The Life & Teaching of Paul

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

Ephesians 4

Christopher W. Martin © 2020

1. 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

2.  The Life Worth Living

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

• The Call
• The Characteristics
• The Cause

2. 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

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

• The Traps of Immaturity
• The Triumphs of Maturity

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

• The Problem
• The Prescription

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

• Speak Truth
• Righteous Anger
• The Reason for our Work
• Edifying Words
• Altruistic

3. Application