Beginning in chapter two Paul begins to describe the universal nature of the church as it existed in the past, present, and future. (Eph. 2:1-10)

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Ephesians
Past-Present-Future of the Church
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2. Review
1. Blesses the Ephesians
2. Explains God’s Purpose

3. Review
3. Describes Spiritual Gifts
- Purity/Innocence
- Adoption
- Forgiveness
- Insight into God’s plan
- Holy Spirit
- Assurance of:
- Resurrection
- Glorification
- Exaltation

4. Review
4. Prays for God to “Enable” them
spiritually.

5. Lessons
1. Spiritual blessings available in Christ only.

6. Lessons
2. Spiritual blessings are the most valuable blessings.

7. Lessons
3. Spiritual blessings are appreciated through prayer.

8. Ephesians 2:1-10
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9. And you were dead in your trespasses and sins,
Ephesians 2:1
Past- Separated from God
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10. Past-Present-Future of the church

11. 2 in which you formerly walked according to
the course of this world, according to the prince of
the power of the air, of the spirit that is
now working in the sons of disobedience.
- Ephesians 2:2
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12. Past- Separated from God because they followed:
- Course of this World
- Prince of Power of the Air
- Spirit of Disobedience
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13. 3 Among them we too all formerly lived in the
lusts of our flesh, indulging the desires of the
flesh and of the mind, and were by nature
children of wrath, even as the rest.
- Ephesians 2:3
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14. Results
Slaves to the Flesh
Wrath of God
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15. Present
4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of His
great love with which He loved us,
- Ephesians 2:4
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16. Past-Present-Future of the church
5 even when we were dead in our transgressions,
made us alive together with Christ ( by grace
you have been saved), 6 and raised us up with
Him, and seated us with Him in the heavenly
places in Christ Jesus,
- Ephesians 2:5-6

17. Present
- Alive in Christ
- Raised from the Dead
- Set with Christ in Heaven
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18. 7 so that in the ages to come He might show
the surpassing riches of His grace in kindness
toward us in Christ Jesus.
- Ephesians 2:7
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19. In God’s eyes, all of this is
already complete
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20. Why has God done this?
He is merciful
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21. 8 For by grace you have been saved through
faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of
God; 9 not as a result of works, so that no one
may boast.
- Ephesians 2:8-9
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22. Paul’s Comment
Saved = Includes all Blessings

23. Paul’s Comment
Grace = The reason we have salvation

24. Paul’s Comment
Faith = The Condition

25. Paul’s Comment
Repentance / Baptism =
The Biblical
expression of Faith

26. Past-Present-Future of the church
10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ
Jesus for good works, which God prepared
beforehand so that we would walk in them.
- Ephesians 2:10

27. The church was created to…
1. Be blessed
2. Be a blessing