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Ephesians 3:1 · BSB
3:1 For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles...
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…to understand them. So I'm gonna give you a few tips real quick to understanding the enemy's schemes. Let's go back to the beginning. All right, inEphesians chapter 3, verse 1, we see the very first attack of the enemy, of Satan against humanity. And I want us to read this together because this is how the enemy first…
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…of God. If you go back to chapter 2 and verse 7, these, the mysteries are the once, that once hidden message that other writers, Romans 16:25,Ephesians 3:1and following. What's the mystery? What is the mystery the New Testament talks about? The gospel is for all. Now that doesn't sound like some big…
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…and mission is God's glory put on display. Let's look at verses one through six. Hopefully you're there with me by now in Ephesians chapter 3.Ephesians chapter 3, verse 1. For this reason, I, Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, on behalf of you Gentiles, assuming that you've heard of my stewardship of God's grace that…
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…eternal purpose of god in christ okay and then we'll see that expressed in the concept of salvation by grace we'll go to Ephesians 2 verse 1 to 10Ephesians 3 verse 1 to 7we'll see the idea of salvation by grace this is him expounding the whole council of god all right we'll see him calling them to holy living in…
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…His confidence doesn't rest there. His confidence rests in his Savior who plunged him to victory. I love what Paul writes about his imprisonment inEphesians chapter 3, verse 1. He says, this for this reason, I, Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, on behalf of the Gentiles. A prisoner of Christ Jesus. Not of Rome, not of the…
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…steps of faith, some fire, and some zeal, and it encourages me. And that's what we have the Apostle Paul doing this morning. So let's start withEphesians chapter 3, verse 1. For this reason, I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus, for the sake of you Gentiles. Well, we notice something very important right away. Paul…
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…created to do. Hallelujah. That's God's work in us, through us. Eternal work of salvation. Paul will also say for this reason. Chapter 3 verse 1.Ephesians 3 verse 1. For this reason. What reason? For which reason? Should we look at the reason? Let's look at the reason. Chapter 2 verse 19. So that we will read…
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…holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which granted us in Christ Jesus from all eternity." Back inEphesians 3, verse 1, Paul declared to the Ephesians that although he was in a Roman prison, he was under the mastery of his beloved Lord Christ Jesus. Basically, under…
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…is considered one of Paul's prison letters. And those prison letters are Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, and Philemon. We know this because inEphesians 3:1, he calls himself the prisoner of Christ Jesus. In chapter 4, verse 1, the prisoner of the Lord. In chapter 6, verse 20, an ambassador in chains,…
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…point out to you today. The first principle I'd like to show you is that as believers in Christ, we are prisoners of Christ on behalf of others. InEphesians 3, verse 1, Paul began this chapter by writing, For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus, on behalf of you Gentiles. Paul started off this…
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…things about Paul. Just some few verses. Look at Ephesians chapter 3. I think I love that one too. In the same Ephesians chapter 3. Come with me toEphesians chapter 3 verse 1. It said, For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus, for you, Gentiles, if indeed you have heard of the dispensation of grace, that…
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…both, I'll print that out. It'll be in the back. You can go home and study it. This week. It's all about perspective. This morning, as we jump intoEphesians 3, verse 1is where we're going to be. But perspective is everything. Sometimes we don't see things the way that others do. Sometimes we have a whole…
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…Christians, but there's a surprising amount that we don't know about the book of Ephesians. It's commonly referred to as a prison epistle becauseEphesians chapter 3, verse 1, says that the apostle Paul was a prisoner of Christ Jesus. In chapter 4, verse 1, he refers to himself as a prisoner of the Lord. And again, in…
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…see, what I do in my role may be dangerous, but it should never be boring. If you're bored in your faith, you're not following your faith. How doesEphesians 3:1begin? For this reason, I, Paul, a what? A prisoner. What kind of stories would we hear from sandalites if we just went around the room and…
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…so let's jump in to this text and we'll see how that can be the case. First, we'll look at this mystery of the Gentiles that was shown to Paul. InEphesians 3, verses 1 through 2, Paul begins. He says, For this reason, I, Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, on behalf of you Gentiles, assuming that you have heard of the…
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…Podcast. Thanks for joining us. My heart is to empower you to change the world. I hope this message impacts you. Alright, so turning your Bibles toEphesians chapter 3, verse 1of Ephesians 3. For this reason, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you Gentiles. You know what's interesting about Paul is that Paul was a…
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…a convicting sentence to us. I mentioned this a few weeks ago, but Ephesians 3, verses 1 through 13 is all an interruption. You know, he starts atEphesians 3, verse 1, for this reason I, Paul, and he's about to go into his prayer. He interrupts himself. The ESV gives you a little m-dash there and picks it up…
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…as a Christian by the Pharisees. The one who was opposed to Gentiles saw Gentiles as his mission field. And this is the great irony behindEphesians 3, verse 1. I, Paul, a prisoner for Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles. This is the reversal. He's in prison, if you remember, because his exact charge…
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…to become a prisoner to anybody because Paul had already surrendered his life and was a prisoner for the sake of Jesus. Listen to what he said inEphesians 3:1,"for this cause, I, Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ, for you Gentiles." You catch that? Paul perceived himself already as a prisoner of Jesus…
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