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1 PAUL & HIS TEACHING Lessn 1 (Simple Outline) Wh is Paul? Bigraphy: Paul s wrds abut himself; frm Acts: Persecutr & Cnvert Gal: This lessn will intrduce Paul, first using his wn wrds, then Luke s initial narratives abut him in Acts. Students will learn fundatinal vcabulary and early church histry. Suggestins fr teaching: Let the students read the passages alud. List wrds n the bard/chart that describe Paul. Define them rally (students may want t write these dwn). Als list majr events in his life, including his Jewish backgrund, befre the events f Acts 8&9. Frm his intrductins t his epistles (N need t cmment n every verse; just read the passages and have the class list what they learn. Allw enugh time fr students t find the passages, and give a brief intr that explains where each passage cmes frm.) Rmans 1:1-7 (slave/servant; called; apstle; Gentiles/natins; saints. Als: What is the cntent f the gspel Paul shares with thers?) Galatians 1:1-2 (Frm whm did the apstleship cme?) Titus 1:1-4 (elect/chsen nes; entrusted with preaching) Philemn 1-3 (Prisner) students t find the passages, and give a brief intr that explains where each passage cmes frm.) Acts 22:1-5 (Jewish backgrund, speaking t Jews in Jerusalem) Acts 26:4-11 (Pharisee; Jewish backgrund, speaking t King Agrippa) Philippians 3:2-7 (Paul s Christian view f his Jewish backgrund) 1 Timthy 1:12-17 (Paul s Christian view f his rle as persecutr f the church) 2 Cr. 11:21b-33 (Paul basts f his sufferings as an apstle) Rmans 15:14-21 (Paul identifies his rle as apstle t the Gentiles) Acts 8:1-3 (in cntext f Stephen s martyrdm) Acts 9:1-31 (Cnversin & first preaching) Cnclusin: Review vcabulary wrds. Ask class t summarize (1) Paul s life befre his cnversin; (2) Paul s cnversin experience; (3) Paul s wrk nw that he is called by Gd. A nte abut Paul s name: Luke begins his narrative calling Paul by his Hebrew name, Saul. Luke cntinues t call him Saul even after the cnversin experience, because these scenes take place in a Jewish setting. He nly switches t Paul in 13:9, when the scene changes t Cyprus, an entirely Gentile setting. S it is nt true that Saul tk the name Paul at his cnversin. Schlars speculate that Saul was his surname, and that he preferred t use his Greek first name in settings where Greek was spken because Saul sunds like a rude wrd in Greek! Other wrds frm his speeches & epistles (N need t cmment n every verse; just read the passages and have the class list what they learn. Allw enugh time fr Paul Study A. Paige Brittn 2015 Page 1

2 Lessn 2 (Simple Outline) Paul the Missinary Preacher Bigraphy: Review f lessn 1; Paul s first missinary wrk. Gal: This lessn will review fundatinal vcabulary and Paul s cnversin. Students will then becme familiar with Paul s first missinary wrk t the Jewish diaspra and the Gentiles. Suggestins fr teaching: Let the students read the passages alud. Review f Key Vcab & Events Vcab: apstle, saints, Gentiles Events: Life under Judaism; persecutin f church; cnversin; special calling Paul s View f Himself: 1 Timthy 1:12-17 (Paul s Christian view f his rle as persecutr f the church) 2 Cr. 11:21b-33 (Paul basts f his sufferings as an apstle) Rmans 15:14-21 (Paul identifies his rle as apstle t the Gentiles) Study Acts 11:19-30 (The church in Antich, Paul s first cmmissins) Study Acts 13:1-16 (Paul & Barnabas begin their travels) Use map Highlight Hly Spirit s invlvement Nte significance f miracles See nte abve re. Paul s name Nte Paul s desire t preach t the Jews first Cnclusin: Review Paul s Befre and After ; emphasize Gd s plan f redemptin in Christ, and his svereign guidance f all things. Paul s initial missinary activity Cntextual nte: Catch the class up t speed n the early church s gradual understanding that Gentiles als were appinted fr eternal life. (See Acts 10-11, but dn t read, just summarize. Yu might read Acts 11:18 alud, thugh.) Review: Where was Paul cnverted, where did he g next (see Acts 9)? Paul Study A. Paige Brittn 2015 Page 2

