STUDY OF EPHESIANS

CHAPTER- 3

OUTLINE OF EPHESIANS

Focus Calling of the Body Conduct of the Body

Reference

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4 6

Topics

Spiritual Wealth Spiritual Walk

Being : Who we areDoing: How we are

to act

Positional Truth: Belief

Practical Truth: Behavior

Privileges of the Believer

Responsibility of the Believer

Location Sent from Prison in Rome

Time AD 60-62

Recap….

Our possession and position…

ENLIGHTMENT TO ENABLEMENT

THE MYSTERY& ITS IMPACT(3:1-13)

Made known thru Paul…(1-5) Prisoner(1) and Preacher(7)… The Jews and Gentiles are united in one

body…the Church… New status of Gentiles: Fellow heirs with

new power and new riches of God..(6-8) Revealing the manifold wisdom of God to

principalities and powers..(9-10) New confidence & courage in God to face

life in the midst of difficult circumstances(13)

SIGNS OF ENABLEMENT (3:14-21)

STRENGTH(16) DEAPTH(17) APPREHENSION(18-19a) FULLNESS(19b)

CONCLUSION…

True riches only come from God… All of these riches come by God’s grace

and for God’s glory…. These riches are only the beginning… The power of the spirit is not a luxury but

a necessity…

APPLICATION…

Get your hand on your spiritual wealth by opening your heart to the Holy Spirit…

Pray for the strength of the inner man. Pray for a new depth of love…for

apprehension …and spiritual fullness…