The Life & Teaching of Paul

The Life Worth Living (Paul’s Letter to the Ephesians, Part 2)

Ephesians 4

Christopher W. Martin © 2020

I. Textual Context

Our Position in Christ

What Christ has done FOR us. (Ch. 1)

What Christ has done IN us. (Ch. 2)

What Christ has done BETWEEN us (Ch. 3)

 Paul’s Teaching Method and Our Application

II. The Life Worth Living

A. The Christian’s Personal Walk (4:1-6)

The Call

The Characteristics

The Cause

B. The Christian’s Personal Gifts (4:7-11)

The Reality of our Spiritual Gifts

 The Significance of our Spiritual Gifts

The Nature of our Spiritual Gifts

C. The Christian’s Personal Maturity (4:12-16)

The Traps of Immaturity

The Triumphs of Maturity

D. The Christian’s Personal Renewal (4:17-24)

The Problem

The Prescription

E. The Christian’s Personal Standards of Conduct (4:25-32)

Speak Truth

 Righteous Anger

The Reason for our Work

Edifying Words

Altruistic

III. Application