3 Lessn 3 (Simple Outline) Paul s First Recrded Sermn (Acts 13) Bigraphy: Review f Lessn 1; Paul s first sermn & first missinary wrk. Gal: This lessn will review fundatinal vcabulary and Paul s cnversin. Students will als study Paul s first recrded sermn. Cnclusin: Praise Gd fr his svereign guidance f histry, s that frm the family f the Jews came salvatin fr all the families f the earth. Suggestins fr teaching: Let the students read the passages alud (except where there are lts f strange city names!). Review f Lessn 1 vcab & cncepts Vcab: apstle, saints, Gentiles Events: Life under Judaism; persecutin f church; cnversin; special calling Cntent f Paul s gspel (See Rm. 1:1-7) Where did Paul get his gspel? Study Acts 13:17-47 (Paul s sermn) Break this int pieces accrding t different sectins f redemptive histry Highlight Jesus cnnectin t OT (David s line, Gd s prmises, David s prphecies) Nte histrical events f Jesus life and death, as well as their thelgical significance fr salvatin Study Acts 13:48-52 (The reactin f the listeners) Paul Study A. Paige Brittn 2015 Page 3

4 Lessn 4 (Simple Outline) Paul the Preacher t the Gentiles Bigraphy: Review f Lessn 1; Paul s first missinary wrk amng pagan Gentiles. Gal: This lessn will review fundatinal vcabulary and Paul s cnversin. Students will als examine passages in which Paul speaks t pagan Gentiles. Suggestins fr teaching: Let the students read the passages alud (except where there are lts f strange city names!). Review f Lessn 1 vcab & cncepts Vcab: apstle, saints, Gentiles Events: Life under Judaism; persecutin f church; cnversin; special calling Cntent f Paul s gspel (See Rm. 1:1-7) Where did Paul get his gspel? Paul amng Pagan Gentiles (Acts 14:1-18) Give a shrt synpsis f the state f religin in the ancient wrld f the 1 st c. (mntheists, plytheists, philsphers, Jews, Gentile Gd-fearers, pagans) Read Acts 14:1-7 yurself (lts f strange names). Lcate n map the cities mentined; discuss the reasns fr Paul & Barnabas mving n. Read Acts 14:8-13 Nte Greek mythlgy (legend f Baucis & Philemn) & pagan superstitin Nte pattern f PREACHING FAITH HEALING. (The man s faith was grunded in Christ because f the preached wrd.) Read Acts 14:14-18 Nte Paul s main pints t this audience. Cntrast this apprach with Paul s elabrate sermn in the synaggue. Nte the different audiences that missinaries in the first c. encuntered (see list f religins) Paul Encurages the Fledgling Churches (Acts 14:19-28) Read this sectin yurself because f the strange names. Lcate places n map. Summarize Paul s experiences & his message. If time, yu may want t read thrugh and discuss a little Eph. 2:11-22, regarding the significance f the Gentiles cming int the family f Gd. Cnclusin Read Eph. 2: Praise Gd fr his wrk amng the Gentiles, because this is the backgrund f mst f us in the church tday! Paul Study A. Paige Brittn 2015 Page 4

5 Lessn 5 (Simple Outline) Paul n Trial Bigraphy: Review f Lessn 1; Paul s defense f the gspel while n trial Gal: This lessn will review fundatinal vcabulary and Paul s cnversin. Students will als examine passages in which Paul defends himself and the gspel against accusers. Suggestins fr teaching: Let the students read the passages alud (except where there are lts f strange city names!). Review f Lessn 1 vcab & cncepts Vcab: apstle, saints, Gentiles Events: Life under Judaism; persecutin f church; cnversin; special calling Shape f missinary wrk t Jews & pagan Gentiles; reactins f bth grups Paul Befre King Agrippa (Acts 26) Intrductin Paul s Jewish backgrund (Acts 26:111) Paul s cnversin again (Acts 26:12-18) nte new details Paul s wrk and his listeners reactins (Acts 26:1932) The end f Acts summarize end f Acts & final events in Paul s life (imprisnment in Rme; further missinary wrk; eventual martyrdm under Ner) Cnclusin: Nte Gd s clse invlvement in the cnversin and cmmissining f Paul, and praise him fr his svereign guidance f the church, then and nw. Hstility in Jerusalem (Acts 21:27-36) Sketch Paul s reasns fr being in Jerusalem, frm Acts 21:1-26. Read Acts 21:27-36 the cntrversy begins Paul s defense befre the Jews in Jerusalem (Acts 21:37-22:29) Nte Paul s life befre cnversin; any new details abut the cnversin experience; Gd s cmmunicatin t Paul; the Jews reactin t his speech. Paul s Next Stps: summarize Acts Paul Study A. Paige Brittn 2015 Page 5

