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Overview
Ephesians
A. Introduction
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Greeting (Eph 1:1-2)
I.) The apostolic salutation [OR] Greeting [OR] The Blessings of Redemption [OR] Salutation [OR] Paul salutes the Ephesians (Eph 1:1)
B. Relationship with God (Eph 1:3-2:22)
1. God Chose Us Through Christ (Eph 1:3-14)
I.) The believer's position in grace (Eph 1:3)
A.) The Seven Elements Of The Believer's Position [OR] Redemption In Christ [OR] Spiritual Blessings In Christ [OR] And Gives Thanks For Spiritual Blessings (Eph 1:3)
1.) He Deals With The Christians' Election (Eph 1:4)
2.) And Adoption By Grace (Eph 1:6)
3.) The Holy Spirit Is The Guarantee Of Christians' Inheritance (Eph 1:13)
2. Paul's Prayer for the Ephesians (Eph 1:15-23)
A.) The Prayer For Knowledge And Power [OR] Prayer For Spiritual Wisdom [OR] Thanksgiving And Prayer [OR] Paul's Prayer (Eph 1:15)
1.) He Prays That The Ephesians May Come (Eph 1:16)
2.) Into Full Knowledge Of Their Inheritance (Eph 1:18)
3.) And Possession Of It Through Christ (Eph 1:20)
B.) Christ Exalted To Be The Head Of His Body, The Church (Eph 1:22)
3. God Saved Us Because of His Great Love for Us (Eph 2:1-10)
A.) The Method Of Gentile Salvation [OR] By Grace Through Faith [OR] Made Alive In Christ [OR] From Death To Life [OR] By Comparing What We Were By Nature (Eph 2:1)
1.) With What We Are By Grace (Eph 2:5)
2.) He Declares That We Are Created For Good Works (Eph 2:10)
4. God Has United Jewish and Non-Jewish People (Eph 2:11-22)
A.) The Gentile Position By Nature [OR] Brought Near By His Blood [OR] One In Christ (Eph 2:11)
1.) And, Being Brought Near By Christ, Should Live (Eph 2:13)
B.) Jew And Gentile One Body In Christ [OR] Christ Our Peace (Eph 2:14)
1.) Reconciled To God By The Cross (Eph 2:16)
C.) The Church A Temple For The Habitation Of God Through The Spirit [OR] Christ Our Cornerstone [OR] As Fellow-Citizens With The Saints And The Family Of God (Eph 2:19)
C. Paul (Eph 3:1-21)
1. Paul's Work of Spreading the Good News (Eph 3:1-13)
1.) The Church A Mystery Hidden From Past Ages [OR] The Mystery Revealed [OR] Paul The Preacher To The Gentiles [OR] Paul's Stewardship [OR] Paul's Ministry To The Gentiles [OR] By Revelation, Paul Learned (Eph 3:1)
(I.) The Hidden Mystery (Eph 3:5)
(II.) That The Gentiles Should Be Saved (Eph 3:6)
(III.) Purpose Of The Mystery [OR] And Grace Was Given Him (Eph 3:8)
(IV.) That He Should Preach It (Eph 3:9)
2.) Parenthetic: The Prayer For Inner Fullness And Knowledge [OR] He Does Not Want Them To Lose Heart Over His Troubles (Eph 3:13)
2. Paul Prays That God Would Strengthen Christians (Eph 3:14-21)
(I.) Appreciation Of The Mystery [OR] A Prayer For The Ephesians [OR] Prayer For The Readers [OR] And Prays (Eph 3:14)
(II.) That They May Understand The Great Love Christ Has For Them (Eph 3:19)
D. Relationship With People (Eph 4:1-6:20)
1. Christ's Gifts to the Church (Eph 4:1-16)
I.) The walk and service of the believer as in Christ, and as having the Spirit (Eph 4:1)
