At the risk of sounding like a broken record, I'm I personally believe that: Satan would rather have me witness than pray. Don't have an account? 1) Power through the Spirit (Ephesians 3:14-16) 2) Power through the Son (Ephesians 3:17a), and 3) Power through the Father’s Love (Ephesians 3:17b–21). Paul understands that not only is his imprisonment a consequence of his devotion to and the purposes of Christ Jesus, but also that his present circumstances directly relate to his ministry to the Gentiles. Bible Verse; Newest; Oldest; Most Viewed; Most Shared; Sermon. And because of this, we are stronger than the storms that beat upon our lives. Ephesians 2:1-3 – From Rags to Riches (Part I: The Terminal Disease) Ephesians 2:4-7 – Get a Life! The Paperback Bible presents the Bible by the Book and is designed to be portable, readable, and truly personal with ample margins for notations. Grace, humility and the gospel go hand-in-hand and cannot be separated. In other words, this is not for casual Christians. There is some dispute as to which imprisonment Paul is referring to here, some arguing for imprisonment in Ephesus, some for Caesarea and some for Rome. Can affliction or anguish or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? Each of us is called to sacrifice our priorities: ambition, comfort, security, safety, and life for the sake of Christ Jesus. ", He wants you to grasp that His love for you is the starting place of your Christian life - 1 John 4:19 tells us the straight of it: "We love Him because He first loved us." Ephesians 3:18. We ran back up to our room - no Pandy. There is nothing you can ever do to earn it, so there is nothing you can ever do that will stop it. My father turned the car around, and we drove from Illinois all the way back to Canada. Customer Service Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. CT Monday - Friday Phone: (800) 458-2772. In love He predestined us to be adopted through Jesus Christ for Himself, according to His favor and will, to the praise of His glorious grace that He favored us with in the Beloved. 2011 Today is the Sunday after Epiphany. This is the most important point this morning. To properly understand Ephesians 3:7-13, I highly recommend you go back and read the sermon manuscript on Ephesians 3:1-6, especially my opening comments about how my thinking has changed over the years about this important passage. Reid, ‘Prison, Prisoner’ in Dictionary of Paul and his Letters, p. 753. It is enough for the disciple to be like his teacher, and the servant like his master. His glorious grace is not simply given for our own benefit and personal enhancement. Ephesians 3:14-21. remember that you were at that time separated from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. I want to shine a light on the amazing love of God for us. The Purpose of Suffering – for you Gentiles, For this reason I, Paul, a prisoner for Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles— assuming that you have heard of the stewardship of God’s grace that was given to me for you. 11 This was according to the eternal purpose that he has realized in Christ Jesus our Lord, 12 in whom we have boldness and access with confidence through our faith in him. For those of us who do believe, however, we are the fruit of Paul’s ministry and it is this kingdom advance which makes the suffering and imprisonment purposeful, meaningful and worthwhile. Paul understands that he is imprisoned because of the gospel of Christ Jesus. The flash-point is Paul’s association with the Gentiles and the belief that Paul’s proclamation of the gospel in places like Ephesus to men and women like you and I (i.e. SermonAudio.com - Ephesians 3 Sermons. (I John 4:10). 3:1-13 (ESV) For this reason I, Paul, a prisoner for Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles- [2] assuming that you have heard of the stewardship of God’s grace that was given to me for you, [3] how the mystery was made known to me by revelation, as I have written briefly. For a lengthy and persuasive defence of Pauline authorship see, Hoehner, Harold (Ephesians: An Exegetical Commentary. Exegesis: Ephesians 3:1-12 The epistle text for this week can be read with two different agendas in mind.On one hand the focus is on establishing apostolic tradition. So you can see this isn't the sentimental mush or physical buzz we often associate with love. John Piper Sep 29, 1985 10 Shares Sermon. T. Croskery . Such glorification is possible because the church is Christ’s body (Ephesians 1:23; 4:15-16; 5:30). Yet while Paul was thus thankful for his office, his success in it greatly humbled him. Making Known the Manifold Wisdom of God Through Prison and Prayer. Paul wants us to remember and to see, feel and respond to the majesty of God displayed in the creation of the Church. Because God loves us, we are not consumers, but givers. Paul was a minister (servant) by God's grace. MINISTRY IS A PRIVILEGE - Vs. 7a. The only way to comprehend the nuances of God's love for you is "with all the