6 Lessn 6 (Simple Outline) Intrductin t Ephesians Bigraphy: Paul and the Ephesian church, frm Acts Gal: In this lessn students will review fundatinal vcabulary and events. They will then get t knw the situatin at the Ephesian church, and study Paul s farewell speech t the Ephesian elders. Suggestins fr teaching: Let the students read the passages alud, unless there are many strange city names. Please explain that this is the intrductin t ur study f ne f Paul s letters. Use the map t lcate Ephesus and ther cities. Review f vcab & cncepts Vcab: apstle, saints, Gentiles Events: Paul s life under Judaism; persecutin f church; cnversin; special calling Shape f missinary wrk t Jews & pagan Gentiles; reactins f bth grups The Beginnings f the Ephesian Church (Acts 18:24-28) Summarize Acts 18:18-23 (Paul left his traveling cmpanins in Ephesus while he went elsewhere) Read Acts 18:24-28 Discuss baptism f Jhn & Aplls teaching Nte the rle f Priscilla & Aquilla Nte that the Ephesians began as a primarily Jewish church, & that the first teaching they received was incmplete. Paul Straightens ut the Ephesians (Acts 19:1-10) Nte Paul s effrts t re-teach this tiny grup f believers, & the cming f the Hly Spirit Nte reactin f the Jews, Paul s dedicatin The Influence f the Occult in Ephesus (Acts 19:11-20) Nte the reality f the spirit wrld Nte the triumph f Jesus ver the ccult The Clash f the Gspel with the Pagan Culture (Acts 19:21-41) Read Acts 19:21-27 Demetrius persuasin Read Acts 19:28-41 the mb s reactin, the Rman desire fr rder Nte the setting fr Paul s instructins t the Ephesians: a place influenced by the ccult, by pagan wrship, and by great hstility t the gspel. Paul s Relatinship with the Ephesian Elders (Acts 20:17-38) Summarize Paul s desire t return t Jerusalem Read Acts 20:17-21 Paul s ministry amng the Ephesians Read Acts 20:22-27 Paul s driving purpse Read Acts 20:28-35 Paul s example and instructins Read Acts 20:36-38 Paul s clse relatinship with these Ephesian leaders Cnclusin: Summarize the situatin f the Ephesian church: tiny Jewish beginning, then later Gentile grwth; threats frm the ccult, pagan religin, persecutin; direct instructin frm Paul, and a clse relatinship with the Apstle. Praise Gd fr cnquering the darkness f false teaching with the light f the gspel. Paul Study A. Paige Brittn 2015 Page 6

7 Lessn 7 (Simple Outline) Intrductin t Ephesians Chapter One Thelgy: Getting t knw the epistles, getting t knw the vcabulary f Ephesians 1. Gal: In this lessn students will get a basic understanding f where Ephesians fits amng the bks f the NT, and they will review Paul s relatinship with the church at Ephesus. They will start a study f Eph. 1 and gain sme thelgical vcabulary. Suggestins fr teaching: This is the first thelgy lessn in ur study n Paul & his teaching. The suggestins belw will allw yu t apprach Ephesians SLOWLY and cntextually, and prceed SLOWLY thrugh the first half f the first chapter. I recmmend that yu read the passages alud yurself fr the class, because sme f the thelgical vcabulary will be unfamiliar. Review f vcab & cncepts Wh is Paul, and why shuld we listen t him? (Explain abut his authrity as apstle, and that we are t view his letters in the NT as Gd-breathed.) Setting Ephesians in its NT cntext Using the table f cntents in everybdy s Bible, walk thrugh the names, authrs, and genres f the NT bks. Discuss Paul s relatinship with the church at Ephesus and the cultural climate in which thse believers were living. (Students will have studied this last week, but if they frget, give a brief summary f the events described in Acts invlving Paul & the Ephesians.) Paul Study A. Paige Brittn 2015 Histrical nte: Ephesians was written after Paul s last visit with the Ephesian elders (when he was en rute t Jerusalem). It was written frm prisn, prbably Paul s first imprisnment in Rme. Textual nte: Ephesians was written t describe Gd s marvelus svereign plan f salvatin, and t instruct the church in hw t live as children f Gd. Getting t Knw Ephesians 1:1-10 Suggestins: Read the whle passage t give students a sense f what they will be studying tday. Then take it in smaller chunks and discuss vcabulary and cncepts. List wrds n bard. G SLOWLY, check ften fr understanding. Sketch a timeline shwing Gd s wrk n ur behalf in the past, the present, and the future. Eph. 1:1-2 (Apstle, saints) Eph. 1:3 ( Every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places nt just after we die, but nw, t. The blessings fllw:) Eph. 1:4-6 (electin; blamelessness as a gift; predestinatin; adptin; grace) Eph. 1:7-8 (redemptin, frgiveness, trespasses/sins, grace. Nte that all wisdm and insight is Gd s, nt urs.) Eph. 1:9-10 (mystery, fullness f time) Nw reread the passage, nting the blessings yu have listed n the bard as yu g. Cnt d Getting t Knw Ephesians 1:11-14 Suggestins: Read this passage t start. Nte that Paul is talking abut tw grups f peple, us and Page 7

