Table of Contents
Ephesians
God’s Eternal Purpose ….. 3
Now in Christ Jesus ….. 12
The Mystery of Christ ….. 14
The Unity of the Spirit. ….. 17
Children of Light ….. 24
The Panoply of God ….. 26
God’s Holy Temple
If Any Man Defile the Temple of God ….. 29
Teaching Them to Observe All Things ….. 33
Tend the Flock of God ….. 37
Distribution Was Made to Every Man ….. 40
Tell It to the Church ….. 44
Preach the Gospel to Every Creature ….. 50
What Is the Church of Christ?
The House of God ….. 52
God’s Husbandry ….. 58
The Bride of Christ. ….. 60
A Royal Priesthood ….. 63
The Kingdom of Heaven ….. 69
The Fullness of Christ ….. 72
For Christ & the Church
Purchased with Blood ….. 76
I Will Build My Church ….. 78
The Lord Added to the Church ….. 82
Reconciled in One Body ….. 86
Baptized into One Body ….. 88
The Church of the Firstborn ….. 91
God’s Eternal Purpose
Ephesians 1:1-23
I. INTRODUCTION:
A. The Text in Context-
- The book of Ephesians is Paul’s essay on the church belonging to Jesus Christ, the glorious bride of Christ, the most precious institution on earth today.
- The word “church” occurs nine times in the letter (1:22; 3:10,21;
$5: 23,24,25,27,29,32$ ). The term “body” (referring to the church) occurs nine more times (1:23; 2:16; 3:6; 4:4, 12, 16 (twice); 5:23, 30).
- Concerning the church, the book reveals that:
- Christ loves her, 5:23.
- It shall be presented to Christ, 5:27.
- God’s manifold wisdom is demonstrated by the church, 3:10.
- God is glorified in the church by Christ, 3:21.
- There is one body or church, 4:4.
- Christ is the head of the church, 1:22; 5:23.
- The church is the fullness of Christ, 1:22, 23.
- Christ is the savior of the body, the church, 5:23.
- Christ gave himself for it, 5:25.
- It is to be holy and without blemish, 5:27.