Eph 6:1 to 6:24

Week 6

Key thoughts

Day Meditation Verse

Sun

This is unbelievably good news - what God has already put in place for us!

Who are we in Christ?

2:19

Mon

Are we according our brothers and sisters in Christ the standing God gives?

On what foundations are we standing - right now as believers?

2:19
2:20

Tue

Is this how you see your role in the body of Christ?

2:22

Wed

Here is the highest calling that exists on this planet... Our calling

2:22

Thu

Are we recognising our lives as growing buildings of faith... a developing dwelling... a house of God 'going up'?

2:22

References

Application

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Week 7

Ephesians 3:1-13
God’s great purpose

Key thoughts

Day Meditation Verse

Sun

Think through the context of Paul’s circumstances

3:2

Mon

Do we treat our faith with both reason and mystery?

3:2

Tue

How does God reveal his mysteries to the church?

What is the heart of the mystery?

3:4-5
3:6 & 3:12

Wed

"Hard has to be broken, soft can’t be broken" ~ this relates to Paul’s expression of himself and to our intimacy with God (see* below).

3:8
4:18

Thu

We need to pray for Holy Spirit revelation for this pivotal expression of God.

Who are the rulers and authorities?

What do we understand as the "manifold wisdom of God"?

3:9-12

References

Luke 10:17-21, Isaiah 14:9-17, Rev 2:12-17, *Psalm 34:18 & Matt 5:3

Application

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Week 8

Ephesians 3:14-20
The second prayer of Ephesians

Key thoughts

Day Meditation Verse

Sun

What is the need driving this prayer?

3:14

Mon

We are caught up as an integral part of God dealing with his family

3:15
3:10

Tue

How is spiritual power transmitted?

What is the purpose of this spiritual power?

3:16
3:17-18

Wed

Here again is the heart of God for us ~ a pivotal Biblical world view

Is this our chief objective?

3:17
3:12
3:19

Thu

What is the limit of our Christian hope?

Here words fail Paul... God moves beyond our human horizons

From today let this be the foremost purpose of our lives...

3:19-20

References

Matt 6:33-34, John 15:1-8

Application

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Week 9

Ephesians 4:1-6
Walking the walk

Key thoughts

Day Meditation Verse

Sun

The call to consistency to Jesus

Do we accept the word "completely" or something less in our expectation?

4:1
4:2

Mon

May we take time to meditate on each one of these qualities of our faith

Are we looking to live out all of these exhortations in our fellowship?

If we don’t ‘walk the walk’, we shouldn’t ‘talk the talk’!

4:2
4:3

Tue

How can we flesh out this injunction to unity?

What is the "bond of peace"?

4:3
2:14

Wed

How many "one’s" are there in this exhortation?

The nature of God is to bring together - the nature of the devil is to divide

4:4-6
1:10

Thu

Is the Church demonstrating unity... or fractured by diversity?

Let us pray that we may relate to God in this expression of his pervasiveness

4:4-6
4:6

References

1 Cor 13

Application

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Week 10

Ephesians 4:7-10
Raised with Christ

Key thoughts

Day Meditation Verse

Sun

Can we define "Grace" in language and illustrations (like the Bishop in Les Miserable)

How do we receive grace?

4:7

Mon

From where did Jesus ascend (see references below)?

Who are the "captives in his train"

4:8-9
2:6, 8
1:11

Tue

We have been led from captivity to gifts... what gifts?

8:7
8:11

Wed

Place these verses in the context of Rev 1:17 to 2:7 (esp 1:18)

4:9-10

Thu

Here is the big picture... our world view, our life’s perception and our hope

4:10
1:10

References

Psalm 68:18, Rev 1:18, Col 3:1, 1 Peter 3:18 & 4:6

Application

Record any thoughts or experiences that relate to this teaching...