Sermons on Efesios 1:2:

Grace - Needed, But Not Deserved!

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Jun 29, 2015

"Grace is giving or receiving something that is needed but not deserved." That definition fits beautifully into many places where the word "grace" is used in the New Testament.

MELVIN NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK There is a very interesting Greek word in the Bible that we translate into the English word "grace." And this word "grace" is used time & time again throughout the New Testament. In fact, let's turn to the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:2-8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Ephesians: Our Identity In Christ Part 6 Resurrection Living

Contributed by Scott Spencer on Nov 8, 2014

Do we understand how blessed you are? Do we understand just how much we have to be thankful for? Do we understand how privileged we are?

Ephesians: Our Identity In Christ Part 6 Resurrection Living Ephesians 2:1-7 And you were dead in your trespasses and sins, 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 ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:1-7

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Truth For A New Year Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on Jun 14, 2021

There are two ways people think saints are made. Some believe sainthood is achieved while others see sainthood as received.

Happy New Year to you! Thank God 2020 is behind us. If you were given just one word to describe the year 2020, what would you choose? A recent survey asked just this and found the #1 word chosen to describe this previous year was “awful, terrible, or horrible.” I wonder what word you would use. ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:1-2

Denomination: Baptist

Paul's Authority

Contributed by Chuck Gohn on Feb 2, 2021

This sermon was the first one of a series on the book of Ephesians. It unpacks the first two verses. Specifically Paul's authority to write the letter, and the value of the specific recipients of the letter (i.e., who Paul would refer to as "Saints)."

Good morning. We are beginning a new series on the book of Ephesians called The Church in Christ and the Church in Culture. In case you are not familiar with the book of Ephesians, it is actually a letter that the apostle Paul wrote to the church that he founded in the ancient city of Ephesus. ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:1-2

Denomination: Christian Church

For The Sake Of The Call Series

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Aug 19, 2021

God has called us to be his representatives in the world.

FOR THE SAKE OF THE CALL Text: Eph. 1:1-2 Introduction 1. Illustration: We will abandon it all for the sake of the call No other reason at all but the sake of the call Wholly devoted to live and to die for the sake of the call Nobody stood and applauded them So they knew from the start This road ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:1-2

Denomination: Methodist

A Greeting Of Grace

Contributed by Christopher Benfield on Sep 26, 2021

The major theme of Ephesians is Reconciliation achieved through God’s Redemptive plan. Relying on one’s prior accomplishments would not provide reconciliation or redemption. Paul knew Ephesus was a clear representation of the dreadful condition of sinful humanity.

A Greeting of Grace Ephesians 1: 1-2 Today I want to begin a series of messages that will lead us through the first chapter of Paul’s epistle to the Ephesian church. While the letter to the Roman believers is considered Paul’s “magnum opus,” Ephesians has been referred to as the “Queen of the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:1-2

Denomination: Baptist

Lesson 1: Dear Ephesians Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Feb 4, 2018

The first two verses of Ephesians make up the salutation. This type of salutation was the usual way of starting a letter in Paul’s day. The custom was to give first the name of the writer, then to identify the reader or readers and finally to express. .

Commentary on the Book of Ephesians By: Tom Lowe Date: 11/7/16 Lesson 1: Dear Ephesians (1:1-2) Ephesians 1:1-2 (NIV) 1 ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:1-2

Denomination: Baptist

What God Thinks Of You

Contributed by Jason Pettibone on Feb 3, 2014

Inspiring key truths about our God's love and blessings for us

EPHESIANS # 1 Who could have predicted the astonishing success of social media? I remember visiting our daughter, Christine, when she was working at a college just outside of Boston in 2006, and hearing about something called “Facebook.” She told that students were crazy about it. ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:1-14

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Work Of The Father, The Son, And The Holy Spirit

Contributed by Dale Inman on Feb 20, 2014

How the various Persons of the Trinity work in loving, redeeming, and sealing us in Christ.

Ephesians 1:1-14 Outline Intro: Ship built by little boy, lost and then found and bought by the boy. He truly owned it. CIT: The Father, The Son, and the Holy Spirit plan all things. CIS: They work together to redeem, save, and seal us as adopted children of the Father. V1-2 “at ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

"I Am A Saint In Christ" Series

Contributed by Sean Harder on Mar 12, 2014

Some say that you could do all your biblical counselling from Ephesians alone. This is said because Paul, in Ephesians, places so much emphasis on our identity being in Christ alone. As Christians, we live from our identity, not for it.

“I Am a Saint in Christ” (Eph 1:1-2, Phil 1:19-29) Some say that you could do all your biblical counselling from Ephesians alone. This is said because Paul, in Ephesians, places so much emphasis on our identity being in Christ alone. As Christians, we live from our identity, not for ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:1-3

Who Do You Think You Are? Series

Contributed by Brad Bailey on Mar 26, 2014

Who we are meant to be as shown by the book of Ephesians

Who Do You Think You Are? Series: Becoming Who We Are Brad Bailey - January 12, 2014 Introduction [1] It's a great big new year so we're going to start with a great big question: Who do you think you are? That is, what is your ultimate identity? How would you finish the most basic statement: "I ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:1-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Why I Love Ephesians

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Apr 20, 2014

The majesty and practicality of one of the most wonderful books in the Bible.

WHY I LOVE EPHESIANS: A short outline. It begins with praise to God for all our blessings in Christ. It places the source of our salvation, even of our faith, squarely on the shoulders of God. It proclaims the mystery of salvation, the unsearchable riches of Christ. It reminds the Church ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:1-23, Ephesians 2:1-22, Ephesians 3:1-21, Ephesians 4:1-32, Ephesians 5:1-33, Ephesians 6:1-24  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Study On Epistle Of Ephesians Series

Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on Dec 21, 2013

Introduction to Ephesians

EPHESIANS Read: Ephesians 1:1-2 Introduction to the Church at Ephesus: Jesus Vs Diana: Located at the western edge of Asia Minor, with easy access to the Aegean Sea, It was at its height in the 1st and 2nd centuries, a rich heritage of wealth, philosophy and Roman law. Most attractive was the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:1-2

Denomination: Methodist

Introducing God's Desire For The Church Series

Contributed by Billy Ricks on Dec 26, 2013

Paul's letter to the Ephesians is cram packed with powerful theology and practical Christianity. If we allow it to change us the church with grow spiritually and in every other way.

Intro: In light of the confusion about what scripture says and what the church is supposed to be and do this letter Paul wrote to the Ephesians is a great way to end 2013 and begin 2014. In this letter Paul gives clear teaching on how we can get our theology and thinking about the Church right. ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:1-2

Denomination: Baptist

What Is Reality? Series

Contributed by Tom Fuller on Jan 20, 2014

We often rely on our senses and even our emotions to tell us what’s real. Paul, as he begins the letter to the Ephesians, tells of a reality more real than you have ever known, with advantages far greater than anything this age has to offer, all in Jesus.

If I asked you the question: “how do you know something is real?” you might say something like: “It’s real if I can experience it with my senses.” Our idea of the “realness” of something is tied to what our brains tell us based on the information gathered ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:1-3

Denomination: Calvary Chapel