1) Ephesians 2:1-22 discusses how God saved both Jews and Gentiles through His grace and the death of Jesus Christ. It describes how Christ broke down the dividing wall of hostility and created one new humanity in place of the two. 2) Ephesians 3:1-21 talks about Paul being a steward of God's grace and his mission to reveal God's mysterious plan to the Gentiles. It discusses having the power to comprehend Christ's love through being rooted and established in love. 3) The passage closes by praying that believers may be strengthened with power through God's Spirit so that Christ may dwell in their hearts through faith. It asks that they may know the immeasurable great

1. Ephesians 2:1-22; 3:1-21
Memorization Verses:
Ephesians 2:8-10 For by grace you have workmanship, created in Christ Jesus
been saved through faith. And this is for good works, which God prepared
not your own doing; it is the gift of God, beforehand, that we should walk in
9 not a result of works, so that no one them.
may boast. 10 For we are his

2. •Imagine a time when you were completely
helpless and totally dependent on others.
•Think of the biggest gifts you’ve been given
throughout your life (material or otherwise,
lessons given, deserving or not, etc.).
•What was your response to these gifts?
•How have they shaped who you are?
•How is God’s gift of salvation by faith
alone the same or different than the examples
you thought of?

3. To end: Pray for our church:
Ephesians 3:14-21
14 For this reason I kneel before the
Father, 15 from whom every family[a] in
heaven and on earth derives its name. 16 I
 Use your prayer notes. pray that out of his glorious riches he may
 Use a verse from the bible to strengthen you with power through his
reflect on. Spirit in your inner being, 17 so that Christ
may dwell in your hearts through faith.
 Pray about the joy of knowing And I pray that you, being rooted and
God’s mysteries revealed: Christ established in love, 18 may have power,
body is the living temple of his together with all the Lord’s holy people, to
people by his grace through faith. grasp how wide and long and high and
 You can practice the formula too: deep is the love of Christ, 19 and to know
this love that surpasses knowledge—that
 P raise you may be filled to the measure of all the
R epentance fullness of God.
A ppreciation 20 Now to him who is able to do
Y ou immeasurably more than all we ask or
imagine, according to his power that is at
E veryone work within us, 21 to him be glory in the
R esolve church and in Christ Jesus throughout all
generations, for ever and ever! Amen.

4. 1 By grace I'm saved, grace free and boundless; 4 By grace! This ground of faith is certain;
My soul, believe and doubt it not. So long as God is true, it stands.
Why stagger at this word of promise? What saints have penned by inspiration,
Hath Scripture ever falsehood taught? What in His Word our God commands,
No! Then this word must true remain; Our faith in what our God has done
By grace you too will life obtain. Depends on grace--grace through His Son.
2 By grace! None dare lay claim to merit; 5 By grace to timid hearts that tremble,
Our works and conduct have no worth. In tribulation's furnace tried,
God in His love sent our Redeemer, By grace, in spite of fear and trouble,
Christ Jesus, to this sinful earth; The Father's heart is open wide.
His death did for our sins atone, Where could I help and strength secure
And we are saved by grace alone. If grace were not my anchor sure?
3 By grace God's Son, our only Savior, 6 By grace! On this I'll rest when dying;
Came down to earth to bear our sin. In Jesus' promise I rejoice;
Was it because of thine own merit For though I know my heart's condition,
That Jesus died your soul to win? I also know my Savior's voice.
No, it was grace, and grace alone, My heart is glad, all grief has flown
That brought Him from His heav'nly Since I am saved by grace alone.
throne.

6. The Burden of Love
 Meet w/teams
3-5 min per box
 1. Why does God establish “citizens” and
“foreigners” to begin with in regards to
Jews and Gentiles? (Consider 2:14-15)
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 2. How can we to have Christ “dwell in our
hearts through faith” (3:17), and what
effect does this have on us, considering the
analogy?
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 3. What is the “administration of God’s
grace” (3:2) that seems to be revealed only
to Paul? Is there a suggestion that of other
“administrations” present for salvation?

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21.rtf
 1. Why does God establish “citizens” and
“foreigners” to begin with in regards to
Jews and Gentiles? (Consider 2:14-15)

 2. How can we to have Christ “dwell in
our hearts through faith” (3:17), and what
effect does this have on us, considering the
analogy?

 3. What is the “administration of God’s
grace” (3:2) that seems to be revealed only
to Paul? Is there a suggestion that of other
“administrations” present for salvation?

8. Deep and Wide
Deep and wide
Deep and wide
There's a fountain flowing deep and wide
Deep and wide
Deep and wide
There's a fountain flowing deep and wide

9.  Ephesians 4:1-5:20