Ephesians 3 - Day 1

v1 - Paul
v1 - Christ Jesus
v1 - Gentiles
v2 - God
v5 - Spirit
v6 - Gentiles
v6 - Christ
v7 - minister
v7 - God
v8 - me (Paul)
v8 - Gentiles
v8 - Christ
v9 - God
v9 - Jesus Christ
v10 - God
v11 - Christ Jesus our Lord
v14 - Father
v14 - Lord Jesus Christ
v16 - Spirit
v17 - Christ
v19 - Christ
v19 - God
v21 - Christ Jesus

The Spirit revealed the mystery of Christ in ways that had not previously been known to men.

13:06

Ephesian 2 - Day 4

v1 - And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins.

v4-5 - But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us... made us alive together with Christ.

v8 - For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God.

v14 - For He Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wqall of separation.

v19 - Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God.

v20-21 Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone, in whom the whole building, being fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord.

The individual church members are compared to a building, which is built together for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.

14:06

Ephesians 2 - Day 3

Lists:

v1 - Jesus made the Ephesians alive who were dead in what two things?
1. trespasses
2. sins

v3 - what four characteristics did everyone share before they became Christians?
1. conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh
2. fulfilled the desires of our flesh
3. fulfilled the desires of our minds
4. by nature children of wrath

v4-5 - what three things did God do for us because of His mercy and love for us?
1. made us alive together with Christ
2. raised us up together
3. made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ

v17 - Who did Christ come and preach peace to?
1. to those far off
2. to those near

v19 -  now that the Ephesians were no longer foreigners and strangers, what two things were they?
1. fellow citizens with the saints
2. members of the household of God

v20. if the Ephesian believers were like a building, what two things were the foundation of the building?
1. apostles
2. prophets

Christ made peace for us by abolishing the enmity of the flesh, reconciling the two men (the flesh man and the spiritual man) into one man through the cross. Christ reconciled us to God and put to death the enmity of the two men. v14-16

What is meant by the middle wall of separation in v14?

19:01

Ephesians 2 - Day 2

v2 - prince of the power of the air - the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience
v2 -sons of disobedience - those who follow the prince of the power of the air in trespasses and sin
v3 - children of wrath - those who conduct themselves in the lusts of the flesh and mind
v4 - God rich in mercy because of His great love for us
v5 - Christ - God used Christ to make us alive and raised us up with Christ
v6 - Christ Jesus - we sit in heavenly places in Christ Jesus
v7 - Christ Jesus - God will in ages to come show His grace in His kindness toward us
v8 - God - God gives us the gift of saving grace through our faith
v10 - Christ Jesus - we were created in Christ Jesus for good works
v10 - God - prepared good works for us beforehand that we should walk in them
v11 - Gentiles - in the flesh, uncircumcised, not of Israel
v11 - Uncircumcision - what the Israelites called the gentiles
v11 - Circumcision - the Israelites
v12 - Christ - the Gentiles were without Christ at that time, aliens from the commonwealth of Israel
v12 - commonwealth of Israel - the nation of Israel with its hope of Jesus
v12 - God - before they knew Christ they had no hope and were without God
v13 - Christ Jesus - those who were far off and lost were brought near to God by Christ Jesus
v13 - Christ - His blood brought those far from God near to God
v16 - God - Christ reconciled us to God in one body through the cross
v18 - Spirit - through Christ we have access by the Spirit to the Father
v18 - Father - God, we are reconciled to Him through Christ and have access through the Spirit
v19 - God - the Gentiles were no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints in the household of God
v20 - apostles and prophets - the foundation of God's church
v20 - Christ - the cornerstone of God's church
v21 - Lord - the building (the church) grows into a holy temple in the Lord
v22 - God - the church is the dwelling place of God
v22 - Spirit - God dwells in us through the Spirit

We are the workmanship of God, created for good works,

27:58

Ephesians 2 - Day 1

v2 - prince of the power of the air
v2 -sons of disobedience
v3 - children of wrath
v4 - God
v5 - Christ
v6 - Christ Jesus
v7 - Christ Jesus
v8 - God
v10 - Christ Jesus
v10 - God
v11 - Gentiles
v11 - Uncircumcision
v11 - Circumcision
v12 - Christ
v12 - commonwealth of Israel
v12 - God
v13 - Christ Jesus
v13 - Christ
v16 - God
v18 - Spirit
v18 - Father
v19 - God
v20 - apostles and prophets
v20 - Christ
v21 - Lord
v22 - God
v22 - Spirit

Those who were far away from God, sinners (Gentiles), were made family by Christ. We are God's family no matter how we lived before.

