Ephesians 1:1-7
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" 1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, To the saints who are in Ephesus, and faithful in Christ Jesus:2Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, 4just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, 5having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will, 6to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made us accepted in the Beloved.7In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace"
1. Does truth matter to you? Why or why not?
2. What areas of your life have you have heard blatant truth and yet have ignored it? The church in Ephesus had this problem.
3. What was the theme of Ephesians?
4. What was the capital of Asia Minor?
5. Discuss the history of Ephesus. When did Ephesus prosper and why? (cf. Rev) When did Ephesus begin to "wayne" in prosperity and why?
6. Discuss what Paul did on his first, second, and third missionary journey? Trace the differences in what had happened in Ephesus over this time
7. Where was Ephesians written from?
8. Read Acts19. What does this tell you about the people and what they believed?
9. Describe Paul's imprisonment. What was the impact in Caesar's palace as a result?
10. Who was Tychicus and what did he do?
11. What does "mystery" mean in the OT and the NT?
12. What will you learn as you study the Book of Ephesians?
13. What is in your account?
A. How did Paul know that he was an apostle by the will of God?
B . What does "apostolos" mean?
C. What were the 2 questions that Paul asked Jesus on the Road to Damascus?
D. What did Paul ask upon conversion? Have you ever asked God this same questions?
E. What is "the guide for living?" as Skip explained it? Are you willing to do this?
F. What exactly is hagios (saint) according to the Bible?
G. What are the two "addresses" that we have? (cf. Romans 5)
H. Describe a saint. Are you a saint? Why or Why not?
I. What was Jesus' title, name, and mission? What is the implication of this?
J. What does "charis kai eirene" (grace and peace) mean in Paul's greeting? To whom was he taking to?
K. Why is grace always before peace?
L. Read Psalm 103. What does it tells you about blessing? Do you focus on the physical blessings of God and forget about the Spiritual?
M. What five items did God put into our account?
1. God chose us
2. God adopted us
3. God accepted us
4. God redeemed us
5. God forgave us