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Reading: Ephesians 2:11-22 \\ /And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit./
Ephesians 2:22 (NIV)
!! I. Jesus’ Purpose
A.
From “Them” to “We” ([[12-13|bible: Ephesians 2:12-13]])
1.
Division /is /part of the past
a.
Circumcision (symbolically) divided
b.
Jews were separate from Gentiles
c.
Faithful were separate from Fallen
2.
We were separate /from /Christ & /them/ ([[2:12|bible: Ephesians 2:12]])
a.
We were excluded from citizenship
b.
We were far away ([[2:13|bible: Ephesians 2:13]])
c.
We were a hopeless~/Godless cause
3.
Now /we/ are together /in/ Christ
a.
We’ve been brought near ([[2:13|bible: Ephesians 2:13]])
b.
He is /our/ peace ([[2:14|bible: Ephesians 2:14]])
c.
Jesus does away with our division
B.
He creates a new Person ([[15|bible: Ephesians 2:15]])
1.
Jesus is the one doing this!
a.
His death abolishes the dividing reg’s
b.
The cross is our common way to God
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His purpose: to /create/ one new person
2.
One new man~/person = /very/ unified!
a.
Not a new humanity~/kind of person
b.
A new person–all of us are this person
c.
As in the metaphor: Christ’s bride
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One body ([[2:16|bible: Ephesians 2:16]])
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We’re one person w~/ one body!
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In the body, thru the cross
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He put to death our hostility
!! II.
We are God’s Household
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We are fellow Citizens ([[19|bible: Ephesians 2:19]])
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We are full citizens under the same King
a.
No longer foreigners & aliens!
b.
We have full rights in the Kingdom!
c.
Our identity is 1st with this Kingdom
d.
We’re a part of something big
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Ethnicity & background aren’t barriers
a.
Cultural divisions run deep!
b.
Can we trust people of diff backgrounds
c.
Jesus has overcome these barriers too!
d.
If these barriers are gone for Him, they must be gone for us!
B.
We are part of a Family ([[19|bible: Ephesians 2:19]])
1.
Members of God’s big ol’ household
a.
Not just in the same country~/city ~/block
b.
In the same house!
c.
We eat at His table, play in His yard, talk in His living room . .
.
2.
More than citizens—Family!
a.
We’re adopted into God’s family
b.
Just as much His children as anyone!
c.
We’re a part of something intimate
d.
We’ve come home.
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We are God’s Temple
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Jesus is the Cornerstone ([[20|bible: Ephesians 2:20]])
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An integral part of us (not just over us)
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He is our Lord and King
b.
We’re part of that same building: \\ /you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house/ (1Pet 2:5a)
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We are a part of Him~/He of us!
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