Dan Wuthrich
Passage: Ephesians 4:22-24 As we have studied the fourth chapter of Ephesians, we have clearly seen the importance of a changed life. Christians are to walk in a manner worthy of our calling, not as unbelievers who walk in the futility of their thinking. This is part of what we have been taught in the […]
Passage: Ephesians 4:20-21 Paul is being painfully careful and clear to emphasize the difference that being a follower of Christ should make in the manner in which we live. Last week, we looked at his description of the lifestyle each of us engaged in before Christ; a lifestyle characterized by futile thinking, spiritual ignorance, alienation […]
Passage: Ephesians 4:17-19 If Chapter 4 began a new focus in Paul’s letter to the Ephesian Christians, then v. 17 is the point where the rubber really starts to meet the road when it comes to living out the Christian life. After reminding his readers to walk in a manner worthy of their calling (4:1), […]
Passage: Ephesians 4:14-16 This morning, we conclude our time in this important section of Paul’s letter to the Ephesians where he explains the way the church was designed by God to function. Growth is the key theme here, but not in the way we normally talk about growth. Paul is not focused on numerical growth […]
Passage: Ephesians 4:11-12 For several weeks, we have been looking at portions of this passage from Ephesians 4 regarding the equipping of the members of the local church for ministry. One objection typically raised by folks when they are asked to serve is that they do not feel equipped or qualified to do so. While […]
Passage: Ephesians 4:11-13 Last Sunday, we began to look at one of the great passages in all of scripture concerning the way the church of Jesus Christ should operate. We will take the next two Sundays to dig a little deeper into this text and see how it should apply specifically to our church. This […]
Passage: Ephesians 4:7-13 Having taken two weeks for Palm Sunday and Easter, we return this morning to our study in the book of Ephesians. When we last left off, Paul was emphasizing the unity that we have as Christians (one Spirit, one hope, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all). […]
Passage: Ephesians 4:4-6 Last week, we began to consider the second half of Paul’s letter to the Ephesian church and his exhortation to walk worthy, a statement that serves as the focus or “topic sentence” of the remainder of the letter. His initial concern is unity in the church, a unity created by the Spirit […]
Passage: Ephesians 4:1-3 The structure of Paul’s letter to the Ephesians is pretty straight-forward: chapters 1-3 talk about all that God has done for us in Christ while chapters 4-6 tell us how to live in light of God’s grace. This is the practical, life-application section of Ephesians, and this morning, we start to consider […]
Passage: Ephesians 3:20-21 This morning’s passage concludes the first half of Paul’s letter to the Ephesians, which contains some of the most sublime thinking on the nature and work of the church in all of scripture. This passage also wraps up Paul’s prayer for power for the Ephesian Christians. We have been looking at that […]