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Ephesians 4:1 · BSB
4:1 As a prisoner in the Lord, then, I urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling you have received:
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…commanded to call ourselves to salvation, but we are commanded to live in a manner worthy of the calling with which we have been called. That'sEphesians 4:1. Paul says, “I, the prisoner in the Lord, exhort you to walk worthy of the calling with which you have been called.” Then Paul in Ephesians 4–6…
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…have been studying Paul's letter to the Ephesians. The focus of Paul's letter is the unity of God displayed through the church of Jesus Christ. InEphesians 4, verse 1, we learn that as a result of being the recipients of the incalculable and gracious love of God, we as believers in Christ are to consider…
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…everything, living in us, and strengthening us with power so that we can know the infinite and unknowable love of God by the power of God. Back inEphesians 4, verse 1, Paul saw himself as the prisoner of Christ because it was the love of God that kept him bound to his gracious master, Jesus, and compelled Paul to…
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…to us. So in the book of Ephesians, Paul starts with you have a new identity in Christ, and then it goes to now this is how you live it. And soEphesians chapter 4, verse 1, he literally starts with this word, therefore. Chapter 4 is where we get into the practical stuff, and he starts with this word, therefore, and I…
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…questioning right now, I'm not sure I'm included in the list of people of whom you're speaking about, even though I'm a Christian. Well, look atEphesians 4:1, and hear what Paul has to say there. Lead a life worthy of your calling to which you have been called by God. This is all of us. This isn't a few…
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…4:1, "I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called." That therefore inEphesians 4:1is in light of everything I said about God and who he is and salvation and how he comes. In light of all of that, church family, Paul writes, I'm…
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…plural is incredibly important. I think we miss something profound when we don't have it. When we come to the scriptures, especially as we come toEphesians chapter 4, verse 1, because there Paul writes, after having spent three chapters in Ephesians with sort of this breathtaking theology, he turns and very practically…
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…in unity with each other. We are in unity because we are actually now one being in one Holy Spirit. Paul further explained this concept inEphesians 4, verses 1-6. Therefore I, the prisoner in the Lord, exhort you to walk worthy of the calling with which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness,…
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…Again, walking. It's interesting to note this word workmanship is literally masterpiece. When God is working on us, he's working a masterpiece.Ephesians chapter 4, verse 1says, I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called. Are shoes walking for life? I…
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…the next generation, right? So you see that there's this dynamic of we are one body, but we are also different, which is a good thing. And so InEphesians chapter 4, verse 1, it says, I, therefore this is Paul, prisoner of the Lord. The prisoner of the Lord, beseech you, beg you, urge you that you walk worthy of the…
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…of the group is to be unified. The point of the group is to be pointing towards Christ. And so we're going to look at the book of Ephesians AndEphesians, chapter 4, verses 1 through 6, talks about how the church is a body, that what does a healthy body look like? What does a healthy group look like? What does a healthy church…
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…going to phrase this idea as, um, boldness towards or in God's calling. Boldness in God's calling. Um, I have a scripture for this, actually, inEphesians chapter 4, verses 1 to 3. And it says, As a prisoner of the Lord, then I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you've received. Be completely humble and gentle, be…
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…Calling is something you can claim as a believer in Jesus. A phrase the Apostle Paul repeatedly uses to summarise every Christian's life is this.Ephesians 4 verse 1. I therefore urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called. That's all of us. We're called to speak and make…
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…for spiritual leaders in 1st Timothy 3 chapter 3 2. Not quarrelsome. And Paul has already instructed the church of Ephesus in this way. We find inEphesians chapter 4 verses 1 to 3. I therefore prison of the Lord urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you've been called with all humility and gentleness…
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…now? So look at Ephesians 4. We're almost wrapping this up pretty quick here. Ephesians 4 is the recipe, if you call it that, of walking in love.Ephesians 4, verse 1. Paul, again, I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that you walk worthy of the vocation wherewith you're called, with all lowliness…
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…great love. And power. On me. Without measure. Full. And boundless. Drawing out. My heart. To thee. I started this sermon. By having you look at.Ephesians 4 verse 1. The next. Logical step. In what he's writing. To the church. Which is to walk. In a manner worthy. Of your calling. But notice. What's in between.…
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…uh really good about that. And there's something that lines up with the Christian life, like when the apostle Paul encourages the believers inEphesians 4:1, when he says, live a life worthy of the calling that you have received. There's a call to live the Christian life with purpose and integrity and…
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…nothing to do with them. Because that's not what we're about, church. We're about unifying that I am, I strive to be a unifying church member. FromEphesians 4:1-three, I, therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called. Again, calling…
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…the very next word: “Therefore I, the prisoner of the Lord, implore you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called” (Eph. 4:1). Now if Paul had started that section with that command, it would have been daunting. Walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which we have…
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…is the thing that is going to shift everything that is wrong in your life. He says I'm talking to some of you right now. Look at the word of god,ephesians 4, verse 1. Let's look at that scripture. Therefore, I, a prisoner for serving the lord paul, is in, literally in prison at this point. He's not worried about…
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