E phesians is one of the most encouraging books in the new testament. About how god has granted us every spiritual blessing in christ. The study of ephesians page 1 lesson one introduction to the study of ephesians the church at ephesus was one of the outstanding churches of this early period of time. If you are leading this study on ephesians, i would encourage you to complete our guide for bible study leaders. Study guide for ephesians by chuck smith blue letter bible. The curriculum covers every book in the bible plus a small handful of additional bible topics. Ephesians small group series lesson 1 introduction to. Chosen by the father verses 46 redeemed by the son verses 712 sealed by the holy spirit verses and 14. A free bible version and commentary on the letter to the ephesians in easyenglish.
In this ephesians bible study we learn that paul tells of the great privilege of the ephesians. This workbook was designed for bible class study, family study, or personal study. The lessons have depth, yet the translation and comments are simple and youll find them. The shepherds and teachers help people to understand the word of god. Although ephesians is one of the new testaments shortest books in terms of word count, it is perhaps the most applicable to todays culture. I offer the following commentary and summary for ephesians in this article. Ephesians and philippians bible study questions, class book. The lessons have depth, yet the translation and comments are simple and youll find them easy to grasp. Ephesians bible study free online bible study lessons. The purpose of the book of ephesians was to warn the church elders about the false teachers that were teaching a false gospel and to maintain their first love that they held when they first became believers. Ephesians commentary free bible study notes, commentary, and. Please let us know if you have any comments or suggestions after you complete the study. In this letter, he focuses on the church as the bride of christ and speaks of jesus dying for his bride and anticipating his bride wearing his spotless gown. Challenge the status quo of our culture and even some churches by encouraging your group to live more purely the essential convictions of christianity.
An introduction to a verse by verse commentary on the book of ephesians by allan turner a study of the book of ephesians. This book is divided into 12 lessons, each of which contains the full niv text of the scripture passage, several study and discussion questions, and a versebyverse commentary. Like romans, ephesians was not written so much to address problems in a particular church. For permission to reproducedistribute these resources from steve cole including the word document and audio files found on the individual lesson pages below please see s ministry. Paul had spent nearly three years in ephesus acts 19. Each lesson consists of 20 ready to use questions with answers from people like max lucado, john macarthur, john ortberg, beth moore, john piper, r.
In ephesians chapter 1 we learn that christians are. Paul, timothy, and silas helped to establish or strengthen the church on pauls 3 rd mission trip into asia minor. Audio and manuscripts are available for each lesson. Ministry to helps you tell kids about jesus by providing ageappropriate bible study material and sunday school curriculum all 100% free online we believe that god is the loving father of all kids. This series of lessons goes through ephesians a few verses at a time. The lucado life lessons series brings the new testament to life in twelve lessons filled with intriguing. Paul wrote the letter to the ephesians sometime in ad 6061, around the same time he wrote. Feel free to use, copy and modify these free bible study questions as needed.
Book of ephesians overview insight for living ministries. They must be like his feet to take his gospel to all the people in the world. Bible study questions on ephesians and philippians introduction. Where you belong life lessons by max lucado feb 20, 2007. As i was doing this, i found that ephesians and revelation were the two easiest books in the bible to outline. Introduction and chapters 12 greeting and the unity of the church in christ bibliography ephesians study list next almighty father, today, as in the time of st. Ephesians 1 commentary, this commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, takes one through the new testament verse by verse. A bible study of the book of ephesians training for service 1 by phil brennan, don williamson, et al. Ephesians 1 commentary the bible study new testament. The questions contain minimal human commentary, but instead urge students to study to understand scripture.
A verse by verse examination of gods eternal purpose in and through jesus christ. Swindolls living insights new testament commentary. Gods word for you is a free bible study site committed to bringing you teaching and studies firmly grounded in the bible, and the bible s answers to your questions. Stay connected amidst social distancing receive weekly bible studies to share with family and friends. Synthetic bible study on ephesians james m gray 1906. Ephesians free bible study commentary in simple english. Read the following scripture passages and complete the form for each day. You can find the ephesians bible study series on rightnow media, here. Acts 19, but may have been intended as a circular letter to be read by neighboring churches. To help folk learn what the bible is all about, i wrote a book called briefing the bible in which i attempted to give a helpful outline of every book in the bible. James rosscup writes that alfords series on the new testament contains.
These studies will guide you through this lifechanging book of the bible and give you practical application to help you grow in your faith, gain greater intimacy with jesus, experience the victorious christian life, and. Ephesians bible study the christian church in the world. Active inductive bible study of ephesians for youth page 3 of 42 by mama lorella, every child ministries beginning to study ephesians by the inductive method. The book of ephesians this course is designed as an expository study of the epistle to the ephesians, taking the student through the entire epistle with cross references to other portions of scripture. The deeper christian bible study series on ephesians is an indepth versebyverse study of pauls letter to the ephesians. This follows the niv except for minor changes to heighten awareness of the greek structure and the occasional improvement praise be to the god and father of our lord jesus christ who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in christ in accordance with the fact that he chose us in him before the. This summary of the book of ephesians provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of ephesians. It is his divine will that young people come to faith in jesus christ and find salvation through the gospel and the work of the holy spirit to bring them to faith. The purpose is to assist the student in gaining a greater comprehension of the biblical teaching contained in. In the book of ephesians, we learn how the gospel creates a new multiethnic, covenant family of god, and affects our story and how we live every day as a body of new humanity unified in love. Ephesians bible study fellowship of christian firefighters. Epistle to the ephesians read and study the bible online.
A bible study in easyenglish 2800 word vocabulary on the book of ephesians. Paul, the forces of evil continue to test the strength of faith and the commitment to sound doctrine of the household of god that is your church. Pauls letter to the ephesians is a wellloved book of the bible that teaches some of the most important lessons of faith. The wvbs online bible school provides students with an online, comprehensive, indepth study of the bible. Faith foundations study guides bible studies the gospel. An introduction to the book of ephesians an argument of the book of ephesians selected bibliography on the book of ephesians.
Ephesians chapter 1 free online bible study lessons. Ephesians bible study lesson 8 we are to god the fragrance of christ among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing 2 corinthians 2. Ephesians project bible lesson 1 1 lesson 1 introduction to the book of ephesians author the apostle paul is the most likely author of the book of ephesians. The following steps will be helpful in getting the most from your ephesians bible study. This 63part expository study of ephesians was preached at flagstaff christian fellowship in 20078. Teacher, to begin the study, find the best reader available. This web page contains lesson plans for a tenweek bible study. This is the third lesson for an online bible study through the book of ephesians. So, together with a bible to look up crossreferences, you have everything you need for your journey of discovery in ephesians. The epistle to the ephesians table of contents introduction 3 chapter one 7 chapter two 11 chapter three 14 chapter four 18 chapter five 22 chapter six 27 this study guide was developed in preparation for teaching adult bible classes. All gods word for you bible studies are written from a reformed, conservative, evangelical perspective that upholds the historic fundamentals of the christian faith. God has often placed his blessings for man in a certain location. Pauls letter to the ephesians is different compared to many of the other new testament letters he wrote. Pauls letter to the ephesians versebyverse studies simply bible.