God's Vision for the Church

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The Unwasted Church(Based on Ephesians)

Aug 2011 Theme


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Ephesians is a letterof Paul to the

church and aboutthe church.


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W here is Ephesus?


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Ephesians is a letterof Paul to the

church and aboutthe church.


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Ephesians

The ChurchChapters 1-6


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Ephesians

Thedoctrine/teaching

of the church

Chap. 1-3

Practicalapplication /

Christian

behavior

Chap. 4-6


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Ephesians

Thedoctrine/teachingof the church


Christian

behavior

Chap. 4-61 2 3

Chapter 1 The BlessedChapter 2 Saved By GraceChapter 3 The Mystery


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Ephesians

Thedoctrine/teachingof the church


Christian

behavior

Chap. 4-61 2 3

Chapter 1 The BlessedChapter 2 Saved By GraceChapter 3 The Mystery


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God's Vision for

the ChurchThe Unwasted Church

Ephesians 2:1-10


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Ephesians 2:1-101 As for you, you were dead in your transgressions andsins, 2 in which you used to live when you followed theways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of

the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who aredisobedient. 3 All of us also lived among them at onetime, gratifying the cravings of our sinful nature andfollowing its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, wewere by nature objects of wrath. 4 But because of hisgreat love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, 5 made usalive with Christ even when we were dead intransgressions--it is by grace you have been saved.


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Ephesians 2:1-10

6 And God raised us up with Christ and seated us withhim in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, 7 in orderthat in the coming ages he might show theincomparable riches of his grace, expressed in hiskindness to us in Christ Jesus. 8 For it is by grace youhave been saved, through faith--and this not from

yourselves, it is the gift of God-- 9 not by works, so thatno one can boast. 10 For we are God's workmanship,created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which Godprepared in advance for us to do.


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God's vision for thechurch is to showGod'sR

ACE


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God's vision for thechurch is to showGod'sRiches

ACE


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AtCE


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AtChrist'sE


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AtChrist'sExpense


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Keywords Related to Grace

(Ephesians 2:1-10)

Dead


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Ephesians 2:1-31 As for you, you were dead in your transgressions andsins, 2 in which you used to live when you followed theways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of

the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who aredisobedient. 3 All of us also lived among them at onetime, gratifying the cravings of our sinful nature andfollowing its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we

were by nature objects of wrath.


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Ephesians 2:1-31 As for you, you were dead in your transgressions andsins , 2 in which you used to live when you followed theways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of

the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who aredisobedient. 3 All of us also lived among them at onetime, gratifying the cravings of our sinful nature andfollowing its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we

were by nature objects of wrath.


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dead in your transgressions and sinswhen you followed the ways of this world

gratifying the cravings of our......sinful naturefollowing its desires and thoughtsby nature objects of wrath.


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People are not dead

because of sinful acts thathave been committed but

because of their sinfulnature. - Dr. John MacArthur


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W e are helpless and

powerless against sin.W e are slaves to sin.


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W ill you acknowledgethat you are dead in

your sins and haveoffended God?


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Keywords Related to Grace(Ephesians 2:1-10)

DeadLove


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Ephesians 2:4a

4 But because of his (God) great love for us...


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Love demands thatsomething be done for the

condition we are in.


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Ephesians 2:4a

4 But because of his (God) great love for us...


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Love is the motivation why

God saved us not due tosome random chance, not

out of obligation.


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For he chose us in him before thecreation of the world to be holy and

blameless in his sight. In love hepredestined us to be adopted as his

sons through Jesus Christ, inaccordance with his pleasure and

will-- to the praise of his gloriousgrace, which he has freely given usin the One he loves. - Eph. 1:4-6


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Before the creation of theworld, God chose to look youin the eyes and set His love

on you!Awesome! Grabe! Super!


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(Gaze Demo)


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AtChrist'sExpense


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DeadLove

Mercy


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Ephesians 2:4

4 But because of his great love for us, God, whois rich in mercy...


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Mercy is God NOT giving us

what we rightfully/justlydeserve (i.e., eternal

punishment in hell).


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Ephesians 2:5-7...5 God made us alive with Christ even when wewere dead in transgressions--it is by grace youhave been saved. 6 And God raised us up with

Christ and seated us with him in the heavenlyrealms in Christ Jesus, 7 in order that in thecoming ages he might show the incomparableriches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to

us in Christ Jesus.


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Dead in sin

vs.Alive with Christ

(W hat a Contrast!)


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Ephesians 2:1-10...5 God made us alive with Christ even when wewere dead in transgressions--it is by grace youhave been saved. 6 And God raised us up with

Christ and seated us with him in the heavenlyrealms in Christ Jesus, 7 in order that in thecoming ages he might show the incomparableriches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to

us in Christ Jesus.


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W hile we were powerless

against sin, God, who ispowerful, made us alive and

saved us.


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Salvation is totally the workof God. It is He who has

made us alive, not we whoworked hard to revive

ourselves.


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( Dead or Alive Demo)


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DeadLove

Mercy

Alive

Faith


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Ephesians 2:8-9

8 For it is by grace you have been saved,through faith--and this not from yourselves, it isthe gift of God-- 9 not by works, so that no one

can boast.


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W hile it is God who saves us,He invites us to trust in Jesus

Christ.


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W e cannot be saved notknowing it. It is a consciouschoice. An act of the will.


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Will you or will younot accept God's

offer of salvation?


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AtChrist'sExpense


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Ephesians 2:8-9

8 For it is by grace you have been saved,through faith--and this not from yourselves, it isthe gift of God-- 9 not by works , so that no one

can boast.


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God's offer of salvation is a

gift. It is not being sold. It'snot paid for. You don't work

for it.


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How many of youwould like a gift?


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DeadLove

Mercy

Alive

FaithGiftGoodworks


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Ephesians 2:10

10 For we are God's workmanship, created inChrist Jesus to do good works, which Godprepared in advance for us to do.


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W e were created to do goodworks. W e were saved to do

good works.


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W e choose to do good worksbecause we are saved, not so

that we will be saved.


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Love Matrix 2.0


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Ephesians 2:10

10 For we are God's workmanship, created inChrist Jesus to do good works, which Godprepared in advance for us to do.


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God has prepared some

good works for us to do. It'sup to us to find out what

they are.


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(Unstoppable!)


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Lord, You are unstoppable!

Your plan is unstoppable!Please let me not miss out

on what You want me to do.Let me just even have a partin what You want to

accomplish in DLSU/CSB.- Sebs


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AtChrist'sExpense


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(The Mission)


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AtChrist'sExpense


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God's Vision for

the ChurchThe Unwasted Church

Ephesians 2:1-10


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