Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places ~Eph. 1:3.

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Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places ~Eph. 1:3

For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. ~Eph. 2:8-9

This mystery is that the Gentiles are fellow heirs, members of the same body, and partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel. ~Eph. 3:6

Church Unity in the Body of Christ

Church CallingConduct

Attitudes  Culture 1.Humility 2.Gentleness 3.Patience ~Eph. 4:2

Attitudes  Culture eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. ~Eph. 4:3

One body~Eph. 4:4-6 One Spirit One hope One Lord One faith One baptism One God & Father

But grace was given to each one of us according to the measure of Christ's gift. ~Eph. 4:7

...he gave gifts to men. …he gave (people as gifts) ~Eph. 4:8,11

…he gave (people as gifts) the apostles the prophets the evangelists the shepherds/pastors and teachers ~Eph. 4:11

equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, ~Eph. 4:12

until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, ~Eph. 4:13

Maturity Grounded Christ-centered ~Eph. 4:14

Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, ~Eph. 4:15

from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love. ~Eph. 4:16