saints." (John 3:16). God is not just able to do beyond what we ask, but abundantly beyond. The Apostle Paul explained God’s love in this fashion: Ephesians 3:18NLT "And may you have the power to understand, as all God's people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is." Now this fact alone will bless you profoundly even if all it is to you is a fact. For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given. The stocks were, in effect, a device of torture in which the legs were painfully stretched. She loved her as strongly in the days of Pandy's raggedness as she ever had in her days of great beauty. Ephesians 3:16-17a Christ does not wait for us to be perfect before He takes up residence within us, and for that we can rejoice. We rest upon a steady love that surrounds us, making us durable and consistent. (3). info@firwood.church, Ephesians: His Glorious Grace – I, Paul (Ephesians 3:1-13). Paul stood with an unshakable confidence that he was precisely where the Lord of the Universe had called him to be. God’s Marvelous Plan for the Gentiles. The Mysterious Gospel. Ephes. His allegiance to Christ has led him to this prison cell from which he is now writing. This was also asserted in the prophesies of the Messiah. These Blessings Are Spiritual. 3. Paul wants us to remember. Paul is clear, God’s grace ‘was given to me for you‘ (verse 2). Luke describes Paul’s return to Jerusalem and the subsequent imprisonment which would lead, firstly to Caesarea and then, eventually, Rome. B. Paul wants us to remember all of this that we might feel the wonder of the gospel. There are two unusual things about the passage set before us and that we will be working through over the coming weeks. Ever try to do that, to talk about something that goes beyond words? Jesus himself reminds us that to become his disciple is a risky and costly thing, Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me…”. As we work our way, over the next four weeks, through this prolonged digression we will need to take care to both remember and look forward. An epiphany is a moment when you suddenly understand something which has been hidden from your view. (Rom. Ephesians 3:3 that is, the mystery made known to me by revelation, as I have already written briefly. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Academic, 2007), p. 2-61. ), To be loved by God is an act of charity toward beggars and rebels. 16 I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. A Sermon on Ephesians 3:16 that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, (ESV) Read more How does God change our thinking? Sermon Ephesians 3:14-21 Grounded in Love Check out these helpful resources Biblical Commentary Sermons Children's Sermons Hymn Lists By Dr. Keith Wagner Ephesians 3:14-21 If you have been to Yosemite or Sequoia National Park you have enjoyed the beauty of … 6 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. How to walk the Christian life. Paul understands that his very Apostolic calling with all its requisite giftings is a further demonstration of the grace of God at work. [4] D.G. Ephesians 3:14-21: Pulpit Commentary Homiletics. The Grace Given to Paul. How is it that Paul could continue in the faith knowing that a final imprisonment and execution faced him in Rome? Ephesians 3:14-21. It is important that we note two things with regards to Paul’s circumstances. On the chapel bulletin board was the sermon topic for that Sunday. So when Paul says we are rooted like a great oak in love and grounded like a well-founded building on love, let the truth of what that means strike you. THE JOYS OF MINISTRY . For more information, see our Privacy Policy. But that just won't cut it. Scripture: Ephesians 3:8–10, Ephesians 3:20–21. Sermons on Ephesians 2. A Prayer for the Ephesians. In Romans 2:4 Paul speaks of the riches of His goodness, forbearance and longsuffering. What exactly is this that we are rooted and grounded in? That is, it is love that is fixed, not in fleeting emotions or in the passion of the moment, but in the will. When Barbie could get away with it, Pandy took a bath with her. Ephes. "There's something in all of us that cannot be naturally loved. Other dolls came and went; but Pandy was family. Listen to Romans 3: "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. The second thing to note, however, is that Paul’s suffering here is incredibly purposeful, Paul explains to us why it ultimately does not matter whether he is imprisoned in Philippi, Ephesus, Jerusalem, Caesarea or Rome (and he was imprisoned in all of these places); ultimately Paul is imprisoned for Christ Jesus (Paul will later describe himself as ‘a prisoner for the Lord’ (Ephesians 4:1)).