesus Christ... *
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* Paul is the prisoner of Christ Jesus.
Whatever Paul did and wherever he went, Paul understood that Jesus Christ was in control.
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* How about you?
What kind of difficulty are you going through?
Do you feel like your trapped in your situation?
Do you see that God is still in control of your life.
Paul did.
He has been in prison for 5 years.
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* Let me turn that around a little bit? Are you employed?
Then who do you work for?
If you said Jesus Christ you gave the right answer.
And you have the right perspective.
But if you view yourself as employed by a company, then when the company makes a bad policy or messes you up in some way your going to get angry.
But when you realize that you work for Jesus Christ, then realize that God is in control of all your circumstances.
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* Now Paul has been a prisoner for 5 years.
But from his perspective he is a prisoner of Jesus Christ.*
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*SECOND -- IF YOU DO NOT LIKE THE IDEA OF UNITY, DON'T GET MAD AT ME. *
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* **Look at verse two.
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*Ephesians 3:2 *
*2 If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward: (KJV)*
* Do you know what Paul is saying here?
Paul is saying that unity was not his idea.
It's God's.
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