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Ephesians 2:11-22 Jesus First - Pastor David McGee

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Pastor David McGee

Date Taught: February 14, 2016

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Life Lessons Referenced

Life Lesson (Ephesians 2:3)

We too often remember what we should forget, and forget what we should remember.

Life Lesson (Ephesians 2:22)

You can live without a mate, but you cannot live without a Messiah.

Life Lesson (Ephesians 2:22)

You don't know Jesus is all you need until Jesus is all you've got.

Life Lesson (Ephesians 2:22)

If you have the Lord, He will lead you to a wife or a husband. If you have a wife/husband, they may, or may not, lead you to the Lord.

Life Lesson (Ephesians 2:22)

If you feel distant from the Lord, guess who moved?

Verses Referenced and Teaching Notes

Gal 5:19-21 NLT

19 When you follow the desires of your sinful nature, the results are very clear: sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures, 20 idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissension, division, 21 envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins like these. Let me tell you again, as I have before, that anyone living that sort of life will not inherit the Kingdom of God.

Gal 5:22-23 NKJV

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.

Gal 6:8 NKJV

For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life.

John 14:26-28 NKJV

26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you. 27 Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. 28 You have heard Me say to you, 'I am going away and coming back to you.' If you loved Me, you would rejoice because I said, 'I am going to the Father,' for My Father is greater than I.

2 Tim 3:16-17 - Memory Verse NKJV

16 All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.

Eph 2:8-10 - Memory Verse NKJV

8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9 not of works, lest anyone should boast. 10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.

Ps 122:6 - Memory Verse NKJV

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
"May they prosper who love you."

Rom 3:10 - Memory Verse NKJV

As it is written:
"There is none righteous, no, not one;"

Rom 3:23 - Memory Verse NKJV

for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

Rom 5:8 - Memory Verse NKJV

But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Rom 5:12 - Memory Verse NKJV

Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned --�

Rom 6:23 - Memory Verse NKJV

For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Rom 10:9-10 - Memory Verse NKJV

that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

Rom 10:13 - Memory Verse NKJV

For "whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."

Luke 11:13 NKJV

If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!"

Rev 3:8 NKJV

"I know your works. See, I have set before you an open door, and no one can shut it; for you have a little strength, have kept My word, and have not denied My name.

Rev 3:15-16 NKJV

15 "I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot. 16 So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth.

Rev 3:20 NKJV

Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me.

Rev 21:3-4 NKJV

3 And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, "Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God. 4 And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away."

Rev 22:17 NKJV

And the Spirit and the bride say, "Come!" And let him who hears say, "Come!" And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely.

Scripture quotations marked (NLT) are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, Illinois 60189. All rights reserved.

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