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061 Ephesians 4:1-14 – Living lives worthy of our calling
Chapter 4 is something of a turning point in Paul’s letter to the Ephesians As in his other letters, the opening chapters tend to be more theological in nature, the concluding chapters being more practical So here in Ch. 4 v1 Paul says: As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live…
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060 Ephesians 3:14-21 – A Prayer for the Ephesians
Ephesians 3:14-21 A prayer for the Ephesians 14 For this reason I kneel before the Father, 15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name. 16 I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, 17 so that…
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059 Ephesians 3:1-13
Podcast Notes: Welcome to Talk 11 in our series on Ephesians. Today we’ve reached Chapter 3 and we’ll be looking at the first 13 verses. But first let’s set it in context by reminding ourselves of what Paul has been saying so far. In Ch. 1 he concentrates on the blessings of being in…
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058 Ephesians 2:19-22 – God’s New Temple
(Apologies for missing fragments in the audio – this is due to a technical error at the recording stage) Notes: In our first talk in this series we said that the overall theme of Ephesians could best be summarised with Paul’s words in Chapter 5. I am talking about Christ and his church. This is…
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057 Ephesians 2:11-22 – Jew and Gentile reconciled through Christ
Last time: Ephesians 2:1-10 Made alive in Christ What you WERE and why (1-3) We were dead in our transgressions and sins (1, 5) We were by nature deserving of wrath (3) Why? We followed the ways of the world (2) We lived in sin (2) because we lived among sinners (the disobedient)(3) We followed…
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056 Ephesians 2:1-10 – Made alive in Christ
As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient. All of us also lived among them at…
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055 Ephesians 1:15-23 Part 2 – What are the Heavenly Realms?
Ephesians 1 17 I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. 18 I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to…
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054 Ephesians 1:15-23 Part 1 – Thanksgiving and Prayer
Welcome to talk number six in our series on Ephesians. In the first five talks we were considering the first 14 verses of Chapter 1. We examined exciting themes such as: the will of God for our lives, the fact that we are chosen in Christ from before the foundation of the world, the…
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053 Ephesians 1:1-14 Part 5 – The Gift of the Holy Spirit, continued
Last time we began looking at how Paul describes the gift of the Holy Spirit in Ephesians 1:1-14. When Paul says we are sealed with the Holy Spirit, I suggested that this sealing refers to a secondary experience. Please go back and listen to my reasons for what I know is a controversial yet Pentecostal…
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052 Ephesians 1:1-14 Part 4 – The Gift of the Holy Spirit
Welcome to the fourth talk in our series on Ephesians. We have been looking at the first 14 verses of chapter 1. So far we have seen that Paul is praising God for blessings in the heavenly realms (v3). These include: The will of God 1-4-5-9-11 Election and Predestination 4-5-11 In Christ (10 references) The…