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W O W - T H E B I G P I C T U R E
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Walking the Walk in the Church
-- Ephesians 3:1-4:3,11-32; Psalm 136:1,10-12; Proverbs 26:1
For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you
Gentiles-if indeed you have heard of the dispensation of the grace of
God which was given to me for you, how that by revelation He made known
to me the mystery (as I have briefly written already, by which, when
you read, you may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ),
which in other ages was not made known to the sons of men, as it has
now been revealed by the Spirit to His holy apostles and prophets: that
the Gentiles should be fellow heirs, of the same body, and partakers of
His promise in Christ through the gospel, of which I became a minister
according to the gift of the grace of God given to me by the effective
working of His power.
To me, who am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was
given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches
of Christ, and to make all see what is the fellowship of the mystery,
which from the beginning of the ages has been hidden in God who created
all things through Jesus Christ; to the intent that now the manifold
wisdom of God might be made known by the church to the principalities
and powers in the heavenly places, according to the eternal purpose
which He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord, in whom we have
boldness and access with confidence through faith in Him. Therefore I
ask that you do not lose heart at my tribulations for you, which is
your glory.
For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, that He would
grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened
with might through His Spirit in the inner man, that Christ may dwell
in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in
love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width
and length and depth and height- to know the love of Christ which
passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we
ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be glory
in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever.
Amen.
I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of
the calling with which you were called, with all lowliness and
gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love,
endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some
evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the
saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of
Christ, till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge
of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of
the fullness of Christ; that we should no longer be children, tossed to
and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery
of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting, but, speaking
the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the
head-Christ-from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what
every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every
part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of
itself in love.
This I say, therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you should no
longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles walk, in the futility of their
mind, having their understanding darkened, being alienated from the
life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the
blindness of their heart; who, being past feeling, have given
themselves over to lewdness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.
But you have not so learned Christ, if indeed you have heard Him and
have been taught by Him, as the truth is in Jesus: that you put off,
concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt
according to the deceitful lusts, and be renewed in the spirit of your
mind, and that you put on the new man which was created according to
God, in true righteousness and holiness.
Therefore, putting away lying, "Let each one of you speak truth with
his neighbor," for we are members of one another. "Be angry, and do not
sin": do not let the sun go down on your wrath, nor give place to the
devil. Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather let him labor,
working with his hands what is good, that he may have something to give
him who has need. Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but
what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the
hearers. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were
sealed for the day of redemption. Let all bitterness, wrath, anger,
clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. And be
kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God
in Christ forgave you.
Ephesians 3:1-4:3, 11-32
WORSHIP:
Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good!
For His mercy endures forever.
To Him who struck Egypt in their firstborn,
For His mercy endures forever;
And brought out Israel from among them,
For His mercy endures forever;
With a strong hand, and with an outstretched arm,
For His mercy endures forever.
Psalm 136:1, 10-12
WISDOM:
As snow in summer and rain in harvest,
So honor is not fitting for a fool.
Proverbs 26:1
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