Ephesians Curriculum jethrotools.org
Teaching Text: Ephesians 6:21-24
Teacher Study Notes:
Teaching Text: Ephesians 6:21-24
Teacher Study Notes:
- Overview / Review: Ephesians shows God’s work in believers (Eph. 1-3) and through believers (Eph. 4-6) so they may experience all of God’s blessings. These blessings are a result of God’s grace and standing firm against the attacks of Satan. This book is written for the believers in Ephesus to understand and put to use the grace of God in their lives and relationships with others.
- Notice how Paul summarizes the whole book in the last verses. He begins by addressing his previous topic and the last half of the book by making a reference to the peace that believers can have. The root, or source, of this is found in the love of Christ that God provides to the believer through faith in Christ as seen in the first half of the book. Paul summarizes the book by looking at God’s work in the believer and through the believer.
- God’s Grace: God gives His grace and enables the believer to live by His grace. The individual provides the living example of what God can do by living in unity and being spiritually victorious for others to see.
- Attraction of the audience to your Bible lesson with an illustration.
Bring a newspaper and read a short article that may be of interest to everyone. The newspaper article records a summary of what actually happened during the event. Transition: This passage provides a closing summary of the letter that Paul has written
to the believers in Ephesus. - Read the Bible passage
Read the Bible passage out loud or ask someone else to read it out loud, open in prayer Make general important observations about the passage and the context
Briefly review by telling what has been presented up to this point in the book. Summarize for the group what will be covered in this section. - Examination of the Bible passage with the group
(These questions are to guide your thinking and development of your Bible lesson.) Connect this passage with the rest of the book.
How do these last verses connect with God’s work in the believer (Eph. 1-3)?
How do these last verses show God’s work through the believer (Eph. 4-6)? Who are the main characters in these verses?
Why is it important that Tychicus is included?
Summarize the idea of grace in the book.
What does Paul say about grace in these verses?
How does this relate to the idea of grace in the rest of the book? Why is this important?
What is the connection between these verses and Ephesians 2:8-9? - Application of the Bible lesson
Have the group think about their relationship with God.
Discussion: How can we show that we honor God and value what He has given to us? Application: Show your love for God by daily making use of His grace and power in
your life. Involve God in every aspect of your life.
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