This is part of the "Strength of the Church" series which was presented during a gospel meeting in Peytona, WV. This lesson deals with Ephesians 4.

2. The
Benefits
of “in”
Strength
How Do I
“in”
Get “in”
Battle
Strength The
“in” Mystery
Marriage of “in”
Strength The
“in” Strength
Walking of “in”

3. The Benefits of Being “in” Christ
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord
Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with
every spiritual blessing in heavenly places...”
(Ephesians 1:3, ESV)

4. What Being “in” Christ Means
“So then you are no longer strangers and aliens,
but you are fellow citizens with the saints and
members of the household of God...”
(Ephesians 2:19, ESV; emphasis mine)

5. The Mystery of Christ
“This mystery is that the Gentiles are fellow
heirs, members of the same body, and partakers
of the promise in Christ Jesus through the
gospel.”
(Ephesians 3:6, ESV; emphasis mine)

18. The Strength of “in”
“Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to
grow up in every way into him who is the head,
into Christ, from whom the whole body, joined
and held together by every joint with which it is
equipped, when each part is working properly,
makes the body grow so that it builds itself up
in love.”
(Ephesians 4.15-16; ESV)

19. The Strength of “in”
What are Christians “in”?
• One Body • One Faith
• One Spirit • One Baptism
• One Hope • One God and Father
• One Lord
“…who is over all and through all and in all.”

20. The Strength of “in”
“…the “whole body, joined and held together by every
joint with which it is equipped…”
“when each part is working properly, makes the body
grow so that it builds itself up in love.”
(Ephesians 4.16; ESV)

21. The Strength of “in”
• Different abilities (Ephesians 4.7-11)
• Equipping the saints (Ephesians 4.12-13)
• Maturing in Christ (Ephesians 4.13-14)

22. The Strength of “in”
• Mind renewal (Ephesians 4.23)
• The new self (Ephesians 4.24)
• Character change (Ephesians 4.25-32)