Paul’s Letter to the

Ephesians

IntroductionEph. 1:1-3

Ephesus• A port city in western Asia

minor

• Population around 250,000, 4th largest in Empire

• A free city

• A worldly & wealthy city

Ephesus• Home to the temple of the

goddess Diana

• Immorality“Priestesses”AssylumGreed

The Church at Ephesus• First mentioned Paul’s 2nd

preaching trip – Acts 18:18-21

The Church at Ephesus

Ephesus

The Church at Ephesus• As he leaves for Jerusalem,

Aquilla and Priscilla stay – Acts 18:24-19:1•Acts 19:1-41,

During 3rd preaching trip he stays there 3 years (Ac. 19:9-10, 20:31)

Ephesus

The Church at Ephesus• While in Ephesus• Great miracles

(Ac. 19:11-12)• Jewish exorcists fail

(19:13-17)• Many believed and confessed

deeds – burned magic books (19:18-20)

The Church at Ephesus• While in Ephesus

• Demetrius causes an uproar (Ac. 19:23-41)

• Paul departs (20:1)

The Church at Ephesus• In other passages:

• 1 Corinthians written from Corinth (1 Cor. 16:8-9)

• Paul calls Ephesian elders (Ac. 20:17-38)

The Church at Ephesus• In other passages:• Letter of Ephesians written

from prison in Rome(Eph. 3:1, 4:1, 6:20)

• Timothy in Ephesus (1 Tim. 1:3)

•Rev. 2:1-7 7 churches of Asia

The Book of Ephesus• Paul the author Eph. 1:1• Purpose – Eph. 1:3,

Every spiritual blessing in ChristChrist and His church

The Book of Ephesus• The message

• “In Christ” “In Him”, etc. Found some 30 times

The Book of Ephesus• The message• “Walk”,•Eph. 2:2, once walked• Good works, Eph. 2:10• Walk worthy, Eph. 4:1• Not as “Gentiles”, Eph. 4:17

The Book of Ephesus• The message

• Walk in love, Eph. 5:2• Walk as children of light, Eph. 5:8

• Walk circumspectly, Eph. 5:15

The Book of Ephesus• Outline:• Spiritual blessings, Ch. 1, 1:22-23 – He is head over the church•Ch. 2, salvation through

God’s grace, available to all•Ch. 3, “the mystery”

The Book of Ephesus• Outline:•Ch. 4:1-16, walk in unity•Ch. 4:17-5:21, how we

are to treat one another•Ch. 5:22-33, The

submission of the church

The Book of Ephesus• Outline:•Ch. 6:1-9, submission•Ch. 6:10--20,

perseverance in the fight•Ch. 6:21-24, concluding

remarks

Ephesians teaches us about our salvation in

Christ. Will you do your

part