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I like how the passage starts.  He says – Be imitators of God…mimic Him.  Basically, what Paul tells us to do is impersonate God. Have you ever impersonated someone else? The answer is yes, you have if you’ve ever dressed up for Halloween. Ephesians 5:1-7

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Today we’re going to wrap up Ephesians chapter 4. We’ve been studying the book of Ephesians verse by verse. And in CH4, the letter takes a big turn. Paul, the author, turns his focus from theological to practical. He turns from “know” to “go.” And he sums up this shift in 4:1 by saying, “live a life worthy of the calling you have received.” In light of what you know, go live it! Live the life God has for you. With that one statement, Paul transitions to the quality-of-life Christ followers are called to live.  We are not trying to attain a certain standing with God; we’re trying to live according to the calling we already received. So, let’s talk about what your life looks like. You are in Christ, so what should that look like? Ephesians 4:17-19

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Jesus gives gifts to each of us and each gift is an expression of his grace to us. Every believer has a spiritual gift. We aren’t asked to run like anyone else…we are asked to run the race that’s been laid out for each of us. To use our gift to serve others. Now…the list that's given next isn’t all the gifts, as I’ve said…just some of them. But he mentions five of the gifts that are basic to building the church. Let’s be blunt…Sometimes we don’t like the hand we’ve been dealt. We’d rather have a different gift or be in different circumstances. A huge part of “LIVING THE LIFE” is using our gifts to the best of your ability. Ephesians 4:7-16

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God has a lot to say about living the Christian life and putting your faith into action.  The second half of Ephesians turns to what we DO with what we’ve been given. We have a high calling.  We’re children of God, kids of the king.  His chosen people.  His work of art.  The status is there – the calling is there – It’s not about earning grace or being better than anybody else…just living up to God’s gift.  Unfortunately, many of us stop short.  We find a level of sorts in our Christian journey, and then we plateau.  We stop developing.  We stop growing.  We stop striving.  And Paul wants to remind us today…wants to urge us.  We have a calling.  And this calling…is a high calling…, and this calling should compel us forward.  It should cause us to live a life worthy of the calling we have received.  What does this life look like? Ephesians 4:1-6

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We’re in a section that I think will really resonate with us as a network of micro churches.  As we go through books of the Bible and study letters to churches in the NT, what we see is – it’s always helpful and relevant, but sometimes it’s like it’s written just for us. This is one of those passages that could be written just for us.  And Paul’s prayer for the Ephesians would really be my prayer for us.  Let’s check it out.  Read Ephesians 3:14-21

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We’re continuing our series called Live the Life...a study in the book of Ephesians...in Ephesians 3 today. Paul begins to give further insight into what he is specifically praying for the Christ-followers living in Asia Minor. However, instead of sticking to the thought, he begins in verse one and then decides to take a side road for the next twelve verses. He eventually gets back to his original thought, but not until verse 14. Ephesians 3:1-13

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We’re pushing forward in our Ephesians study called live the life.  And today we’re in Ephesians 2 again. In the first 3 chapters, Paul reminded them of their blessings “in Christ.” And he reminds them of God’s BIG plan. That Jesus didn’t just come to bring peace between man and God – but he came to bring peace between man and man. To take people who hate each other and to make ONE humanity out of the two. That’s crazy and wonderful.  Out of many, to make one.  One people.  His people.  That’s it.  No division.  No hostility.  No hate. And isn’t this a message that’s desperately needed today? The point today is that now that you have been saved there is a corresponding change in your relationship with both God and man. Because of Christ, we are family. It’s why Jesus came to earth…to tear down the dividing wall of hostility. Ephesians 2:11-22

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The turning point of our passage today is chapter 2 verse 4: “But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy…” Just how great is God’s love for us and how rich is his mercy? Paul answers this question by looking back and looking forward. He looks at the cold hard facts of where we came from and then nails down just where we are right now. Ephesians 2:1-10

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Easter Intro - Last week we kicked off a brand-new sermon series exploring Ephesians. Paul opens the letter with enthusiastic praise to the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Paul listed our spiritual blessings. It’s actually a prayer. After pouring out praise to God Paul then shifts his attention to praying specifically and very intentionally for those who would receive his letter.

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The church in Ephesus was started by Paul when he was on his missionary journeys recorded in the book of Acts. One of the things I like about the letter to the Ephesians is that it’s one of the few letters in the NT that doesn’t really address a big problem. Most of the early churches had big problems.  But what Paul is really doing in this letter is to the Ephesians is encouraging them and us to understand who we are and what we have in Christ – and how that changes the way we live. He wants us to live “on mission” so he starts explaining the mission. And it starts like this. Ephesians 1:1-14

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