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Study #5 - The Great Imitators

11/14/2016

Focus Verses

Ephesians 5:1-33

Questions To Consider

To what age group are we commended in order to follow God?
1. Ephesians 5:1 (Matthew 5:45)
What is the essence of the heart of the person who is walking in love?
1. Ephesians 5:2
What ways disqualify us from the reception of the free inheritance of God's kingdom?
1. Ephesians 5:3-5 (Romans 6:13, 2 Corinthians 12:21; Colossians 3:5; Matthew 12:35)
Of what deception are we warned to avoid in Ephesians 5:6-7
1. Ephesians 5:6-7
Describe the condition we are in when we are apart from God vs. in Christ?
1. Ephesians 5:8 (Isaiah 9:2; Luke 16:8)
By what indicators or fruits can we prove what is the will of God?
1. Ephesians 5:9-10 (Galatians 5:22; Romans 12:2; 1 Thessalonians 5:21)
How should be, as modern Christians, relate to worldy or destructive behaviors?
1. Ephesians 5:11-12 (Romans 1:24)
By what means is the Christian to reprove the "unfruitful works of darkness"?
1. Ephesians 5:13-14 (John 3:20)
While we all live, what are the two paths upon which we may choose to live?
1. Ephesians 5:15-16 (Ecclesiastes 11:2; John 12:35)
Does God want us to know His will? If so, by what means is it revealed?
1. Ephesians 5:17-18 (Romans 12:2, 1 Thessalonians 4:3; Proverbs 20:1, Isaiah 5:11)
By what means can we practically be both filled by and reveal the Spirit of God in us?
1. Ephesians 5:19-20 ( Acts 16:25)
What's the basis for the encouragements given to marriages and families in Eph. 5?
1. Ephesians 5:21 (Philippians 2:3)
How are wives to reveal the Spirit of God's love to their husbands?
1. Ephesians 5:22-24 (1 Corinthians 11:3; Colossians 1:18)
How are husbands to reveal the Spirit of God's love to their wives?
1. Ephesians 5:25-30 (Acts 20:28; John 3:5; Titus 3:5; Song of Solomon 4:7)
Can we compare the closeness of a husband & wife to Christ & His church?
1. Ephesians 5:31:32
What is the final evidence that every marriage can be an amazing marriage?
1. Ephesians 5:33

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Study #4 - Putting On The New

11/6/2016

Focus Verses

Ephesians 4:1-32

Questions To Consider

As Christians, how should we approach our vocation and calling?
1. Ephesians 4:1
What is involved in "walking worthy" of our calling?
1. Ephesians 4:2-3 (Acts 20:19; Colossians 3:12)
With so many denominations, how many churches make up the body of Christ?
1. Ephesians 4:4-5 (Romans 12:5; 1 Corinthians 1:13; Ephesians 1:22-23)
How does Ephesians 4:6 describe the sovereignty of God?
1. Ephesians 4:6 (Malachi 2:10; 1 Corinthians 8:6)
In what way does God's sovereignty impact the gift of God's grace?
1. Ephesians 4:7-10 (1 Corinthians 12:11)
What are some spiritual gifts given as a result of the gifts of God's grace?
1. Ephesians 4:11 (Romans 12:7-8)
Why does God give us spiritual gifts?
1. Ephesians 4:12-13 (Acts 20:28)
What might shake the body of Christ and how should we address it?
1. Ephesians 4:14-15 (Isaiah 28:9-10; Romans 6:17-18)
How does diversity not threaten, but strengthen, the body of Christ?
1. Ephesians 4:16 (Colossians 2:19; Romans 12:6)
What is the condition of a person living apart from Christ?
1. Ephesians 4:17-19 (Romans 1:21; Acts 26:18; Romans 1:24; 1 Peter 4:3)
How did Christ teach us to live in Him?
1. Ephesians 4:20-22 (Romans 6:6; Colossians 2:11; Hebrews 12:1)
What transition is necessary to live a life in and for Christ?
1. Ephesians 4:23-24 (Romans 12:2)
List the other fruits of a person whose mind has been renewed in Christ.
1. Ephesians 4:25-31 (Matthew 12:36; Isaiah 7:13; Zechariah 8:16)
What is the ultimate characteristic of a life of the new man in Christ?
1. Ephesians 4:32 (Matthew 6:14; 2 Corinthians 2:10)

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