An outline of ephesians intended to enhance and assist your study of gods holy word his letter to you. Call gods people to live in light of our heavenly calling in christ jesus. This study guide was developed in preparation for teaching adult bible classes. Today, we will begin a series of sermons that will take us paragraph by paragraph through the book of ephesians. The epistle to the ephesians chapter six objectives in studying the chapter 1 to understand the responsibilities of children and their fathers 2 to suggest how principles governing servants and masters can be applied to employees and their employers 3 to see the need to adorn ourselves with the whole of armor of god, that we might be. Biblical teaching will often prove unpopular, because it is not in synch with the popular culture. The argument against ephesians authenticity, however, rests exclusively on. The predestination and adoption of the saints are in accordance with gods pleasure and. God the father planned throughout history for jesus to create a multiethnic community of followers. Acts 19, but may have been intended as a circular letter to be read by neighboring churches.
Overview and outline of ephesians bible study deeper. Prayer for ephesians strength, praise to god ephesians. The book of ephesians purpose and outlines shows why paul wrote this epistle and how he developed his messsage. Tertullian, while not including the words, strongly disputes marcion for changing the title. Generation word bible teaching ministry enjoy fast paced verse by verse teaching of scripture with exegetical insight, historical information and relevant. Verse by verse teaching through the book of ephesians. Bible teaching online in audio, video, notes from the pauls epistle to the ephesians by galyn wiemers of generation word. In the book of ephesians, we see how the gospel story affects believers everyday lives. A study guide for the book of ephesians answers chapter one. He prays for their enablement, that the father would strengthen them by his spirit, that christ might dwell in their hearts through faith, that they be able to know the love of christ which passes knowledge, and so be filled with all the fullness of god. The gospel walked in shoe leather in the first centu. Visit our library of inductive bible studies for more in depth inductive studies on this and other books of the bible you can use in your small group. Exposition of ephesians, william hendriksen, baker book house, pp.
Heres an outline of the book of ephesians you may wish to see before you get started. Ephesians is the goto book in the new testament for an understanding of gods sovereignty in salvation by grace, and therefore it shares much in common with pauls other masterwork. These expository bible studies on the book of ephesians cover a letter that is regarded by many as a summary of the apostle pauls writings dealing with his most important teachings. Ephesus was the third largest city in the roman empire population 250,000 in what is today the country of turkey. There were several important problems which paul encountered in ephesus. The general consensus is that these epistles were written during pauls imprisonment at rome cf. Ephesians was written to teach us all about whom we are in jesus christ.
If this is so, then the book was written to the churches in that reason. The book is address by paul to the church at ephesus. Sermons from ephesians sermon outlines based on the epistle to the ephesians mark a. Most early writers spoke of the epistle as having been addressed to the ephesians. The people of ephesus heard more bible teaching from paul than did any other.
Book of ephesians outline free online bible study lessons. In acts 19 we read about pauls trip to ephesus and how the city was full. Just as grace was the key word in galatians, it is prominent in all of pauls letters. Outline of pauls letter to the ephesians an introduction to the letter. For two years, the disciples in ephesus observed pauls daily reasoning about the kingdom of god and teaching the scriptures. Half of the teaching in this epistle relates to our standing in christ, and the remainder of it affects our condition. This is the most oftquoted passage from the book of ephesians and one of the most quoted from the whole bibleso it deserves special attention. Ephesians small group series lesson 1 introduction to. These small group studies of ephesians contain outlines, crossreferences, bible study discussion questions, and applications. Ephesians executable outline study resources blue letter bible. Comprised of jews and nonjews, these followers form the covenant family god promised to abraham. The book of ephesians is almost certainly one of four epistles that paul wrote during his first imprisonment. Doctrine occupies the greatest portion of the book of ephesians. The others were philippians, colossians, and philemon.
One expressed purpose of the book is that we might know what are the riches of the glory of. Everyone, except for marcion, who was a heretic, believed that this was a letter to the ephesians. An indepth versebyverse bible study series of pauls letter to the ephesians. Ephesians our blessings in christ importance this epistle was evidently addressed to the church in ephesus cf. After retiring from the pastorate, he set up radio headquarters in pasadena, and the radio ministry expanded rapidly. To help folk learn what the bible is all about, i wrote a book called briefing the bible in which i attempted to give a helpful outline of every book in the bible. There are very few things in life that have the power to change your life more than studying the word of god.
