Ephesians for Beginners - #5 - Past-Present-Future of the Church

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Ephesians

Past-Present-Future of the Church

for Beginners

Review

1. Blesses the Ephesians

2.  Explains God’s Purpose

Review

3. Describes Spiritual Gifts

- Purity/Innocence - Adoption - Forgiveness - Insight into God’s plan - Holy Spirit - Assurance of: - Resurrection - Glorification - Exaltation

Review

4. Prays for God to “Enable” them spiritually.

Lessons

1. Spiritual blessings available in Christ only.

Lessons

2. Spiritual blessings are the most valuable blessings.

Lessons

3. Spiritual blessings are appreciated through prayer.

Ephesians 2:1-10

Past-Present-Future of the church

And you were dead in your trespasses and sins,

Ephesians 2:1

Past- Separated from God

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Past-Present-Future of the church

2 in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience.

- Ephesians 2:2

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Past- Separated from God because they followed:

- Course of this World

- Prince of Power of the Air

- Spirit of Disobedience

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3 Among them we too all formerly lived in the lusts of our flesh, indulging the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest.

- Ephesians 2:3

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Results

Slaves to the Flesh

Wrath of God

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Present

4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us,

- Ephesians 2:4

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Past-Present-Future of the church

5 even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ ( by grace you have been saved), 6 and raised us up with Him, and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,

- Ephesians 2:5-6

Present

- Alive in Christ

- Raised from the Dead

- Set with Christ in Heaven

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7 so that in the ages to come He might show the surpassing riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.

- Ephesians 2:7

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In God’s eyes, all of this is already complete

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Why has God done this?

He is merciful

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8 For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; 9  not as a result of works, so that no one may boast.

- Ephesians 2:8-9

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Paul’s Comment

Saved = Includes all Blessings

Paul’s Comment

Grace = The reason we have salvation

Paul’s Comment

Faith = The Condition

Paul’s Comment

Repentance / Baptism = The Biblical expression of Faith

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10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.

- Ephesians 2:10

The church was created to…

1. Be blessed

2. Be a blessing