Episodes 14
Lesson: 1 - Paul and the Ephesians
Scripture: Ephesians 1:9-10
How can the message of Ephesians be summarized? From prison, Paul sets forth a vision of God’s Christ-centered plan for the fullness of time and the church’s role in it.
Read MoreLesson: 2 - God’s Grand, Christ-Centered Plan
Scripture: Ephesians 1:3
What does it mean to you that through Christ’s atoning sacrifice you are forgiven and redeemed? What if you feel that you are unworthy of it? (Hint: you are unworthy; that’s the whole point of the cross.)
Read MoreLesson: 3 - The Power of the Exalted Jesus
Scripture: Ephesians 1:19-20
Why is it important always to thank God in prayer for what you have to be thankful for?
Read MoreLesson: 4 - How God Rescues Us
Scripture: Ephesians 2:4-5
Who hasn’t experienced just how corrupted our own nature is, even after we have given ourselves to Jesus? What should this teach us about how important it is that we cling to Him every moment of our lives?
Read MoreScripture: Ephesians 2:13-14
How might your church play a positive role in actualizing the unifying work Christ already has accomplished on the cross? How might you participate in that work?
Read MoreLesson: 6 - The Mystery of the Gospel
Scripture: Ephesians 3:20-21
How can we learn to trust God and His ways amid what can be very trying circumstances?
Read MoreLesson: 7 - The Unified Body of Christ
Scripture: Ephesians 4:11-12
Paul’s picture of a healthy, unified body helps us understand God’s goal for us: to be parts of a fruitful church united in Christ.
Read MoreLesson: 8 - Christ-Shaped Lives and Spirit-Inspired Speech
Scripture: Ephesians 4:22-24
Think about the power of your words. How can you use them to be uplifting, encouraging, and faith-building?
Read MoreLesson: 9 - Living Wisely
Scripture: Ephesians 5:15-17
What are some of the “empty words” that in our day and age we need to be wary of? What strategies might believers today employ to “discern what is pleasing to the Lord”
Read MoreLesson: 10 - Husbands and Wives: Together at the Cross
Scripture: Ephesians 5:25-27
Paul cites the example of Jesus to both wives and husbands. What can you learn from Jesus about loving those in your own family circle?
Read MoreLesson: 11 - Practicing Supreme Loyalty to Christ
Lesson: 12 - The Call To Stand
Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-11
What should Paul's warning that we fight not against flesh and blood but against supernatural enemies teach us about where our only hope of victory is?
Read MoreLesson: 13 - Waging Peace
Scripture: Ephesians 6:16-17
In what ways can we, as a corporate body, work together in the great controversy, in order to help each other in our struggles against evil, in whatever form it comes?
Read MoreLesson: 14 - Ephesians in the Heart
Scripture: Ephesians 2:8-10
What important truths embedded in Ephesians should continue to shape our lives as believers?
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