In lesson one, we look at an overview and outline of the book of ephesians. E phesians is one of the most encouraging books in the new testament. When christ redeemed us from sin and death, he incorporated all believers into his body. The book of ephesians is easily broken into two sections.
The purpose of the book of ephesians was to warn the church elders about the false teachers that were teaching a false gospel and to maintain their first love that they held when they first became believers. Believers spiritual blessings in christ in gods plan eph. Grace is undeserved favour and peace is the tranquil state of a soul assured of its salvation through christ, and so fearing nothing from god and content with whatever. Ephesians about these expository bible studies on ephesians. The book of ephesians outline as shown below from the wycliffe bible commentary. In any case, we can be sure that paul was clarifying the teaching of christ, the church, salvation and sanctification for these saints. And how to use what he has given us for the glory of god. Ephesians is one of pauls four prison epistles eph 3. To the saints who live in ephesus, the faithful in christ.
Free expository bible studies on ephesians hotsermons. Paul gives thanks and prays for the ephesians ephesians 1. Generation word bible teaching ministry enjoy fast paced verse by verse teaching of scripture with exegetical insight, historical information and relevant application for your spiritual growth. The end result is that the gospel spread from ephesus throughout asia minor. The prison epistles a quartet of men left rome in the year a. If you dont wish to do your study online at simply choose a chapter from the links below to start your ephesians bible study book of ephesians chapter one. Here is a short and succinct outline of the book of ephesians. The book of 1 timothy outlines gospelcentered living. Ephesians verse by verse teaching in the book of ephesians. Book of ephesians outline summary online bible nwt. Broken down in a way to gleam the main topics and themes of this book. Doctrinal, chapters 1 3 the heavenly calling of the church vocalization a.
Vernon mcgees unique brand of rubbermeetstheroad teaching, or his passion for teaching. A brief outline enables us to understand the whole book. The first was the ques tion of the survival of the teaching of john the baptist. The end result is that the gospel spread from ephesus throughout asia minor ac. The indication is that the epistles to the colossians, philemon and the ephesians were carried to their destination by tychicus and onesimus cf. Ephesians and revelation were the two easiest books in the bible to outline. Ephesians bible study outline contents by chapter and verse. So often we can identify with the ethiopian eunuch who had trouble understanding the prophet isaiah acts 8. The study of ephesians page 2 8 christian is the savior of the body 5. Paul had spent nearly three years in ephesus acts 19. Saints have been chosen by god to be holy and blameless 1. The letter was hand delivered by tychicus ephesians 6.
A bible study of ephesians study joyce meyer ministries. This webpage provides a book of ephesians outline as provided by the wycliffe bible commentary. The book of ephesians gives practical, encouraging advice on living a life that honors god, which is why its still relevant in a conflictridden world. The bible companion series what we possess in christ the book of ephesians page 4 c. Outline of the book of ephesians opening salutation ephesians 1. If such is truly the case, then paul wrote ephesians around 6163 a. Introduction 3 chapter one 7 chapter two 11 chapter three 14 chapter four 18 chapter five 22 chapter six 27. This summary of the book of ephesians provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of ephesians. He does want the blessings and favor of god to fall upon these people. Call gods people to live in light of our heavenly calling in christ.
It is therefore critical to understand the nature and calling of the church that we might be effective members of the one body that is called to bear witness to gods grace in this world. Ephesians, a study guide from the executable outlines series by mark a. Paul wrote this letter while enduring his first roman imprisonment in house arrest. Ephesians chapter 1 discover the 66 books of the bible. In this study of ephesians, joyce has included material that will help you walk through each chapter and sometimes, verse by verse. I offer the following commentary and summary for ephesians in this article. As i was doing this, i found that ephesians and revelation were the two easiest books in the bible to outline. The book of ephesians with outlines and notes miller, h. A more extensive outline after this one helps understand how the many parts form the whole.
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