| Ephesians 1 Study
*1.) Read Ephesians 1:1 and Galatians 2:20. **** What is being faithful in Christ Jesus? *2.) Read Ephesians 1:5-14. (In the KJV version, this passage is punctuated as one sentence.) ****Why should God be praised? ****What spiritual accomplishments of His should we be thankful for? ****What else are you thankful for? ****How many past tense verbs are there in this passage? ****How many pronouns (words that represent nouns) are there? ****How many times is the word �all� used and what does each usage mean? ****What is the major promise or guarantee for true Christians? ****What are God's purposes in being involved with humanity now? ****What excites you most about God's relationship to you? ****How do you know if you are �chosen�? ****When you are able to praise God freely, what are the reasons? ****How can you feel like praising Him much more often? *3.) Read Ephesians 1:15-23. ****In what ways do you think the Ephesus Christians showed their love for all the saints? ****How do you give thanks for such Christians? ****Why are they an encouragement to you? ****What do verses 17-19 mean to you? ****What kinds of wisdom and revelation are there? Describe some examples. *4.) What is the indicated resurrection power? Describe some examples in your Life. ****Why would you need such power in the future, for what possible situations? *5.) Read the rest of the first chapter. ****What does the position of Jesus Christ personally mean to you? ****What do you think Paul means by the word �church�? ****How do you think man-formed churches can be better �channels� for �God's pleasure�? ****How can you be such an improvement in your daily living? |
| Jesus Christ in Philippians Matching Exercise
Directions: Interesting matching exercise: First find and list the 63 references to Jesus Christ in Philippians. Then put them in the appropriate categories in the following list. (An answer key available via an e-mail request.) Finally write an essay stating your conclusions about Jesus Christ. Categories: ** 1. Source of grace and peace ** 2. Source of thankful affection ** 3. Source of human faith ** 4. Source of spiritual power ** 5. Worthy to be identified with ** 6. Worthy for humans to know and to imitate ** 7. Best example of humbleness ** 8. Worthy of trust ** 9. Worthy to suffer for * 10. Future world leader |
| b.) What is a main horror of headline news besides politics and crime?
c.) Do you fear about the just indicated happening to you? d.) How many different ways could it happen to you tomorrow? e.) How many different ways could it happen to you within the next hour? f.) What would you rather think about? Read Romans 6:23, John 10:22-29, 2 Corinthians 1:22 & Ephesians 1:3-14, and 1 John 2:22-26. g.) What does 1 John 5:11-15 mean to you? What kind of confidence or assurance can you have? The divine gifts in the last two answers can eliminate worry and stress about death and bring wonderful peace to a true Christian�s mind. Reread Romans 5:1-11. h.) Read Philippians 4:4-8, which the Apostle Paul wrote just before he was beheaded for his Christian beliefs and lifestyle. Can you do such in all, most, or few situations? i.) List as many specific things you can think, say, and do which would satisfy Philippians 4:4-8 commands contrary to human nature. Examples: from-the-�heart� compliments to a �significant other� in your life and compliments to an �enemy� or someone who irritates you a lot. Doing the latter will make you feel better even if you never are able to speak them to the enemy or antagonist. Read Matthew 5:7-16 & 38-48 to find out why. |
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| Why did God create you?
1.) Matthew 22:36-39 4.) Proverbs 3:5-6 2.) Psalm 63 5.) Philippians 4:4-8 3.) Ephesians 1:3-14, 2:4-7 & 10 6.) Romans 12 & Ephesians 3-6 Reread John 3:16. a.) What else does God give to true Christians? |
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