Ephesians
Prison Epistles:
Ephesians
Philippians
Colossians
Philemon
Ephesians
Ephesians outlined:
Chapters 1-3 =
what to believe
doctrine
to be understood
Chapters 4-6 =
what to do
conduct
to be obeyed
Ephesians
Key terms in Ephesians:
“in Christ”
=
38 times
Church
=
9 times
Peace
=
8 times
Love
=
20 times
Lord
=
24 times
Grace
=
12 times
Ephesians
“For Christianity is not a solitary belief
system. Any genuine resurgence of
Christianity, as history demonstrates,
depends on a reawakening and renewal of
that which is the essence of the faith—that
is, the people of God, the new society, the
body of Christ, which is made manifest in
the world—the church.”
–Chuck Colson
Ephesians
Key terms in Ephesians:
“in Christ”
=
38 times
Church
=
9 times
Peace
=
8 times
Love
=
20 times
Lord
=
24 times
Grace
=
12 times
Ephesians
“Pound for pound, Ephesians
may well be the most influential
document ever written.”
–Klyne Snodgrass
Ephesians
For lighter reading:
Klyne Snodgrass, The NIV Application
Commentary (Zondervan)—$20/$10
For heavier reading:
Harold Hoehner, Ephesians: An Exegetical
Commentary (Baker) —$40
For free reading:
http://www.soniclight.com/constable/notes.htm
United by Grace
United by Grace
Who is the apostle Paul?
(Ephesians 1:1a, NET Bible)
United by Grace
“The apostle had full
authority in oral and
written proclamation.”
–Dr. Harold Hoehner
United by Grace
“God’s will is something to
be obeyed, not something to
be found.”
United by Grace
Who is the apostle Paul?
(Ephesians 1:1a, NET Bible)
United by Grace
Who is the apostle Paul?
(Ephesians 1:1a, NET Bible)
Who are the saints in Ephesus?
(Ephesians 1:1b, NET Bible)
Ephesus
Ephesus
United by Grace
Paul and Ephesus:
A.D.
52 1-2 weeks
A.D.
53 nearly 3 years
A.D. 57
A.D.
short visit with elders
61 letter to the Ephesians
United by Grace
Who is the apostle Paul?
(Ephesians 1:1a, NET Bible)
Who are the saints in Ephesus?
(Ephesians 1:1b, NET Bible)
United by Grace
Who is the apostle Paul?
(Ephesians 1:1a, NET Bible)
Who are the saints in Ephesus?
(Ephesians 1:1b, NET Bible)
What is grace?
(Ephesians 1:2, NET Bible)
United by Grace
“It is no mere introductory
cliché. It is the gospel in one
word.”
–Dr. Harold Hoehner
United by Grace
Who is the apostle Paul?
(Ephesians 1:1a, NET Bible)
Who are the saints in Ephesus?
(Ephesians 1:1b, NET Bible)
What is grace?
(Ephesians 1:2, NET Bible)
United by Grace
•Read/study Ephesians 1:3-14.
•Have you experienced God’s grace?
•Do you belong to your church?
•Do you know God’s will for your life?