1. Ephesians 1:3 (NKJV)
 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ

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Ephesians

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Last week we looked at the book of Galatians, a letter Paul wrote to Galatia to combat Judaizing teachers
This week we move onto the book of Ephesians
Ephesians is the 10th book in the NT and is the 5th of the Pauline Epistles (Romans through Philemon)

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Paul is the author of the book of Galatians (1:1; 3:1)
Paul wrote this letter as one of his four “Prison Epistles” when he was imprisoned in Rome
This would place it at a later date, putting it at around AD

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Ephesus was the capital of the Roman province in Asia
It was famous for it’s trade, art and science, but most famous for the temple of Diana (Artemis)
It was known as one of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World

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The book of Acts reveals some information surrounding Paul’s visits to Ephesus
His first visit happened on his 2nd missionary journey (Acts 18:18-19)
He did not stay long on his first visit, but vowed to come back again

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Paul returned on his 3rd missionary journey and stayed for about 3 years (Acts 19; 20:31)
The letter seems to be written more to all the churches in that region than to one particular church
It was not written to address specific problems in a church

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Also, no specific greetings are mentioned in the letter
The letter was written to remind them of the great blessings of the Christian as well as the duties they had to continue a walk in Christ
The letter is divided into 2 parts: the blessings (1-3) and the duties (4-6)

10. Knowing God’s Word 7 Ones of Ephesians 4:4-6 One Body One Spirit
One Hope
One Lord
One Faith
One Baptism
One God

11. Knowing God’s Word Key Verses in Ephesians: 1:3, 7 1:22-23 2:8-10
2:11-13
2:19-21
3:8-12

12. Knowing God’s Word Key Verses in Ephesians: 3:20 4:1, 4-6 4:15 4:25-32
5:1-2
5:11

13. Knowing God’s Word Key Verses in Ephesians: 5:15-17 5:19
5:22-23, 25-27
6:1-4
6:10-17

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