A.) The Walk To Be Worthy The Position [OR] Walk In Unity [OR] Unity In The Body Of Christ [OR] Unity Of The Spirit [OR] He Pleads For Unity Of The Spirit (Eph 4:1)
B.) The Seven Unities To Be Kept (Eph 4:4)
C.) The Ministry Gifts Of Christ To His Body [OR] Spiritual Gifts [OR] And Declares That God Gives Varied Gifts To Men (Eph 4:7)
D.) The Purpose Of The Ministry Gifts (Eph 4:12)
1.) That His Church May Be Built Up (Eph 4:13)
2.) And Become Mature In Christ (Eph 4:16)
2. Live as God's People (Eph 4:17-32)
A.) The Walk Of The Believer As A New Man In Christ Jesus [OR] The New Man [OR] Living As Children Of Light [OR] The Christian's Walk [OR] The Old Life And The New (Eph 4:17)
1.) He Calls Them Away From The Licentious Living Of The Gentiles (Eph 4:18)
2.) They Are To Take On A New Nature (Eph 4:23)
3.) Do Not Grieve The Spirit [OR] Rules For The New Life [OR] To Be Truthful And Constructive In Their Speech (Eph 4:25)
B.) The Walk Of The Believer As Indwelt By The Spirit (Eph 4:30)
3. Imitate God (Eph 5:1-20)
A.) The Walk Of The Believer As God's Dear Child [OR] Walk In Love [OR] Be Imitators Of God [OR] After Specific Pleas, To Love (Eph 5:1)
1.) Renounce Pagan Ways [OR] To Flee Fornication (Eph 5:3)
2.) And All Other Uncleanness (Eph 5:4)
3.) Not To Associate With The Wicked (Eph 5:7)
4.) Walk In Light (Eph 5:8)
5.) Walk In Wisdom [OR] To Walk Discreetly (Eph 5:15)
I.) The walk and warfare of the believer as filled with the Spirit [OR] and to be filled with the Spirit (Eph 5:18)
A.) The Inner Life Of The Spirit-Filled Believer (Eph 5:19)
4. Advice to Wives and Husbands (Eph 5:21-33)
A.) The Married Life Of Spirit-Filled Believers As Illustrating Christ And The Church [OR] The Christian Household (Eph 5:21)
1.) Marriage - Christ And The Church [OR] Wives And Husbands [OR] Marriage Like Christ And The Church [OR] Paul Comes To Other Particular Duties: That Wives Should Obey Their Husbands (Eph 5:22)
2.) And Husbands Should Love Their Wives (Eph 5:28)
3.) Even As Christ Loves His Church [OR] Children And Parents [OR] Family Relationships [OR] The Duty Of Children To Their Parents (Eph 5:32)
5. Advice to Children and Parents (Eph 6:1-4)
A.) The Domestic Life Of Spirit-Filled Believers As Children And Servants (Eph 6:1)
6. Advice to Slaves and Masters (Eph 6:5-9)
1.) Bondservants And Masters [OR] Slaves And Masters [OR] Of Servants To Their Masters (Eph 6:5)
7. Put On All the Armor That God Supplies (Eph 6:10-20)
A.) The Warfare Of Spirit-Filled Believers (Eph 6:10)
1.) The Warrior's Power [OR] The Whole Armor Of God [OR] The Armor Of God (Eph 6:10)
2.) The Warrior's Armour (Eph 6:11)
3.) The Warrior's Foes [OR] Our Life Is A Warfare, Not Only Against Flesh And Blood, But Also Spiritual Enemies (Eph 6:12)
(I.) The Complete Armor Of A Christian (Eph 6:13)
4.) The Warrior's Resource [OR] And How It Should Be Used (Eph 6:18)
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E. Conclusion (Eph 6:21-24)
1. Greetings From Paul (Eph 6:21-24)
(I.) A Gracious Greeting [OR] Final Greetings [OR] Personal Matters And Benediction [OR] Tychicus Is Commended (Eph 6:21)
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