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Announcements:
Great time at camp
Louise’s group at 6pm today
Men’s breakfast July 24th at 8am
Youth going to Six Flag August 5 & 6th ($75)
Men’s Conference September 11th from 8am to 12pm ($20)
New baby!!!
Intro/The Why:
When have you experienced something unexpectedly powerful?
Story:
Tim the tool man Taylor on Home Improvement
Renting a machine vs. a group of grandpa’s :)
If someone says, ‘Well, I don’t seem to have much power as a Christian,’ or, ‘I can’t see the power of Jesus doing very much in the world,’ that simply shows that they need this prayer of Paul
God’s already working in you in a powerful way (v.
15)
3 things to know:
Know the hope to which God has called you (v.
18)
Know the riches of God’s glorious inheritance (v.
18)
Know God’s Power that is immeasurable (v.
19)
4 Ways God showed his power in Jesus:
RESURRECTION, ENTHRONEMENT, DOMINION, AND HEADSHIP
Power that raised Jesus from the dead (v.
20)
RESURRECTION, ENTHRONEMENT, DOMINION, AND HEADSHIP
Death of Jesus was the greatest demonstration of God’s love.
Resurrection of Jesus was God’s greatest demonstration of His power.
Power that seated Jesus at God’s right hand in heaven above (vv.
20-21)
RESURRECTION, ENTHRONEMENT, DOMINION, AND HEADSHIP
The throne of God is set in “the heavenly realm”—in that realm in which, as has been said above, the people of Christ are endowed with “every spiritual blessing” in him.
Power that subjected all things under Jesus’ feet (v.
22)
RESURRECTION, ENTHRONEMENT, DOMINION, AND HEADSHIP
What the Psalmist wrote is applied to Jesus...
enemies here in Ephesians are “every principality and every power and might”
Ephesus was place of many different groups claiming to have spiritual powers...
Power that made Christ head over the church (vv.
22-23)
RESURRECTION, ENTHRONEMENT, DOMINION, AND HEADSHIP
“head” here should be understood as the source of the church’s life
Conclusion/Reflection Question:
King Jesus as the head of the body of believers has the church as his hands and feet.
It is “his body, the fullness of the one who fills all in all.”
How can we, his church, act as his agents within the present world?
Our mission: Following Jesus & Reaching out
not about church “programs”
Busyness does not mean godliness
We cannot be so busy coming to church that we end up not being the church (i.e.
hands and feet of Jesus)
it is about relationships
it is about community
it is about being focused on Jesus in all areas of our lives
COMMUNION:
Thank God for the power you have through Jesus’ resurrection, and ask him to help you use it in your daily life.
References
Benjamin L Merkle, Andreas J. Köstenberger, and Robert W. Yarbrough.
2016.
Ephesians.
Exegetical Guide to the Greek New Testament.
Nashville, Tennessee: B&H Academic.
http://search.ebscohost.com.lpc.idm.oclc.org/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=1338892&site=ehost-live.
Bruce, F. F. The Epistles to the Colossians, to Philemon, and to the Ephesians.
The New International Commentary on the New Testament.
Grand Rapids, MI: Wm.
B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1984.
Keener, Craig S. The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament.
Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1993.
Wright, Tom.
Paul for Everyone: The Prison Letters: Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, and Philemon.
London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 2004.
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