Ministry Passages: Ephesians Flashcards
SALVATION IS SUFFICIENT
Ephesians 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ.
GOD’S CHOICE FOR GOD’S GLORY
Ephesians 1:3-14
DEAD WITHOUT CHRIST
Ephesians 2:1-3
1And you were dead in your trespasses and sins, 2in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience. 3Among them we too all formerly lived in the lusts of our flesh, indulging the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest.
THE GOSPEL
Ephesians 2:1-10
GRACE THROUGH FAITH TO GOOD WORKS
Ephesians 2:8-10
8For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; 9not as a result of works, that no one should boast. 10For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.
SPIRITUAL POWER
Ephesians 3:14-21
16that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner man.
BEYOND EXPECTATIONS
Ephesians 3:20
Now to Him who is able to do exceeding abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us.
PASTORS EQUIP THE BODY TO SERVE
Ephesians 4:11-16
11He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers, 12for the equipping of the saints for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ.
CONTROL YOUR WORDS
Ephesians 4:29
Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for edification according to the need of the moment, that it may give grace to those who hear.
IMPORTANCE OF TIME
Ephesians 5:16
making the most of your time, because the days are evil.
CONTROLLED BY THE SPIRIT
Ephesians 5:18
And do not get drunk with wine, for that is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit.
WIVES AND HUSBANDS
Ephesians 5:22+25
Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord. 25Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her; 33let each individual among you also love his own wife even as himself; and let the wife see to it that she respect her husband.
CHILDREN AND PARENTING
Ephesians 6:1
1Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 4And, fathers, do not provoke your children to anger; but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
SPIRITUAL WARFARE
Ephesians 6:11
Put on the full armor of God, that you may be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil
