Ephesians 4:29 29 Let no corrupt

communication proceed out of your mouth, but your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

Where we left off last week…. Paul before Agrippa and Festus.. “..This man might have been set at liberty,

if he had not appealed unto Caesar” Acts 26:3226:32

Paul’s ill fated trip to Rome – complete with shipwreck and poisonous snake bite Acts 27 & 28

Written from Rome, circa 62 A.D.Mailman – Tychicus “Written from Rome unto the Ephesians by Tychicus” "Tychicus I sent to Ephesus" (2 Timothy "Tychicus I sent to Ephesus" (2 Timothy 4:12). As Timothy was in charge of the church in Ephesus (1 Timothy 1:3), the coming of Tychicus would set him free, so as to enable him to set off at once to rejoin Paul at Rome, as the apostle desired him (2 Timothy 4:9, 2 Timothy 4:21).[2] Hippolytus of Rome lists Tychicus as one of the seventy disciples.

“. . . for Jew and Gentile, for husband and wife, for parent and child, for master and servant. It was the mind and will of God in Paul's day; it is the voice of inspiration in our day; it is an epistle of universal appeal and application. Ephesians proclaims the application. Ephesians proclaims the supremacy of God, the glory of his gospel, the dignity and identity of the Church through which salvation is offered to man. It contains some of Paul's best writing, and is a document that deals with fundamentals, with the gospel of God in all its saving glory.” (Bruce R. McConkie, Doctrinal New Testament Commentary, Vol.2, p.489)

Individual (Heb 6:10-20)

Family/Workplace (Heb 5:21-6:9)

Church (Heb 3-5:21)

God’s Plan (Heb 1-2)

V. 3-12 – Overview of the plan V. 4 – Pre-existence V. 5-6 – Adoption into house of Israel V. 7-8 – Atonement V. 7-8 – Atonement V. 9 Prophets V. 10 Latter-days, gathering “That in the dispensation of the fullness of

times he might gather together in one allthings in Christ, both which are in heavenand which are on earth…”

V. 11-12 – Inheritance in his Kingdom

4:11-13 – Apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers…..why?

4:14-15 – no more…tossed to and fro…. 4:16 – Effect of Christ-like individuals on

rest of church.rest of church. 2:19-22 – No more strangers 3:14-21 – Paul’s prayer for the saints an

example to us all

5:1-2 - Our “public persona….” 6:5-9 Employer and employee 5:21-25, 28, 33 Husbands and wives This is so opposite of our culture today! Submitting! But we are talking about submitting to a husband who is attempting to be as Christ. Christ is the greatest king of all, as well as the greatest servant of greatest king of all, as well as the greatest servant of all. A truly great and benevolent king serves, protects, guides his kingdom.That is the point of his calling. Think of king Benjamin and King Mosiah in the Book of Mormon…

6:1-3 – Children – honour parents 6:4 - Provoke not your children 4:29,31-32 – With each other…

6:10-20 Be strong in the Lord Put on the whole armourof God Loins girt with truth

Breastplate of Righteous- Breastplate of Righteous-ness Feet shod with the prep-aration of the gospel Shield of faith Helmet of Salvation Sword of the Spirit

2:1-3 – Walk worthily