2. What does it mean to LIVE?

3. What does it mean to LIVE?
Ephesians 4:1-6 (NIV)
“As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. 2 Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. 3 Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. 4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called; 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism; 6 one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.”
What does it mean to LIVE?

5. Parakaleō
Invite or Persuade; not force or command.
I URGE YOU

7. -PERIPATEŌ-
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*WORTHY

8. “Believers used to *walk according to their passions and according to the world (Eph 2:2, Col 3:7); however, through the power of Jesus they can now *walk a new life” (Rom 6:4) -As a result, believers are to *walk according to the spirit and not the flesh (Rom 8:4, Gal 5:16) -We are to “behave decently” and not indulge the passions (Rom 13:13)
TO LIVE A LIFE

9. -to. walk by faith and not by sight (2 Cor 5:7) -to
-to *walk by faith and not by sight (2 Cor 5:7) -to *do the good works that God created ahead of time for them to *do (Eph 2:10) -to live a life of love (Eph 5:2) -to live a life worthy of the calling…(Eph 4:1, 1 Thess 4:1)
TO LIVE A LIFE

10. Axiōs (Greek = Original Language)
-Suitable
WORTHY

11. OF THE CALLING Klēsis (Greek = Original Language)
God is calling…summoning people
OF THE CALLING

12. THE CALLING Context of Ephesians 1
“know the hope of His calling” (1:8)
we have been chosen in Christ [to be holy and blameless] (1:4)
We are redeemed by the blood of Christ (1:7)
We are adopted into the family of God (1:5)
We are sealed with the promised Holy Spirit (1:13)
THE CALLING

13. A CALLING A CALL TO SALVATION A CALL TO SERVANTHOOD
A CALL TO FOLLOW….LORDSHIP
A CALL TO FELLOWSHIP
A CALL TO LOVE
A CALL TO LIVE A LIFE WORTHY
A CALLING