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Ephesians 4:1-10 Our Blessed Hope - Pastor David McGee

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Pastor David McGee

Date Taught: July 24, 2016

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Life Lessons Referenced

Life Lesson

Replacement Theology, that says the Church has replaced Israel,

-attacks the Word of God,

-attacks the character of God,

-attacks the covenant of God,

-attacks the grace and mercy of God.

Life Lesson (Ephesians 4:1)

To have good loving relationships, we need to be ready to forget and to forgive.

Life Lesson (Ephesians 4:3)

We are to make every effort to walk in unity with our brothers and sisters in Christ, especially those in the same church.

Life Lesson (Ephesians 4:4)

Jesus is called "our blessed hope" and "our glorious hope." Jesus is our hope, as in biblical hope. We aren't hoping He returns, we hope as in we KNOW He is returning, just not sure when.

Life Lesson (Ephesians 4:4)

As a born again Christian, our future is soooo bright, we gotta wear shades.

Life Lesson (Ephesians 4:6)

God has dealt or gifted each believer with a certain amount of faith.

Life Lesson (Ephesians 4:6)

God has not given faith to all. He has only given it to some.

Selected Notes/Illustrations

Aleph	1	The picture is of an Ox, Bull. It means strength, leader, first. What is first, what is important, where you get your strength. 1-I am the Lord your God, you shall have no other Gods before me.
Bet	2	The picture is of a house. It means a family, house, what's inside. 2-You shall not make any graven images.
Gimel	3	The picture is of a camel. It means to lift up, to exalt. 3-You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain.
Dalet	4	The picture is of a door. It means the door, the way, the path. 4-Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy.
Hey	5	The picture is of a window. It means to behold, to reveal, the Holy Spirit. 5-Honor your father and your mother.
Vav	6	The picture is of a nail. It means to secure, to not let go, a hook, a nail. 6-Thou shalt not murder.
Zayin	7	The picture is of a weapon. It means to cut, a weapon, to separate. 7-Thou shalt not commit adultery.
Chet	8	The picture is of a fence. It means to protect, to keep in. 8-Thou shalt not steal.
Tet	9	The picture is of a snake. It means to surround, a snake. 9-Thou shalt not bear false witness.
Yod	10	The picture is of an open hand. It means to create, work, God, to make with your hands. 10-Thou shalt not covet.

Apostles' Creed

I believe in God the Father, Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth:
And in Jesus Christ, his only begotten Son, our Lord:
Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary:
Suffered under Pontius Pilate; was crucified, dead and buried: He descended into hell:
The third day he rose again from the dead:
He ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty:
From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead:
I believe in the Holy Ghost:
I believe in the holy catholic church: the communion of saints:
The forgiveness of sins:
The resurrection of the body:
And the life everlasting. Amen.

Verses Referenced and Teaching Notes

Ps 122:6 NKJV

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

Gen 12:3 NKJV

I will bless those who bless you,
And I will curse him who curses you;
And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed."

Eph 4:1 NLT

Therefore I, a prisoner for serving the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of your calling, for you have been called by God.

Phil 3:13 NKJV

Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead,

John 8:24 NKJV

Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for if you do not believe that I am He, you will die in your sins."

John 8:28 NKJV

Then Jesus said to them, "When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and that I do nothing of Myself; but as My Father taught Me, I speak these things.

John 13:19 NKJV

Now I tell you before it comes, that when it does come to pass, you may believe that I am He.

John 18:4-8 NKJV

4 Jesus therefore, knowing all things that would come upon Him, went forward and said to them, "Whom are you seeking?"
5 They answered Him, "Jesus of Nazareth."
Jesus said to them, "I am He." And Judas, who betrayed Him, also stood with them. 6 Now when He said to them, "I am He," they drew back and fell to the ground.
7 Then He asked them again, "Whom are you seeking?"
And they said, "Jesus of Nazareth."
8 Jesus answered, "I have told you that I am He. Therefore, if you seek Me, let these go their way,"

Eph 4:2 NLT

Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other's faults because of your love.

Eph 4:3 NLT

Make every effort to keep yourselves united in the Spirit, binding yourselves together with peace.

Eph 4:4 NLT

For there is one body and one Spirit, just as you have been called to one glorious hope for the future.

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."

1 Thess 4:15-18 NKJV

15 For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep. 16 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. 17 Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord. 18 Therefore comfort one another with these words.

1 Thess 5:9-11 NKJV

9 For God did not appoint us to wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, 10 who died for us, that whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with Him. 11 Therefore comfort each other and edify one another, just as you also are doing.

Rom 12:3 NKJV

For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt to each one a measure of faith.

2 Thess 3:2 NKJV

and that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men; for not all have faith.

Eph 2:8-10 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.

Eph 2:8-10 NKJV

Rom 10:9-10 NKJV

9 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 NKJV

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

1 Peter 1:23 NKJV

having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides forever,

Amos 8:11-12 NKJV

11 "Behold, the days are coming," says the Lord God,
"That I will send a famine on the land,
Not a famine of bread,
Nor a thirst for water,
But of hearing the words of the Lord.
12 They shall wander from sea to sea,
And from north to east;
They shall run to and fro, seeking the word of the Lord,
But shall not find it.

Rom 8:28 NKJV

And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.

John 3:3 NKJV

Jesus answered and said to him, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."

John 3:7 NKJV

Do not marvel that I said to you, 'You must be born again.'

1 John 5:5 NKJV

Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?

1 John 5:3-5 NKJV

3 For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome. 4 For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world — our faith. 5 Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?

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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