[6]. John Ortberg then makes this observation: "The measure of my sister's love for that doll was that she would travel all the way to a distant country to save her. Scripture: Ephesians 3:14–21. "When Pandy was young and a looker, Barbie loved her. See Hoehner, p. 96. Paul wants us to remember who we were before Christ radically intervened. God’s Marvelous Plan for the Gentiles. We don't use that word much these days, except to refer to those whose life and circumstances have made them indigent. I want to call our focus on a love that comes to rag dolls like us who are flawed and broken, bent and tattered, but made beautiful because of that love. You are also "firmly established in love," says Paul, and this time he uses a word from architecture. He is paying for his allegiance to our Lord. Brothers, sisters - this is the most important fact that can be said of you, a fact that changes everything. Paul is a prisoner of the state when he wrote the amazing words for the Ephesians and for you and me. August 28, 2003. How can we continue in the way of Christ knowing that suffering, trial and persecution is inevitable? New International Version Update. See Hoehner, p. 472. Find answers to some of the more asked questions. However, his present suffering is astoundingly purposeful; his suffering is for their glory. Paul begins by drawing our attention to his present situation, he is a prisoner. We rest upon a steady love that surrounds us, making us durable and consistent. T. Croskery . That you being rooted and grounded in love may be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth and length, and depth, and height; and to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge. Instead, we find the words of verses 14-19. But this first verse also points forward. Ephesians 2 Ephesians 3 Ephesians 4 Return to the Main Player Favoriting is a great way to keep a list of sermons, programs, and ministry resources in your account. The outcome of all of this is that we have become and are made into a holy temple in which God’s presence, goodness, power, mercy and grace is present and made manifest. Firstly, Paul’s circumstances are difficult and he is suffering. "Look at how great a love the Father has given us, that we should be called God's children…" (I John 3:1). 2011 Today is the Sunday after Epiphany. Ephesians 3:1-13. And so Paul moves himself centre stage not because he is trying to usurp the glory of God, but rather because, as a recipient of grace, he is a vessel in and through whom the glorious grace of God is revealed and made known. [3] Hoehner argues that this letter was written during Paul’s first imprisonment in Rome, probably during the latter half of AD 60. Ephesians 3:14-21: Pulpit Commentary Homiletics ... comprehensive, and sublime to be found in all Scripture. Ephesians 2 Ephesians 3 Ephesians 4. 1:4-6 tells us that He set His heart upon adopting you into His family before the world began: "[God the Father] chose us in Him (Christ), before the foundation of the world, to be holy and blameless in His sight. Oct 23, 1988. In fact, to tell the truth, she was a mess. Favoriting is a great way to keep a list of sermons, programs, and ministry resources in your account. Chuck Smith :: Sermon Notes for Ephesians 1:3 ← Back to Chuck Smith's Bio & Resources. Ephesians 3:15 . It passeth the knowledge of natural and unloving men. She loved her with a love that was too strong for Pandy's own good. 23 For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. In all of this we are reminded that the Gospel is outrageously controversial and divisive. As we look forward we must remember that the weighty truths of verse 2 through to 13 are intended to prepare us for the Apostle Paul’s prayer (in verse 14 through to 21) for the church in Ephesus and, by extension, for believers everywhere. "By the time I knew Pandy she was not a particularly attractive doll. EXEGESIS: THE CONTEXT: The recipients of this letter were mostly Gentile Christians. We are called to go, we are called to tell and we are called to live out the gospel implications daily in our lives. In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit. She had remained behind at the hotel in Canada. Yes, Paul is imprisoned as a result of his ministry to Gentiles; he is in a cell on behalf of them. 1. The reality of this kind of grace is an outrageous notion. John Piper Oct 24, 2004 75 Shares Message. And this miracle is not peculiar to Ephesus or Firwood, the grace of God is seen powerfully at work everywhere Jesus Christ is received and professed as King. Love Barbie; love her rag doll. So if you're a loner, you're not only weakening yourself, you're robbing other believers of your part in learning the heart of God for His own, and your missing out on that as well. It works everywhere you sign in, even with the mobile app! Ephesians 3 - NIV: For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles— Surely you have heard about the administration of God’s grace that was given to me for you, His words burn on the page, and our hearts take fire as we read them. Please see below for details. It is translated in our Bibles by the common English word love. [6] Most other translations (NIV, NET, NKJV, etc.) David Mathis Apr 2, 2020 11.6K Shares God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him Learn more about Desiring God Desiring God. Sermon Notes for Ephesians 3:20 ← Prior Section. [4], Luke gives us some details of Paul’s first imprisonment in Rome (the most likely location for the writing of the letter to the Ephesians) and although he is under house arrest with some freedom, he is still chained (Acts 28:20).