Jesus Is Alive, and As a Result

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Jesus Is Alive, and As a Result

The Lord's Day Morning Easter Sunday April 16, 2006 Ephesians 4:14-16 “Jesus Is Alive, and As a Result…” Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me to Ephesians, chapter four, as we continue to make our way through this great book together. This morning I want to concentrate for a few moments on what the Apostle Paul says ought to be the result of Christ's resurrection power at work in us. You will remember that at the end of Ephesians 1, the Apostle Paul, beginning in verse 19, had said that there was a power, an incredible power, at work in us; and he identified that power as the power, the same power, that had raised Jesus Christ from the dead. And we've seen the Apostle Paul now in Ephesians 4 saying that the power of the…

Why Christ Gifted the Church

The Lord's Day Morning April 9, 2006Communion Sunday Ephesians 4:11-13 “Why Christ Gifted the Church” Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III Please open your Bibles to Ephesians, chapter four, as we continue working our way through this great letter of the Apostle Paul to the church of Ephesus, and to us, since “all Scripture is given by inspiration and is profitable for our reproof and correction, and training in righteousness.” We have described this discussion of church unity that has dominated the verses of Ephesians 4 several times, and in the outline that I've provided for you this morning I've tried to refresh your mind as to where we have been. Last week we looked at Ephesians 4:7-13 where Paul emphasized the diversity of gifts in the body. Whereas in Ephesians 4:1-6 the focus…

To Each One Grace Was Given

The Lord's Day Morning April 2, 2006 Ephesians 4:7-13 “To Each One Grace Was Given” Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III Amen. If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me to Ephesians 4, as we continue to make our way through this great letter of the Apostle Paul to the Christians in Ephesus and to us. Let me remind you, if you have the outline in front of you, of where we've been — and even if you don't have the outline in front of you, let me remind you of where we've been. In Ephesians 1-3, we have stressed regularly, the Apostle Paul sets forth God's glorious plan of redemption in His church. He tells us who He is and what He has done on our behalf. He tells us our doctrine, what we are to believe, what is the faith once delivered; and then, in Ephesians 4…

One Body, Spirit, Hope, Lord, Faith, Baptism, God and…

The Lord's Day Morning March 26, 2006 Ephesians 4:4-6 “One Body, Spirit, Hope, Lord, Faith, Baptism, God and Father (3)” Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me to Ephesians 4 as we continue to work our way through this great book…and we see God's kindness to us in knowing what we need before we know what we need. We've been looking at Paul's exhortation in Ephesians 4:1-3 to live out our calling as Christians by loving the…

One Body, Spirit, Hope, Lord, Faith, Baptism, God and…

The Lord's Day Morning March 19, 2006 Ephesians 4:4-6 “One Body, Spirit, Hope, Lord, Faith, Baptism, God and Father” (Pt. 2) Dr. J. Ligon Duncan II …For several months now, and starting in Ephesians 4 just a few weeks ago, we emphasized on a number of occasions that whereas in Ephesians 1-3 the Apostle Paul has described what God has done in bringing believing Jew and Gentile into one body in Jesus Christ, and that in chapters 4-6 he's now going to tell us how we ought to live…

One Body, Spirit, Hope, Lord, Faith, Baptism, God and…

The Lord's Day Morning March 12, 2006 Ephesians 4:4-6 “One Body, Spirit, Hope, Lord, Faith, Baptism, God and Father” Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III Amen. If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me to Ephesians, chapter four. I'm going to read verses 4-6 today, but we're only going to get through verse 4. Let me remind you again that in this book the Apostle Paul has spent three chapters telling us what we are in Jesus Christ. And this is important for the Apostle Paul,…

Walking Worthy of Our Calling (2)

The Lord's Day Morning March 5, 2006 Ephesians 4:1-3 “Walking Worthy of Our Calling (2)” Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III Amen. If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me to Ephesians, chapter four, as we continue our study in this book. It's been three weeks or so since we've been in this passage together. We've returned to the “scene of the crime” where last I finished one point and one word of the second verse, and today what I want to do is pick up where we…

Walking Worthy of Our Calling

The Lord's Day Morning February 12, 2006 Ephesians 4:1-3 “Walking Worthy of Our Calling” Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III Amen. If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me to Ephesians 4. You've been waiting a long time to hear those words! We've been in Ephesians 3 for a number of months now. We've camped on this glorious prayer in Ephesians 3:14-21, and we've just luxuriated in it. It's ministered to my soul reading it over and over again, week after week,…

What to Pray For One Another (3)

The Lord's Day Morning January 29, 2006 Ephesians 3:18-19 “What to Pray For One Another (3)” Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III Amen. If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me to Ephesians, chapter three, as we continue to work our way through this great prayer in verses 14-19. We’re going to read all of 3:14-19, and we're going to be focusing on verses 18-19. I have given you an outline of the passage, and I have recounted some of the points that we have concentrated on in…

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