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April 19 – Ephesians 3:1-7
Ephesians 3:1-7
“For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles, if you have heard of the stewardship of the grace of God which is given me toward you” let’s stop right there. That’s Ephesians 3:1-2. “For this cause.” For what cause? Well, for the cause he was talking about at the end of chapter 2, the building of the Church. Paul’s great concern was not the building of his reputation or the building of his bank account. Paul’s great concern was the building of the Church. What is Jesus doing in the world today? He’s building His Church. What is the Holy Spirit doing today? Building the Church. Why is God answering prayer? To build His Church. What is it God wants us to do to help build His Church? Not just a local assembly, that’s important, but His Church throughout the world, what Paul calls “all of the saints, the whole family of God.”
Well, Paul was interested in building the Church. That’s why he was a prisoner. “For this cause, I, Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles.” Paul had been in the temple. He was giving a defense of his life there in the temple and he uttered the word Gentiles. He said that God sent him to the Gentiles and the people in the temple got so furious they wanted to kill him. Why was Paul in prison? Because he had a missionary heart for the whole world. I wonder how many of us would be willing to go to prison to promote missions. Paul was a prisoner to build the Church. Paul was a steward. You’ve heard of the dispensation of the grace of God. “The stewardship of the grace of God given to me.” God gave Paul a message. He gave Him a ministry. He gave Him a stewardship. He’s done the same thing for us. You and I have the stewardship of our talents, our abilities, our time, our opportunities to build the Church.
Paul was also a minister. He tells us that God made him a minister. Verse 7, “According to the gift of the grace of God.” Paul was a prisoner, Paul was a steward, Paul was a minister; for what purpose? The building of the Church. That’s the greatest purpose in all the world. That’s the highest motive in all the world, to glorify God, to serve Jesus Christ in the building of His Church around the world.
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“For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles, if you have heard of the stewardship of the grace of God which is given me toward you” let’s stop right there. That’s Ephesians 3:1-2. “For this cause.” For what cause? Well, for the cause he was talking about at the end of chapter 2, the building of the Church. Paul’s great concern was not the building of his reputation or the building of his bank account. Paul’s great concern was the building of the Church. What is Jesus doing in the world today? He’s building His Church. What is the Holy Spirit doing today? Building the Church. Why is God answering prayer? To build His Church. What is it God wants us to do to help build His Church? Not just a local assembly, that’s important, but His Church throughout the world, what Paul calls “all of the saints, the whole family of God.”
Well, Paul was interested in building the Church. That’s why he was a prisoner. “For this cause, I, Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles.” Paul had been in the temple. He was giving a defense of his life there in the temple and he uttered the word Gentiles. He said that God sent him to the Gentiles and the people in the temple got so furious they wanted to kill him. Why was Paul in prison? Because he had a missionary heart for the whole world. I wonder how many of us would be willing to go to prison to promote missions. Paul was a prisoner to build the Church. Paul was a steward. You’ve heard of the dispensation of the grace of God. “The stewardship of the grace of God given to me.” God gave Paul a message. He gave Him a ministry. He gave Him a stewardship. He’s done the same thing for us. You and I have the stewardship of our talents, our abilities, our time, our opportunities to build the Church.
Paul was also a minister. He tells us that God made him a minister. Verse 7, “According to the gift of the grace of God.” Paul was a prisoner, Paul was a steward, Paul was a minister; for what purpose? The building of the Church. That’s the greatest purpose in all the world. That’s the highest motive in all the world, to glorify God, to serve Jesus Christ in the building of His Church around the world.