8 yu. Explain that this prbably means: us = the apstles, r the Jews, t whm the gspel came earlier; and yu = the Gentiles, r the Ephesians, t whm the gspel came later. Read it in pieces and add t the list f blessings: Eph. 1:11 (inheritance, predestinatin) Eph. 1:12 (Gd s purpse in calling peple t the praise f his glry) Eph. 1:13-14 (What happens at cnversin: hearing & believing; sealing; Hly Spirit as guarantee f ur inheritance) Cnclusin: Invite students t pray, thanking Gd fr sme gift f grace that struck them during this lessn. Putting it all tgether Suggestins: Allw students t read Eph. 1:1-14 again, maybe rund-rbin (thugh anyne may take a pass). Ask them t summarize, stressing what Gd has dne fr us. Textual nte: It might be wrthwhile t pint ut that in the Epistles, instructin is given in what we shuld believe as well as hw we shuld act. Ephesians is divided neatly in half: Ch. 1-3 is abut what we shuld believe; Ch. 4-6 adds mre that we shuld believe and als begins t instruct us in hw we shuld act. Applicatin: Ask class t supply ideas fr: What difference can it make t knw that Eph. 1:3-14 is TRUE? (If needed: Read Paul s prayer in Eph. 1:15-22, but dn t add cmmentary tday.) Paul Study A. Paige Brittn 2015 Page 8

9 Lessn 8 (Simple Outline) Part Tw f Ephesians Chapter One Thelgy: Review f the vcabulary f Ephesians 1:1-14; Paul s prayer in Eph. 1: Gal: In this lessn students will review Paul s relatinship with the church at Ephesus. They will als review sme thelgical vcabulary frm Eph. 1:1-14, and will study Paul s prayer in Eph. 1: Suggestins fr teaching: This is the secnd thelgy lessn in ur study n Paul & his teaching. The suggestins belw will allw yu t apprach Ephesians SLOWLY and cntextually, and prceed SLOWLY thrugh the secnd half f the first chapter. I recmmend that yu read the passages alud yurself fr the class, because sme f the thelgical vcabulary will be unfamiliar. Review f vcab & cncepts (Take yur time here!) Wh is Paul, and why shuld we listen t him? (Explain abut his authrity as apstle, and that we are t view his letters in the NT as Gd-breathed.) Review Paul s relatinship with the Ephesian church Review what life was like in Ephesus Discuss blessings physical blessings, family and church blessings, and spiritual blessings Reread Eph. 1:1-14, n the lkut fr spiritual blessings. Take yur time! Review key vcabulary frm the passage (See Lessn 7) Nte WHEN each f these blessings ccurred eternity past, histrical past, believer s past, present & future. Paul Study A. Paige Brittn 2015 Paul s prayer in Eph. 1:15-22 Discuss reasns why we pray fr thers. List things we usually request. Read Eph. 1:15-19a. Discuss Paul s mtivatin fr prayer, the things he requests. (List these requests) Vcab: saints, revelatin, inheritance Discuss significance f these requests Nte that v list the things Paul wants us t knw: the hpe f ur calling; that the saints are Gd s inheritance; that Gd s pwer is available t believers. Read Eph. 1:18-22 (Explain that this part f the prayer des nt request things s much as praise Gd fr what he has dne and fr wh Christ is.) List true things abut Christ Discuss Gd s incmparably great pwer fr us wh believe hw & when is this experienced? Discuss significance f the truth abut Christ s reign, re. different life situatins If mre material is needed: Discuss which parts f Paul s prayer students hpe Gd will fulfill fr them r fr their lved nes. Cnclusin Discuss Paul s prayer as an example fr ur prayers Invite students t ffer prayers praising Gd fr his spiritual blessings t us. Page 9

