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<div class="SSN_intro">Intro. The book falls into three natural divisions. Ruth Paxon sees it as the wealth of the believer. Chapters 1-3. The walk of the believer chapter 4::1 to 6:9. And the warfare of the believer. 6:10 to end. Watchman Nee saw it as the position of the believer, seated together in Christ Chapter 1-3; our walk 4:1-6:9 and our stand 6:10 to end.</div>
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<div class="SSN_rnum">I. "PAUL AN APOSTLE OF JESUS CHRIST BY THE WILL OF GOD."</div>
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<div class="SSN_level2">A. The scripture tells us to make our calling and election sure.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level3">1. Paul was called to be an apostle. In his letters both to the Romans, and the Corinthians, he said, "Paul called to be an apostle."</div>
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<div class="SSN_level3">2. That leads to the question, what has God called you to be?</div>
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<div class="SSN_level4">a. If you do not know, you should go no further until you do know.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level4">b. God has a plan for each of our lives, it is important that we know God's plan for us.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level2">B. Paul's calling was by the will of God.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level3">1. It is not only important that you know what you are, but that you are what you are by the will of God.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level3">2. One of the most difficult and frustrating experiences is to try to be something that God has not called you to be.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level3">3. For years I tried to be something other than what God called me to be. Chuck the evangelist by the will of the denomination that I served.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level4">a. The primary emphasis was evangelization, over and over they declared, "The primary purpose of the church is the evangelization of the world."</div>
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<div class="SSN_level4">b. As an evangelist I was a total failure.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level4">c. I sought to be Chuck the exhorter, I tried to exhort people to serve the Lord, to commit their lives to serving Jesus Christ.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level4">d. I had heard many inspiring speakers, men who when they were through with their challenge, you were ready to go save the whole world. We would be so emotionally excited we could hardly wait for the meeting to be over so that we might go out and win the lost.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level5">1. Many times I have been invited to speak at large conventions for various groups, I used to respond to the invitations, but then I was embarrassed because I realize that they thought I was going to inspire the people by bringing them into an emotional frenzy. I have had the inviting committees call me into special emergency sessions letting me know they were really looking for something else.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level5">2. They assumed that I must be a great inspirational speaker because I pastored such a large church.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level5">3. I will get their over the long haul, I keep plodding along, but I am not good at the sprint. I am sort of like the tortoise racing the rabbit. In time I will get there, while I often pass many burned out rabbits along the way.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level5">4. For this reason, I do not accept the outside invitations any longer.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level3">4. I realize that I am Chuck the pastor teacher by the will of God.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level2">C. If you were writing this epistle, how would you begin it? Your name an by the will of God? Fill in the blanks.</div>
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<div class="SSN_rnum">II. TO THE SAINTS WHICH ARE AT EPHESUS.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level2">A. Again in both his epistle to the Romans, and the Corinthians, he declares that they are called to be saints.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level3">1. It is tragic that the church has chosen certain special people to confer sainthood upon them.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level3">2. As far as the church is concerned, I could never make their classification of saint.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level3">3. As far as God is concerned, I am a saint. Saint Charles, has a certain special ring.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level4">a. As far as God is concerned, you are a saint.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level4">b. God sees you in your perfected state in His Son.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level3">4. So many people are always putting themselves down, God has elevated you to sainthood.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level2">B. Ephesus was one of the commercial centers of the ancient world. It claimed as its proud title, "The first and the greatest metropolis of Asia." A Roman writer called it "Lumen Asiae" or the light of Asia.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level3">1. Paul's first recorded visit to Ephesus was in <a onClick="return mV('Act',18,1);">Acts 18</a>, when he came to Ephesus accompanied by Priscilla and Aquilla, whom he left there, while he journeyed on to Jerusalem for the upcoming feast.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level4">a. Paul had gone into the synagog to reason with the Jews who asked him to stay longer, but he declared his desire to go to Jerusalem for the feast.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level3">2. After Paul had left Ephesus, a certain Jew named Apollos, who was very eloquent and versed in the scriptures came to Ephesus and began to preach in the synagog. He was fervent in Spirit, and taught diligently concerning the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level4">a. Paul's friends Priscilla and Aquilla, took him aside and expounded to him the way of God more completely.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level4">b. A group of believers was established there as the result of the ministry of Apollos.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level3">3. When Paul returned from Jerusalem he found the group of believers, however there seemed to be something lacking in their walk with Christ, so Paul asked them if they had received the Holy Spirit when they believed.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level4">a. When they said they had never heard of the Holy Spirit, Paul taught them concerning the Holy Spirit and then laid hands on them that they might receive.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level4">b. Paul remained with them for two to three years teaching them in home bible studies as well as publicly until a strong body of believers was established.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level4">c. It was here that they took the sweat bands of Paul to lay them on the sick.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level4">d. It was here that they had the big bon fire as they brought their books on magic and sorcery to burn.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level4">e. It is here that Demetrius the silver smith stirred up the others of his craft telling them of the menace that Paul had become to their trade of making silver trinkets of the goddess Diana.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level4">f. The people were gathered into the great theater there and began almost to riot.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level4">g. Here Paul fought with the beasts.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level3">4. Paul's last recorded visit with them was a memorial recorded in <a onClick="return mV('Act',20,1);">Acts 20</a>. He was again on his way to Jerusalem for the feast of Pentecost, he did not come to the city but requested the elders of the church to meet him on the coast at the city of Miletus. There Paul gave to them his impassioned plea for them to watch over the flock.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level2">C. Paul's letter to the Ephesians was written from Rome in about 64 A.D. About 30 years later Jesus wrote a letter to the Ephesians. By the time Jesus wrote His letter, in <a onClick="return mV('Rev',2,1);">Revelation 2</a>, the church of Ephesus had left their first love, and were just going on with the motions of Christianity, but lacking the vital emotion.</div>
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<div class="SSN_rnum">III. PAUL ADDRESSES HIS LETTER TO THE SAINTS, WHICH ARE AT EPHESUS AND TO THE FAITHFUL IN CHRIST JESUS.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level2">A. In the term "In Christ Jesus" you have the heart of the message. All that God has done for us and to us is wrapped up in Christ.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level3">1. Vs. 3 in Christ.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level3">2. Vs. 4 chosen us in Him.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level3">3. vs. 5 by Jesus Christ.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level3">4. vs. 6 accepted us in the beloved.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level3">5. vs. 7 in whom we have redemption.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level3">6. vs. 10 That in the dispensation of the fullness of times He might gather together in one, all things in Christ.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level3">7. vs 11 In whom we have obtained an inheritance.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level3">8. vs. 13 In whom you also trusted.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level3">9. vs. 13 In whom you were sealed with that Holy Spirit of promise.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level3">10. 2:6 Made us to sit together with Him in heavenly places in Christ.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level3">11. 2:7 Through Christ Jesus.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level3">12. 2:10 Created in Christ Jesus.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level3">13. 2:13 But now in Christ Jesus you who sometimes were far off have been brought nigh.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level3">14. 2:15 To make in Himself of two, one new man.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level3">15. 2:18 For through Him, we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level3">16. 2:21 In whom all the building is fitly joined together.</div>
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<div class="SSN_level3">17. 2:22 In whom you also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.</div>
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