[5]. We ran downstairs and found the laundry room - Pandy was there, wrapped up in the sheets about to be washed to death. For a summary of the arguments for and against Pauline authorship, see P. Furnish, Victor, ‘Epistle to the Ephesians’ in Freedman, David Noel (eds. Spring beckons new life everywhere in my back yard but here on this skeletal tree. This is surprising because Paul has used the preceding chapters and verses to ensure that God is seen to be as he is: at the centre of everything, everywhere and at every time. We, like Paul, are stewards of the glorious grace of God made know through the gospel of Jesus Christ for the glory of God. The good news of the gospel is not that we get to go to church, but that he makes us to be the church. The Letter to the Ephesians, The Pillar New Testament Commentary (Grand Rapids, Mich.: W.B. Sermon – Ephesians 3:1–12 – Mystery of Christ January 9. Chuck Smith :: Sermon Notes for Ephesians 3:16 ← Back to Chuck Smith's Bio & Resources. Ephesians 3:3 that is, the mystery made known to me by revelation, as I have already written briefly. It shows no color, sprouts no bud because it is severed from the root. These two principles are foundational for all believers. Leave a Comment Powerful Praying. We have been planted here by the Holy Spirit. Ephesians 4:1-16 is about walking in unity. We all want to be swept away, to be loved in spite of ourselves, to be fully accepted, to be cherished, to matter to someone. As recipients of grace we are also custodians of grace. Paul’s acceptance of his circumstances, suffering, imprisonment and even death, flows out of a greater reality. This calls for study and prayer, for lingering meditation and communion with God's Spirit and fasting. Sep 29, 1985. Paul sees lives transformed and Christ glorified in it and concludes that the trials, the tribulations, the beatings, the imprisonments and the immense danger facing him daily is all worth it. Just so, we who are His by faith in the Son of God are rooted in love, absorbing our life from the love of God. read ‘a prisoner of Christ Jesus’ and the genitives can denote possession, Paul is the prisoner of Christ Jesus, or cause, Paul is a prisoner because of Christ Jesus. I. We want to caught in someone's arms when we fall, we want someone to watch over us, we want to experience "a consummate love," to be enraptured in the lavish love of Someone who knows the truth about us, but will not turn away. Ephesians 3:7-8. It goes far beyond the trite expressions of love we use when we speak of loving where we live or loving the hamburger our favorite restaurant makes. Of this gospel I was made a minister according to the gift of God’s grace, which was given me by the working of his power. Scripture: Ephesians 3:14–21. Victor P. Furnish helpfully summarises the alternative positions, Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary, p. 541. Want to get in touch? He begins by pointing out Paul’s manner of prayer for the Ephesians. But now, let's add the most important word of all, the word "love." And it was all a gift, a gratuitous and free act of charity for we, the lost. Sermon – Ephesians 3:1–12 – Mystery of Christ January 9. Paul’s focus here is not on the grace of Apostleship or ministry, but on the grace of God embodied and proclaimed in the gospel. Introduction. What was the secret of this exultation in the Gospel and in his commission to make the Gospel known to all mankind? The enthusiasm with which the Apostle speaks of preaching the Gospel to the heathen is contagious. Missions Week. Paul sees the same miraculous grace of God at work in Corinth, Galatia, Philippi, Colossae and, indeed, everywhere. 16 I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. They had been “dead in transgressions and sins,” (2:1), but God in his mercy “made (them) alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up with him, and made us to sit with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus” (2:5-6). The Mystery of the Gospel Revealed . T. Croskery . Moreover, the disciple of Jesus should expect to face the same rejection, scorn and threat of persecution that Jesus himself faced, “A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master. My task is to bring out in the open and make plain what God, who created all this in the first place, has … Edgar . The Pattern of Suffering – for Christ Jesus. And I ask you to ponder its meaning in your life until, by the Holy Spirit's help, it moves from head to heart. Making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland. A. It is the blazing light of the glory of God’s grace which inspires Paul to continue, it is ‘For this reason…’. 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