Bible scholars agree that chapter 4 functions as the hinge of the book of Ephesians. Here, Paul shifts from theology to morality. Paul is going to start laying out some instructions – some commands – for the church. Ephesians 4:1-6

As we have seen over the last two Sundays, Paul has been proclaiming a message of unity to this Ephesian church. He’s been reminding them that all the old divisions – particularly the divisions between Jews and Gentiles – can now be overcome in Christ! There is UNIFYING POWER in the gospel! Ephesians 3:14-21

While reflecting on this passage, the expression, “talk is cheap” comes to mind. It reminds us of Paul’s example that, while it is one thing to SAY the right words, it’s another thing entirely to back up those words with your actions. Ephesians 3:1-13

While the language that the Apostle Paul uses in today’s passage may feel foreign – the need that he addresses is not. Paul is speaking to the problem of isolation – the pain that comes when we sense that there is a chasm between us and God and between us and other people. Ephesians 2:11-22

In today’s passage I believe that Paul is still praying that God would open the eyes of our hearts to understand spiritual truths that are beyond our human understanding. Ephesians 2:1-10

Paul’s prayer for the church in Ephesus is centred around one request – that they would grow in knowledge. Ephesians 1:15-23

Ephesians 1 contains some of the most theologically robust verses in all the Bible. Yet, it doesn’t read like a lecture. It reads like a PRAYER of GRATITUDE! The Apostle Paul wrote this while he was under house arrest in Rome after being unjustly accused by his own people, but you would never know it! […]