10 Lessn 9 (Simple Outline) Review Ephesians Chapter One Thelgy: Review f the vcabulary f Ephesians 1:1-14; Paul s prayer in Eph. 1:15-22; Westminster Standards n related tpics. Gal: In this lessn students will review Paul s relatinship with the church at Ephesus. They will als review sme thelgical vcabulary frm Eph. 1:1-14 and the cntent f Paul s prayer in Eph. 1: They will be intrduced t the WS and will read and discuss sme relevant parts. Suggestins fr teaching: This is the third thelgy lessn in ur study n Paul & his teaching. Please dn t rush r try t finish n time. Cmprehensin is key, nt amunt cvered. The Standards will be new t almst everybdy, s be sure t explain where they cme frm and what they are. Part One: Review f Paul & Ephesus (5 mins) Using Acts as backgrund, prepare review questins abut peple, Paul s invlvement, and life in Ephesus. As a class, lk up details that have been frgtten. Vcabulary t review: apstle, saint, Gentiles Part Tw: Review f Ephesians 1:1-14 (10 mins) Prepare bard with three clumn headings: PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE Read Eph. 1:3-14. Nte which f these spiritual blessings were accmplished in the past (eternity past/histrical past/believer s past), which are true fr believers in the present, and which are held ut fr the future. Vcabulary t review: predestinatin, adptin, grace, redemptin, sin Paul Study A. Paige Brittn 2015 Part Three: Review f Paul s Prayer in Eph. 1:15-22 (10 mins) Read Eph. 1:15-22 Discuss what Paul requests fr believers Add t list n bard f what has been/is/will be accmplished fr believers Discuss hw Paul s prayer is a mdel fr ur wn prayers Part Fur: Explring the Westminster Standards Cpies are available in classrm f an updated English versin. Students may take a cpy hme if they wish. Please explain what this is: a set f dcuments written in the 1600 s by English clergymen, which sums up the teachings f the Bible. It is NOT smething frm Gd which we are suppsed t read in additin t the Bible: it s a helpful tl fr understanding what the Bible is saying. Shw the different parts & their purpses. Give examples f big picture questins that Christians shuld think abut, such as, Are peple generally gd, generally bad, r a mix? and What was Gd s plan f salvatin? and What happens when a persn is saved? Explain that these questins are answered in the Bible in varius places, but the WS bring all f the ideas tgether s we can see the answers mre clearly. Read and discuss: G with the Shrter Catechism this time, as many f Q138 as yu have time fr. Give plenty f time fr Q&A. Ask students t give a ballpark idea f where in the Bible ne culd g t answer sme f the questins. Yu re welcme t lk up any verses as yu g alng. Electin is likely t be a sticky issue. Cnclusin: Pray (r invite a student t pray) using Paul s prayer as a mdel. Page 10

11 Lessn 10 (Simple Outline) Ephesians Chapter Tw, Take ONE Thelgy: Review f the vcabulary f Ephesians 1:1-14; Paul s prayer in Eph. 1:15-22; Westminster Standards n related tpics. Gal: In this lessn students will review Paul s relatinship with the church at Ephesus, the blessings f Eph. 1:1-14 and the cntent f Paul s prayer in Eph. 1: They will review sme questins frm the WSC that relate t the fall f man, and will begin a study f Eph. 2:1-10. Suggestins fr teaching: Please dn t rush r try t finish n time. Cmprehensin is key, nt amunt cvered. Yu shuld read the Eph. 2 selectin tday, as it will be new. Times are given nly as a general guideline. Part One: Review (15-20 mins) Paul at Ephesus Discuss Paul s relatin with the Ephesian church, as well as the spiritual climate f Ephesus. (See earlier lessns fr details.) Ephesians 1 Invite students t read alud Eph. 1:1-14 in shrt sectins. Call attentin t the spiritual blessings named by Paul. WSC This was just intrduced last week. Be sure t remind them what it is (see Lessn 9). Ask Q1 befre pening the bk. See if anybdy remembers, then check. Encurage memrizing it. Read Q Take yur time, check fr understanding. The theme here is the Fall & Sin, which will be reinfrced in ur reading in Eph. 2. Part Tw: Ephesians 2:1-10 (15-20 mins) Read Eph. 2:1-3. List wrds n bard describing what peple are like withut Gd. Nte that Paul includes himself n that list, in his frmer way f life, and we shuld, t. Read Eph. 2:4-7. Discuss Gd s mtivatin and the gifts he has given. List these n the bard, t. Read Eph. 2:8-9. Discuss cnversin experiences, hw these dn t happen in a ckie-cutter, predictable way. Invite peple t share hw they came t knw the Lrd. Keep bringing them back t the truth that even if they felt they had cnsciusly made a decisin fr Christ, the very ability t believe was given t them by Gd. Reinfrce this by rereading 2:1 yu were DEAD. Read Eph. 2:10. Discuss what we are saved FOR nt just heaven, but gd wrks prepared in advance. Discuss what these culd be. (N limits! It s nt just religius wrk!) Cnclusin: (If time) Link Eph. 2 with the WSC Nte links re. riginal sin, the results f the fall (spiritual death & separatin frm Gd), Gd s plan f salvatin. Ask Q1 again. Discuss hw we enjy Gd in this part f frever. Link this with Ephesians 2:10. Take questins as needed! Pray using Eph. 2:4-6 as a springbard. Paul Study A. Paige Brittn 2015 Page 11

