Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-3
Lesson Outline
The calling of the Church (Ephesians 1:1-3:21)The salutation (Ephesians 1:1-2)The praise for redemption (Ephesians 1:3-14)Paul’s prayer for wisdom and revelation (Ephesians 1:15-23)Our new position individually (Ephesians 2:1-10)Our former condition (Ephesians 2:1-3)A description of our former condition (Ephesians 2:1)failureseparationAn explanation of our former condition (Ephesians 2:2-3)We walked according to this worldly age (Ephesians 2:2a)We walked according to the prince of the power of the air (Ephesians 2:2b)We lived in the lusts of our flesh (Ephesians 2:3)Conclusion and application
NB. Lost people do not have “free will”NB. These same three forces tempt Christians todayNB. You must meet these temptations differentlyThe worldThe flesh — two ideas here — the sin nature and bodily appetitesSatanNB. Lost people are imprisoned by these three forces