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Ephesians (Revised 2025)
Contributed by Garrett Tyson on Sep 2, 2025 (message contributor)
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1. We Bless The God Who Blesses Us (Ephesians 1:1-14)
Contributed on Sep 2, 2025
Paul's whole letter, and our whole lives, start right here, at a place of gratitude and praise toward God, for what He's done for us "in Christ."
An opening note for my readers of this series: Roughly 8 years ago?, I wrote a series of sermons on Ephesians. I wrote them at a time of "almost." Academically/exegetically, I was "almost" comfortable with discourse analysis (Steve Runge style), but I had little idea how to ...read more
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2. A Prayer For Spirit Enlightenment (Ephesians 1:15-23)
Contributed on Sep 3, 2025
Enlightenment about God's cosmic plan is something God will give, if we ask. God's plan is far bigger-- cosmic-- than we often realize, and we have been empowered, potentially, more than we think.
Let's start today by reading part of last week's passage. I'll read from my translation, but feel free to follow along however you'd like. Let's turn to Ephesians 1:7, and we'll read through verse 10: (7) In him (=Jesus) we have the freedom/release through his blood-- ...read more
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3. God Offers Grace To All (Ephesians 2:1-10)
Contributed on Sep 5, 2025
And that grace is offered to all people, Jew and Gentile, through Jesus, not Moses, to be received by faith in Jesus, not by commitment to the Mosaic covenant.
Today, we have the privilege of working through Ephesians 2:1-10. But let's start by rereading a little bit from last week. Ephesians 1:22-23: (22) And all things/beings He subjected under his feet, and him He gave as head over all things to/for the church, (23) which is his body--the ...read more
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4. Gentiles, You Aren't Second Class Christians (Ephesians 2:11-22)
Contributed on Sep 13, 2025
Paul draws an application to his Gentile-by-birth readers, from his Eph. 2:1-10 starting point.
Today we have the privilege of working through Ephesians 2:11-22. Let's turn there, and read just the first word. "Therefore." What "therefore" signals, is that Paul is going to draw some conclusions, and an application, from everything he's just said. But it's ...read more
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5. Paul, A Truly Blessed Man (Ephesians 3:1-14)
Contributed on Sep 15, 2025
How great a privilege it is, Paul thinks, to get to tell people the gospel.
Over the last few weeks, we've read what Paul has to say about this huge, cosmic plan that God has for the world. Before God sent Jesus, this cosmos was a terrible mess. There was a dividing wall of sin that existed between God and people. There was a dividing wall that separated out Jew ...read more
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6. A Prayer For Spirit-Empowerment (Ephesians 3:14-21)
Contributed on Sep 22, 2025
God will help his people live faithfully, by empowering them through his Holy Spirit, if they ask. So ask, for yourselves, and for your church. Empowerment isn't just about "charismatic" things. It's empowerment for faithfulness also-- and probably faithfulness first.
Over the past few weeks, we've read about how God is now revealing to his church something that was a closely guarded secret for centuries. God had this hidden, master plan to bring all things together, in heaven and on earth. And what that looks like on earth, is that God is making one ...read more
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7. Worthily, Walk Of God's Calling (Ephesians 4:1-6)
Contributed on Sep 22, 2025
If God is making one body, one temple, one family who will live in peace with Him and with each other... we need to walk worthily of our calling to live that way.
Over the past few weeks, we've spent a lot of time talking about God's once-mysterious plan for the entire created order. This plan can be understood in a couple different ways. One, would be that God is creating one family, made up of all different types of people, who live in peace with ...read more
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8. Each Of Us Has A Grace-- A Ministry (Ephesians 4:7-15)
Contributed on Sep 22, 2025
We are one body, but we are not all the same. Jesus has set it up so that each of us builds up the church in our own unique way.
Today we have the privilege of working through some of the most complicated verses in the entire book of Ephesians. Before we dive in though, we should remind ourselves of last time's verses. Are we feeling a little rusty, when it comes to Ephesians? Paul, up to this point in the letter, has ...read more
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9. Choose The Right Outfit (Ephesians 4:17-24)
Contributed on Sep 22, 2025
Every day, we wake up, and choose whether we will put on our old way of life-- the ratty, stained, lifestyle-- or if we'll put on the new clothing of righteousness. Choose the clean clothing.
I'd like to start today by giving a quick overview of Paul's letter to the Ephesians, up to this point. At this point in history, God has now revealed his once secret plan for all of his creation. Paul describes this plan using three different metaphors. The first, is that God is ...read more
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10. 4 Aspects Of The New Way Of Life (Ephesians 4:25-5:2)
Contributed on Sep 23, 2025
Paul gives four examples, illustrative, not exhaustive, of what this new life/shirt/road in Christ looks like. Specifics, of what God is looking for in a worthy walk.
Over the last couple of weeks, we've seen Paul starting to pull his entire argument in Ephesians together. God is in the process of creating one holy family, who will live in peace with Him and with each other. Or we can say, God is in the process of creating one holy body-- one person-- with ...read more