12 Lessn 11 (Simple Outline) Ephesians Chapter Tw, Take TWO Thelgy: Review f the vcabulary f Ephesians 1:1-14; review f thelgy in Eph. 2:1-10; Westminster Standards n related tpics. Gal: In this lessn students will review the vcabulary f Eph. 1:1-14 and the dctrine fund in Eph. 2:1-10 (n salvatin & the state f man). They will review sme questins frm the WSC that relate t the fall f man, and will begin a study f Eph. 2: Suggestins fr teaching: Please dn t rush r try t finish n time. Cmprehensin is key, nt amunt cvered. Yu shuld read the Eph. 2 selectin tday, as it will be new. Times are given nly as a general guideline. Part One: Review (15-20 mins) Vcab: Read Eph. 1:1-14 Discuss predestinatin, redemptin, grace, adptin. Dctrine: Read Eph. 2:1-10 Discuss state f thse withut Christ (all f us shuld remember ur rigins here!) Discuss salvatin grace v. judgment; faith v. wrks; surce f faith. Discuss the rle f wrks in the lives f believers (2:10). Westminster Shrter Catechism Remind students what this is (see previus lessn) D Q1 withut lking first, then read tgether Read Q16-20 & relate these t Eph. 2:1-9. Paul Study A. Paige Brittn 2015 Part Tw: Study f Ephesians 2:11-22 Making ne ut f the tw Review wh the Gentiles are retell the Jewish Christians astnishment that Gentiles were als being granted salvatin (summarize the stry f Peter & Crnelius frm Acts 10 &11) Read passage in sectins and check fr understanding: 2:11-12 The BEFORE picture 2:13 the AFTER picture 2:14-16 Christ s missin and accmplishments 2:17-18 the gifts f Christ 2:19-22 Christ s building prject Nte that the significance f the inclusin f the Gentiles is nt nly that the dgs were receiving grace, but that Gd s prject f salvatin is revealed by this mve t be as big as the wrld the re-creatin f humanity, as it were: making ne new man ut f the tw. Cnclusin: Address questins Pray, praising Gd fr the enrmus extent f his grace and lve, that even the Gentiles (which means mst f us!) wuld receive salvatin. Page 12

13 Lessn 12 (Simple Outline) Ephesians Chapter Tw, REVIEW Gal: In this lessn students will revisit Paul s relatinship with the Ephesians, and they will review the vcabulary f Eph. 1:114 and the dctrine fund in Eph. 2:1-10 (n salvatin & the state f man). They will review Christ s wrk in Eph. 2:11-22, and will discuss sme questins frm the WSC that relate t the fall f man & effectual calling. Suggestins fr teaching: Please dn t rush r try t finish n time. Cmprehensin is key, nt amunt cvered. Times given are suggestins nly. Part One: Paul s Relatinship t the Ephesian Church (5 mins) Using Acts as backgrund, prepare a few review questins abut peple, Paul s invlvement, and life in Ephesus. As a class, lk up details that have been frgtten. Vcabulary t review: apstle, saint, Gentiles Part Tw: Spiritual Blessings in Eph. 1:1-14 (5-10 mins) Paul teaches sme things that we culd nt knw with ur minds r senses alne. Reread the passage tgether, and name the spiritual blessings that belng t us in Christ. Sme vcabulary t cnsider: predestined, adpted, grace, redemptin. Part Three: Dead in Sins (10-15 mins) Using Eph. 2:1-3 and 2:11-12, discuss the BEFORE state f Christians (i.e., f all thse withut Christ). Stress the seriusness f it: dead peple walking, serving the devil and their wn passins, withut hpe and withut Gd. Paul Study A. Paige Brittn 2015 Discuss hw ur minds and senses can deceive us: unbelievers may seem like decent peple, and we may nt have had a very dramatic Befre and After in ur wn lives. Again, Paul is revealing what we culd nt knw withut divine insight. Discuss the prblem f salvatin: if peple are dead in sins, children f wrath, hw d they becme children f Gd? (Link this idea with the peple yu have read abut wh lived in Ephesus!) Part Fur: But Gd (10-15 mins) Using Eph. 2:4-10 and 2:13-22, a bit at a time, gather the gspel and help students understand: Gd s initiative in salvatin Gd s mtivatin t save Christ s grand prject f the new humanity The gains we have in Christ Part Five: The Westminster Shrter Catechism (any amunt) This was intrduced a cuple f lessns ag. Ask if they knw what it is (see Lessn 9 fr suggested descriptin). Withut pening the bk, ask Q1 & see wh knws it. Then read it. Encurage memrizing this ne. Anther target fr memrizatin is Q14, What is sin? Try t answer w/ lking, then read it tgether. Read thrugh (and ask students t paraphrase in their wn wrds r cnnect w/ephesians) as many f these Q s as yu have time fr: On riginal sin: Q13, 16, 19 (review) On Gd s initiative in salvatin: Q20 (review) On effectual calling : Q29-32 (new- g slw!) Pray, praising Gd fr raising the living dead t deathless life. Page 13

