Jaclyn and Laura talk with Sidney as shares her 3 main points from Ephesians 5:

-We must put off and start putting on

-We must imitate Christ

-We must live as a child of the Light!

Join us as we dive deeper into these points and how they can help us live more Boldy for the Lord!

Resource:

https://enduringword.com/ 

How can we “live a life worthy of our calling” as Paul mentions at the beginning of chapter four? How does he describe that worthy life? 

Humble, Gentle, Patient, Bearing with one another in love, Unity/bond of peace.

We’ve already learned that God has crafted us to do good things. Now we’re finding out what those good things are. He has given us abilities and passions to equip people, to build up the body of Christ, to reach unity in the faith, unity in the knowledge of the Son of God, and maturity. We can use all of these, together with the abilities of others in the church in God’s service. In this new episode of Deeper, let’s hear Paul telling the church and us: It is time to grow up! It is time to mature!

Resources:

-Dr Thomas L. Constable Notes

https://planobiblechapel.org/tcon/notes/pdf/ephesians.pdf

- Tony Merida, Exalting Jesus in Ephesians (Christ-Centered Exposition Commentary)

-ESV- NLT- KJV-LBLA Bible versions

- Lifeway, Spiritual Gifts Assessment Tool: Discover Your God-Given Spiritual Gifts

https://www.lifeway.com/en/articles/women-leadership-spiritual-gifts-growth-service

Join us as we talk with one of our dearly loved coaches, Sue Burton. Sue taught us Ephesians 3 this week in Flourish Bible Studies. In this episode, you will see that one of the best ways to love each other is to love God and know Him better. And the best way to achieve that is to spend consistent time deep-diving in His Word.

Resources:

o  Ephesians For You- Richard Coekin

o  The Bible Project

o  ESV Study Bible

o  NIV Biblical Theology Study Bible (D. A. Carson Editor)

o  Podcast: Knowing Faith, Teach Me the Bible

This week, we interviewed Janet Martin, one of Flourish’s coaches who taught Ephesians 2. Ephesians 2 unpacks three aspects of God’s grace: Redeeming Grace, Refining Grace, and Radical Grace. When we accept His priceless gift of grace, redemption positions us to pivot in agreement with God’s refining work in us. And the end result – a radical grace which births unity and glory to God. There is no better way to display Jesus First in our lives than acknowledging the power of redeeming grace and standing together united to glorify God.

Resources:

The Message of Ephesians – John Stott

Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament – Clinton Arnold

The NIV Application Commentary: Ephesians Klyne Snodgrass

What’s So Amazing About Grace – Phillip Yancey

A Grace Revealed – Jerry Sittser

The Discipline of Grace – Jerry Bridges

“Welcome to the first episode of Deeper. We are beginning a 7-week study on the letter of Ephesians titled "Jesus First." In this episode, we interview Jaclyn Mains, our first session teacher, and discuss her insights from Ephesians 1 as she prepares to teach. We will learn that placing Jesus first in our lives starts with humbly sitting at His feet and absorbing the Gospel story. Ladies, let's get deeper so we can know God greater!”

Suggested Resources:

-Sit Walk Stand- Watchman Nee

-Ephesians for You- Richard Coekin

-Exalting Christ in Ephesians- Tony Merida

-Right Now Media, Ephesians- J D Grear

-The Bible Project