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Ephesians 4:1-13
Living a Life Worthy of the Calling!
Intro
Over the summer I have been on many occasions faced with the question.
“What is the church?”
Although it might seem easy to answer at first sight, this question is actually a combination of many smaller yet significant sub-questions.
Such as
What is the church for?
What should the church do?
Who is included in the church?
Where do the ordinances stand in importance?
What are the goals?
What is the purpose?
What are the responsibilities?
One question that particularly sticks out to me is
What is *our* purpose within the church?
What are we called to do as members of God’s church?
This as well has many areas in which we could explore
I however would like to focus on just one!
*Our purpose in regards to each other*
Chapter Summary
Chapter One = Chosen & Sealed *(Who is sealed into the Body of Christ) *
Sealed by the Spirit at the time of salvation and made members of Christ’s Body which is the church for which God has given him to be head over.
Chapter Two = Saved by Grace *(how we are made members of the Body) *
Slaves to sin, but now through grace salvation has been given and unification into one body has taken place- a building with Christ as the foundation.
Chapter Three = Equal in the Body *(No distinction among believers)*
All are equal in their need of Christ.
No matter of background or their understanding of theology.
It is only through Christ that we have access to God, and through Him we are made member of the Body, unified into one people, into one church.
We are this church!
We have been called and set apart to be members of this church.
Chapter 4 – lays out a challenge in verse 1
“I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received”
We have received a calling to be set apart for his purpose – to be the church!
Through the first three chapters it has been made clear as to how we got here
And now we are told how to do it
The rest of Ephesians tells us how to live a life worthy of this calling
In relation to:
The former life
To evil
To the spirit
To home life
To the preparation for spiritual battle
Interesting through it starts with
The relations between each other
So we will focus on how we as believers can live a life worthy of this calling in relation to each other.
Read all the text v.1-13
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We can live a life worthy of this calling in relation to each other by *maintaining oneness within the Body* (vs.
2-6)
Chapter 3 talks of unity between Jews and Gentiles
Now Paul writes on how to do so
With an emphasis on maintaining unity through this process
Unity with in the Body is a main focus throughout the whole book of Ephesians
It displays how we act and react to each other has direct implication on how the body lives and breaths
The members of the body act together for one purpose
For survival
To maintain life
There must be unity to achieve this purpose
Does the heart act on its own for its own purpose
Does it act independently of the rest of the body?
To serve itself
Or
To provide blood and oxygen to the rest of the body
We as well must act as parts of one body working in unison for one Purpose
One calling!
However-
As humans this is more difficult –
We can choose not to cooperate – not to work together with the rest of the body
Ephesus was a large city with many different cultures and backgrounds & therefore so was the church.
These cultures would have different ways of thinking with different ways of understanding
This would effect how they dealt with each other
Paul tells them how to deal in verse 2
*A warning to you – Its work – its self sacrificing – and sometimes it will hurt *
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Vs.
2
*Humble* – You, not as the priority
*Gentle* – Meekness- You, willing to suffer for the others gain
*Patient* – Long Suffering – You, willing to go the distance
*Bearing with* – You, willing to deal with what ever comes up
Long term investments
*One another in love *
Much like Christ’s love for us which is undeserved and given without thought of return.
Our love should resemble this love
The love seen in I Cor.
13:1
Vs. 3
*Make every effort*
Work at it
Labor at it
Don’t stop
Slave at it
*To keep unity through peace *
*Unity* – Oneness
*Peace *– agreement for one purpose
Think of peace as the removal of conflict in exchange
for agreement on a unified purpose
PT2 and putting aside differences for the unified purpose
Someone says something off the wall
And you put aside conflict to keep unity through peace
You put aside differences to focus on one unified purpose
One calling
Verse 4 – 6 explains why one is so important
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