14 Lessn 13 (Simple Outline) Ephesians Chapter Three, PART ONE Gal: In this lessn students will summarize Paul s teaching in Eph. 1-2 and will learn abut the effectual call f the Spirit frm the WSC. They will then study Eph. 3:1-13. Suggestins fr teaching: Please dn t rush r try t finish n time. Cmprehensin is key, nt amunt cvered. Times given are suggestins nly. Part One: Review f Eph. 1-2 (10 mins) Discuss the majr themes f Eph. 1-2, either by asking questins r by reading shrt selectins and asking fr a summary in students wn wrds. Suggested themes: The state f unbelievers, grace, Gd s initiative, Christ s supremacy, Jews & Gentiles, spiritual blessings in Christ (past, present, & future). Part Tw: The Effectual Call (WSC) (10-15 mins) Check students memry wrk: ask Q1, Q14. (Read the answers tgether if nbdy can d it withut lking!) Intrduce the phrase effectual call (maybe write this n the bard), and explain it in yur wn wrds. Discuss hw this idea is hinted at in Ephesians (i.e., spiritual deadness necessitates Gd s initiative in salvatin, 2:1-9; faith itself is a gift, 2:8; believers are made alive by the Spirit thrugh the preaching f the gspel, 1:13f.; 2:17.) Thelgians cined the term as a handle fr all these ideas tgether. Read thrugh WSC Q s 29-32, n the effectual call. Ask fr any questins. Paul Study A. Paige Brittn 2015 Part Three: Ephesians 3:1-13 (20 minutes) Read the passage thrugh ne time befre tackling it in smaller chunks. I suggest that yu d this reading yurself, as the passage will be unfamiliar t the students. Nte befre reading that Paul interrupts himself right at the start, which can seem cnfusing. His tw themes are the mystery f Gd s plan in Christ and Paul s rle as minister t the Gentiles. Read & discuss 3:1-3 (Paul s rle) Read & discuss 3:4-6 (The cntent f the mystery ) Nte that in NT usage, mystery means smething that used t be hidden, but that has finally been revealed by Gd and is nw penly prclaimed. Read and discuss 3:7-8 (Paul s rle) Read and discuss 3:9-10 (The timing & purpse f the mystery ) Read and discuss 3:11-12 (The revelatin f the mystery, and its blessings fr believers) Read and discuss 3:13 (Paul s rle, and his attitude twards his present situatin) Cnclusin: Reread tday s passage, s all the separate parts are heard tgether. Praise Gd fr revealing the mystery f Christ the creatin f a new humanity f believers frm all backgrunds and fr giving us the gift f Paul s writings s that we, t, may knw this. Page 14

15 Lessn 14 (Simple Outline) Ephesians Chapter Three, PART TWO Part Fur: Paul s Prayer in Ephesians 3:14-21 (10-15 mins) Discuss reasns we pray fr thers (believers r unbelievers). Ask students t listen fr the things Paul requests frm Gd fr his brthers and sisters. Read the passage, then list his requests. Think f a variety f challenging life situatins (whether little nes r big nes). Hw wuld ur perspective n ur circumstances change if we remembered the things Paul is requesting here? Cnclusin: Pray, using Paul s prayer as a mdel. Gal: In this lessn students will summarize Paul s teaching in Eph. 1-2 and will review the idea f the effectual call f the Spirit using the WSC. They will then revisit Eph. 3:1-13, and will finish by getting t knw Paul s prayer in Eph. 3: Suggestins fr teaching: Please dn t rush r try t finish n time. Cmprehensin is key, nt amunt cvered. Times given are suggestins nly. Part One: Review f Eph. 1-2 (10 mins) Discuss the majr themes f Eph. 1-2, either by asking questins r by reading shrt selectins and asking fr a summary in students wn wrds. Suggested themes: The state f unbelievers, grace, Gd s initiative, Christ s supremacy, Jews & Gentiles, spiritual blessings in Christ (past, present, & future). Part Tw: The Effectual Call (WSC) (N mre than 5 mins) Check students memry wrk: ask Q1, Q14. (Read the answers tgether if nbdy can d it withut lking!) Remind students that ur salvatin is Gd s gift, and that the Spirit awakens ur faith befre we can make any mve tward Gd. Read Eph. 2:1 (we were all dead) and 2:8-9 (faith is Gd s gift). Remind students that this is what we mean by the effectual (r effective ) call. Part Three: Revisit Ephesians 3:1-13 (10-15 mins) Read the passage. Discuss majr themes (Paul s task, the mystery ), see if there are any questins. Paul Study A. Paige Brittn 2015 Page 15

