“One Worthy Walk”, Jack Legon, Thames Valley churches of Christ

Ephesians 2.19-22

 

The context preceding Ephesians 4 is that through God: We are Blessed; Chosen; Redeemed; recipients of God’s Mercy; we were once dead, now alive; Greece has been lavished on us; good works have been prepared for us; citIzens of his kingdom, part of his family, part of his temple.

 

Eph 4.1-16

1. One Heart

• Eph 4.1-3

1. • Worthy? Live up to what given.
   • Priority is unity as a body in Christ.
   • How?
     • Humble, gentle, patient, bear in love, keep unity of the Spirit
     • Which is easiest?
     • Which is hardest?
   • What gets in the way of offering these godly qualities to other members of the body?
2. One Body
   • Eph 4.4-6
   • So many things unite us
   • One: Body; Spirit; Hope; Lord; Faith; Baptism; God and Father
   • We live in a divided time. Don’t underestimate how the social climate might effect your own treatment of people different from you.
   • Focus on what unites us, rather than what is different.
   • Celebrate difference/diversity without overemphasising differences.
3. One Goal
   • Eph 4.11-16
   • Our different gifts and talents are to bless the entire body
   • Congregational maturity needed, and progressed by everyone playing their part.
   • How?
     • Speak the truth in love, v15
     • Each part does its work, v16

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