Life Together- Ephesians

Ephesians 1:3-14

Why:

Hearers & Doers (Deut 6:4, James 1:22-25)

Connect together- Sunday (Heb 10:24-25)

Apply together

Friends- What was one take away that will change you this week?

Family- What was one take away that will change you this week?

Questions to Discuss:

What is Glory?

How does Glory shape God’s plan?

Who does he use for that plan?

How can we (Church) take practical next steps in Unity? Community? Church? Prayer? etc.

Church of Ephesus: (1:1-2)

Paul: traveling from Corinth to Ephesus Acts 19:8-10

Letter: from prison- circulated throughout house churches in Asia Minor

Church: Ephesus- Roman influenced. Social & Spiritual influences- Eastern tides to a western wave.

Outline: Life Together (1:3-14)

Ultimate end: Glory (1:6, 12,14)

Glory- Weightiness, heaviness, designated for God himself, central in all things. God in his fullness, sufficiency, majesty, beauty, and splendor.

Illustration : Sun

End shapes the plan

Ultimate end: “If we are using the phrase ultimate end in the highest, original sense, then this statement must be true: God’s ultimate end in creating the world must be the same ultimate end he has in mind for every single work he does.” J-Edwards

God revealing his blessed plan: I will bless you when you will curse me (3) I will choose you when you would not choose me (4-5) I will love you when you will not love me(4-6), I will pay the price when you are broke (7), I will forgive you when you will hold on to bitterness (7), I will give you wisdom and insight when you will walk foolishly (8), I will reveal the mystery even when you do not want to know (9), I will bring together when you want to divide (10), I will give you an inheritance when you want to run away from me (11), I will give you hope when you have nothing to give (12) I will give you truth when you hold on to lies (13), I will give you good news when all you want to hear is bad news (13), I will keep you when you and hold you in your doubts (14)

Through Christ

Union with Christ- marriage.

Creates the church

Grace and Peace = Jew & Gentile.

2 Corinthians 4:7-12

Showcase of glory

People that have nothing in common can have all things in common (Acts 2:42-44)

Why:

Hearers & Doers (Deut 6:4, James 1:22-25)

Connect together- Sunday (Heb 10:24-25)

Apply together

Friends- What was one take away that will change you this week?

Family- What was one take away that will change you this week?