Read: Eph. 3:1-21 Comments on Eph 3:1-21: This passage divides naturally into two parts, an autobiographical and theological defense of Paul’s ministry (3:1-12) and prayer report (3:13-19) combined with a more direct wish-prayer (3:20-21). This…
Read: Eph 2:11-22 Comments on Eph 2:11-22: This passage divides easily into the following three parts which form two outer panels (2:11-12 and 2:19-22) framing a central passage (2:13-18). Eph 2:11-12: The initial focus on…
Read: Eph. 2:1-10 Comments on Eph 2:1-10: In this passage there is a powerful contrast between the kind of life lived before and after their salvation in Christ. Paul starts off by referring to them…
Read: Eph. 1:15-23 Comments on Eph 1:15-23: Having opened the letter of Ephesians with a more formal, lofty blessing paragraph, Paul reverts to his more usual and personal thanksgiving and prayer report paragraph with which…
Read: Eph 1:3-14 Comments on Eph 1:2-14: Ephesians and 2 Corinthians are the only two of Paul’s letters that open after the initial prescript with a blessing formula that is expanded into a lengthy introduction….
Read: Eph. 3:11,12; Acts 26:9-19 Overview of Ephesians: In Ephesians Paul states that he is in chains (3:1; 6:20). Although it is possible that this is in Caesarea where he was in prison for “two…
Read: Acts 19, 20:17-38 Paul’s Experience in Ephesus: Before coming to Ephesus (Acts 19) to work Paul had briefly stopped there on his way back to Antioch and engaged in a discussion in the Jewish…
Read: John 14:1-3; Acts 1:9-11; 1 John 1:1-4; Phil. 2:9-11 King of Kings and Lord of Lords. When Jesus comes again, what is it above all else that earns him the title of King of…
Read: Matt. 25:31-46; John 13:1-15; Luke 10:38-42 Lord of Our Service. Is it possible to be serving God without ever knowing the one we are serving? Essence of Christianity: Matthew 25: 31-46. Of all the…
Read: Ps. 95:6-7; Matt. 20:25-28; Mark 2:27-28 Lord of Our Worship. Is worship a way or life or is it something special? Worship and the worshiper: Psalm 95:6-7. Where should the focus be in our…
Read: Gen. 2-3; 2 Thess. 3:6-12; Matt. 25:14-30 Lord of Our Labor. When Jesus becomes Lord of our life, do we become ambitious and upwardly mobile, or do we remain content with our state in…
Read: 1 Cor 6:19-20; 10:31 Lord of our Body Temples. How does taking care of our bodies, in the name of Christ, affect our relationship with others? Do we have a responsibility for their temples,…
Read: Jm 1:17; Dt 8:7-18; Ml 3; Mt 6:19-21; 24:45-51; Hb 13:5 Lord of our Resources. If everything in heaven and earth belongs to God, how do we know what is appropriate for us to…
Read: Ps. 127-128; Mt. 22:36-40; Eph. 5:22-33; Eph. 6:1-4 Lord of Our Relationships. When Christ is Lord of our life, do other relationships become more important or less important? Love for God, for others, for…
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