Ephesians Review Fall 2024

Paul is writing this letter to the Ephesians. Where is their church located?

• Western coast of Turkey

• Outside of Cleveland

• Northeastern Greece

• Eastern Coast of Italy

In Chapter 1 of Ephesians, Paul tells us that God did a number of very specific things for us, which is NOT one of them?

• Chose us

• Adopted us

• Redeemed us

• Condemned us

At the end of the first lesson, JD gave us three "take-aways" from Eph 1:1-14. What are they?

• Hope, Power, Strength

• Assurance, Hope, Boldness

• Boldness, Speed, Agility

• Assurance, Gifts, Knowledge

In Eph 1:15-23 Paul prays that God would give the believers the "Spirit of wisdom and understanding (revelation)" for what?

• To know the hope of His calling

• To know the greatness of His power

• To know the finality of Jesus rule

• All of the above

In the video of Session 2 , JD compared "spiritual sight" to what?

• Honey's sweetness

• Clarity of a pair of binoculars

• Depth of sight from a telescope

• Richness in the flavor of cheese

Early in the Session 3 video JD talked about two "deeply ingrained myths our culture believes about evil," What were the myths?

• Evil is relative, there's no way to fight it

• The Yankees are the best, the infield fly rule has no basis in fact

• The main problem is other people, we are really not that bad

• Good always wins, people should just be happy

In Eph 2:1-10, the most important and hopeful phrase is,

• Vs 1: you were dead in your trespasses and sins

• vs. 4: But God,

• vs 3: We too all previously lived among them

• vs 3: we were by nature children under wrath

In Session 4 we talked about the church. In the video JD described what a healthy church should look like on the inside. What phrase did he use?

• Unified in opinion

• Unity in the Law

• Unified under Chris VandeLinde

• Unity in diversity

In Eph 3:14-19, Paul wants us to know one thing most of all. What is that?

• How we were created

• God's love

• Our future is secure

• God wants us to be happy

In Session 5 we covered the first 16 verses of Chapter 4. JD's push in the video was for us to engage the world around us through our spiritual gifts. He mentioned a simple three word test to help us know what our spiritual gifts are. What were they?

• Ability, Affinity, Affirmation

• Faith, Hope, Love

• Mark, Get-set, Go

• Skills, Passions, Influence