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Ephesians 4:8 · BSB
4:8 This is why it says: “When He ascended on high, He led captives away, and gave gifts to men.”
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…came from, and he reaches back into an old song of Israel to do it. When he ascended on high, he took many captives and gave gifts to his people.Ephesians chapter 4 verse 8. That line comes from Psalm 68, a song about God going up the mountain in triumph after a battle. In the ancient world, a victorious king came home…
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…from battle with the prisoners of the enemy walking free behind him. When he ascended on high, he took many captives and gave gifts to his people.Ephesians chapter 4, verse 8. He took many captives, not a handful. Paul goes on to say that the one who climbed up is the same one who had first gone all the way down beneath…
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…came from, and he reaches back into an old song of Israel to do it. When he ascended on high, he took many captives and gave gifts to his people.Ephesians chapter 4 verse 8. That line comes from Psalm 68, a song about God going up the mountain in triumph after a battle. In the ancient world, a victorious king came home…
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…message and this principle and the application of this message is a talent. And each of you have talents that have already beg been given to you.Ephesians chapter 4, verses 7 through 8. Paul was writing, he says, But grace was given to each one of us according to the measure of Christ's gift. Therefore, it says, when he ascended…
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Pastor Brian's gonna be preaching throughEphesians 4 verses 7 through 16. And the word says, this is the word of God. It says, But to each one of us, grace was given according to the measure of Christ's gift. Therefore…
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…quite often with the New Testament writers. And Jesus as well. They refer back to the Psalms, and Paul is certainly doing that here. Look at ⁓Ephesians chapter 4, verses 7 through 10. But grace was given to each one of us according to the measure of Christ's gift. Therefore it says, When he ascended on high, he led a host of…
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…all 3 of these. We have the giver, the gifts, and the goal. That's how this passage breaks down. The giver, the gifts, and the goal. So we'll be inEphesians chapter 4, verses 7 through 16. There's a giver who hands them out. The gifts that he gives and the goal that he's growing us towards. So I want us to pray, and then we'll jump…
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…is engaged and everybody, I mean, everybody does their part. Let me say it differently. The church grows best. When everybody plays. And so inEphesians 4 verses 7 through 16, what Paul's going to do today is give you 3 snapshots. Three pictures. You're going to see God's gifts. You're going to see God's goals. And then…
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…as an illustration. He said, I went three days and three nights in the heart of the earth, but he was doing something. Go to Ephesians chapter 4,Ephesians chapter 4 verse 8and 9. We can read about this. What was going on. There was something going on and what they thought was the graveyard, the Saints was about to…
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…gift is used. And it's used that way in every instance where it appears. For example, the gift of the grace of God in Ephesians 3-7 and also inEphesians chapter 4 verses 7 to 16. We have the measure of the gift of Christ. and then in the interest of time i'll just submit to you that in the visions for verses seven all the…
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…or the Philistines or somebody. And so this was a this was a way that the people worshiped nationally for victory that God had given them.Ephesians 4, verse 8, he says, Paul says, Therefore it is written, he quotes Psalm 68, he says, Therefore it is written, when he ascended on high, he led a host captive…
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…to do it through people, but it's me. I'm the boss. I'm the one actually doing it. And to do that, it says, he will give gifts. That comes fromEphesians 4, verse 7 through 8. But grace was given to each one of us according to the measure of Christ's gift. Therefore, it says, when he ascended on high, he led a host of…
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…who helped him secure victory. And this concept of a king giving gifts to his people is what Paul was instructing the Ephesian congregations in.Ephesians 4, verses 8-10Therefore it says when he ascended on high He led captive a host of captives And he gave gifts to men Now this expression he ascended What does it…
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…I said there's a lot that he did and I'm just going to run through a few things here. I'm going to skip over some things in my notes, but inEphesians, chapter 4, verse 8, it says therefore, he says when he ascended on high, he led captivity, captive and gave gifts. To Verse 9, so Jesus on the cross, the perfect…
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…do do come up to big things for the Kingdom of God. Hallelujah, Hallelujah. So there's a plan and a purpose for you. I want to I want to 0 in onEphesians chapter 4, verses 8 through 10. We've already read this as we opened up, but I want to look at this and summarize it. He said, Wherefore he saith, when he ascended on high, he…
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…that this church was going to be massive. Well, it never was. But you know we do massive things. Why? Because of the anointing All right. You foundEphesians 4, verse 8. Wherefore he saith. When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive. See, it's talking about Jesus raising from the dead and he made a…
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…chosen people, his blood-bought children, and bring them into the eternal land of his promise, the new heavens and the new earth. As Paul writes inEphesians chapter 4, verse 8, therefore it says, When he ascended on high in his exodus, he led a host of captives, and he gave gifts to men. Here we see in this…
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…the manifold grace of God. The manifold grace of God. So God has all graced us with a gift. Do you believe that? Well, let's see, Paul says in anEphesians chapter 4, verse 7 to 8. He says this, but to each one of us, grace was given to each one of us, say that's me. So all of us have grace according to the measure of…
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…the keys in front of them. Hey, you guys want to get out? Oh, psych. You can't get out, but they were also what he's doing. And we see this inEphesians chapter 4 verses 8and 9. We have a ton of time to get into that. But, but it talks about Jesus descending. There's a lot of debate on this passage and I can show you…
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…the scripture tells us that he led a host of captives in his train that unusual statement. Found in Psalm 68 verse 18, but it's quoted inEphesians 4:8and the Apostle Paul applies it. To the Ascension of Jesus Christ. It refers to Jesus, taking the defeated devil and the evil spirits and demons…
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