16:33

Ephesians 1 - Day 4

WOW!
v3 - Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing.

v7, 8 -  In Him (Jesus), we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace which He made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence.

v11 - In Him (Jesus) also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will.

v13, 14 - In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory.

v17  - The God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation  in the knowledge of Him.

Jesus is our redemption, forgiving our sins according to the riches of His grace.

16:17

Ephesians 1 - Day 3

Lists:

v7: 2 things we have through Jesus
1. redemption through His blood
2. forgiveness of sins

v10: 2 things God gathered all together in one in Christ
1. things in heaven
2. things on earth

v18-19: 3 things we can know because the eyes of our understanding has been enlightened
1. the hope of His calling
2. the riches of the glory of His inheritance
3. the exceeding greatness of His power towards those who believe

v20-21:  5 things God placed Jesus far above after He raised Jesus from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places

1. principality
2. power
3. might
4. dominion
5. every name that is named

God put Jesus above everything and placed everything under His feet and made Jesus the head over all things to the church, which is the body of Christ.

19:13

Ephesians 1 - Day 2

v1 - Paul - an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God
v1 - Jesus Christ - Paul was His apostle
v1 - God - willed Paul to be an apostle of Jesus Christ
v1 - Ephesus - the epistle written to the saints of the city of Ephesus
v1 - Christ Jesus - the saints of Ephesus were faithful to Christ Jesus
v2 - God - our Father, He gives us grace and peace
v2 - Lord Jesus Christ - He along with God the Father gives us grace and peace
v3 - God - the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, He has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ
v3 - Lord Jesus Christ - our spiritual blessings come through Him from the Father
v3 - Christ -
v5 - Jesus Christ - we are predestined as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself
v6 - the Beloved  - Christ made us accpted in the Beloved
v10 - Christ - all things in heaven and on earth are gathered together  in Christ
v12 - Christ - those who first trusted in Christ are the praise of His glory
v13 - Holy Spirit - those who believe in Christ are sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise
v15 - Lord Jesus - Paul heard of the Ephesians faith in the Lord Jesus and their love for the saints
v17 - God - the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ and the Father of glory
v17 - Lord Jesus Christ -
v20 - Christ - God worked His mighty power in Christ by raising Him from the dead and seating at His right hand


Paul prays for us to receive from God the spirit of wisdom and the revelation in the knowledge of Him. (v17) God gives us wisdom and knowledge and the wisdom and knowledge come when we are enlightened by seeing Jesus.

19:24

Ephesians 1 - Day 1

v1 - Paul
v1 - Jesus Christ
v1 - God
v1 - Ephesus
v1 - Christ Jesus
v2 - God
v2 - Lord Jesus Christ
v3 - God
v3 - Lord Jesus Christ
v3 - Christ
v5 - Jesus Christ
v6 - the Beloved
v10 - Christ
v12 - Christ
v13 - Holy Spirit
v15 - Lord Jesus
v17 - God
v17 - Lord Jesus Christ
v20 - Christ

We were chosen by God before the world was formed to be adopted as His children through Jesus Christ.

10:17

The PBE study plan

The plan:

1. Pray for the Holy Spirit to guide your study.
2. Read a chapter from GEPCT.
3. After you read the chapter, write down the following, identifying the verse(s) where they are referenced.
1. Day 1 - write down the names of people and places. Some names (like Paul, Christ, Timothy, Titus etc.) may be found in multiple verses in the chapter. Write them down for each verse they are mentioned in.
2. Day 2 - write something that will identify the names you wrote yesterday.
3. Day 3 - write down any lists found in the chapter (fruits of the Spirit, armor of God, things for which you should not be judged, etc.). If there is a list of people of places then you can write them down here again to identify them as a list.
4. Day 4 - Write down any WOW! texts (verses that have a message that you are impressed is important. A key doctrine text or a text that you think would be beneficial for you to remember even if you weren't doing PBE.)
4. Write down something that you learned in the chapter that you feel is a special message from Jesus for you for that day.
5. Thank Jesus for being with you as you studied.