Ephesians
Introduction
Ephesians is one of the most theologically dense books in the Bible. Written as a handbook for Christian living, it gives us one of the clearest and most concise summaries of what it means to be a Christian. I'm looking forward to working through this book with each of you as we seek to better understand God through the Letter to the Ephesians.
This six week course will discuss numerous important topics, including:
- God’s sovereignty, election, predestination, and salvation
- God's design for healthy churches
- Parenting
- How to have a healthy marriage
- Men’s and women’s roles in marriage
- The role of the Old Testament in the modern world
- How to grow spiritually
- The Holy Spirit’s role in our lives
- How to overcome relational strife
Schedule
- Week 1 (April 3): Introduction to Ephesians
- Week 2 (April 10): Sin, Salvation, & God's Grace
- Easter Break
- Week 3 (April 24): The Purpose of the Church & Spiritual Gifts
- Week 4 (May 1): How does the Old Testament Apply to Christians
- Week 5 (May 8): Interpersonal Relationships
- Week 6 (May 15): The Armor of God
Class Details
Each week the class will be something like the following:
- We will meet during the 10:30 service
- Watch a 10-15 minute video by JD Greear
- I will do a short presentation summarizing the content from the passage/video and setting the stage for discussion
- The rest of the class will be spent discussing our questions / disagreements / concerns and trying to better understand what God is saying through this book
- An optional homework question will be assigned to dig deeper into the topic for that week