16 Lessn 15 (Simple Outline) Review f Ephesians Chapter Three Gal: In this lessn students will summarize Paul s teaching in Eph. 1-2 and will review the idea f human inability and the effectual call f the Spirit using the WSC. They will then revisit Eph. 3. Suggestins fr teaching: Please dn t rush r try t finish n time. Cmprehensin is key, nt amunt cvered. Mst times given are suggestins nly. Keep a tight rein n the initial tw review segments, thugh! Part One: Review f Eph. 1-2 (N mre than 10 mins) Discuss the majr themes f Eph. 1-2, either by asking questins r by reading shrt selectins and asking fr a summary in students wn wrds. Suggested themes: The state f unbelievers, grace, Gd s initiative, Christ s supremacy, Jews & Gentiles, spiritual blessings in Christ (past, present, & future). Part Tw: Human Inability & The Effectual Call (WSC) (10 mins) Check students memry wrk: ask Q1, Q14. (Read the answers tgether if nbdy can d it withut lking!) Remind students that ur salvatin is Gd s gift, and that the Spirit awakens ur faith befre we can make any mve tward Gd. Read Eph. 2:1 (we were all dead) and 2:8-9 (faith is Gd s gift). Remind students that this is what we mean by the effectual (r effective ) call. Read Q19, 20, 29-31, helping with cmprehensin by rephrasing things in yur wn wrds. (Keep it simple!) Paul Study A. Paige Brittn 2015 Part Three: Revisit Ephesians 3 (25 mins) Read the entire chapter alud as a class, taking turns. Suggested discussin tpics fllw: Using Eph. 2:10, discuss Paul s special calling (as he describes it in Ch.3). Relate this t the ntin f calling in each f ur lives as believers. Using Eph. 1:7-10 (esp. v.9-10), discuss Paul s use f the term mystery. Des it refer t the same thing in Ch. 1 and Ch. 3? Discuss Paul s way f praying fr believers (i.e., the cntent f his prayers), and suggest cmparisns between the tw prayers in Eph. 1:15-19 and Eph. 3: Search in this passage and in the first chapters t gather true things abut such themes as: Gd s greatness; Gd s mercy; spiritual blessings; the church; the supremacy f Christ. Cnclusin: Emphasize the cnfidence we can have as believers, because f Gd s great lve and his thrughly, wnderfully accmplished plan in Christ. Page 16

17 Lessn 16 (Simple Outline) Ephesians Chapter Fur, TAKE ONE Gal: In this lessn YOU will summarize Paul s teaching in Eph. 1-3 and will help the class review the idea f human inability and the effectual call f the Spirit using the WSC. Students will then begin t study Eph. 4:1-16. Suggestins fr teaching: Please dn t rush r try t finish n time. Cmprehensin is key, nt amunt cvered. Unless therwise indicated, times given are suggestins nly. Keep a tight rein n the initial tw review segments, thugh! Part One: Review f Ephesians 1-3 (Abut 10 mins.) Teacher Nte: Fr the sake f time, rather than a Q-A frm fr review, prvide a summary yurself f the majr themes f Eph These are given in mre detail in previus lessns, and shuld include all r sme f the fllwing: The spiritual blessings that we gain in Christ; Christ s supremacy; human inability and deadness in sin; Gd s initiative in salvatin (by grace thru faith); Gd s great plan t recncile Jews and Gentiles; Paul s rle and relatinship with the Ephesian church. It wuld als be apprpriate t ask the class what they have learned abut hw t study Paul s writing fr maximum understanding (see Andy s qute abut eating the elephant!). Part Tw: Review f WSC (Abut 5 mins.) Memry wrk: Q1, Q14 (sin) Read tgether Q19, 20 relate these t Eph. 2 Read tgether Q29-31 relate t Ephesians by reminding students f human inability, Gd s initiative in salvatin, and the effective (effectual) call f the Spirit. Keep it simple! Part Three: Ephesians 4:1-16 Teacher nte: Chapter fur is a transitinal pint frm the thelgy f the first three chapters t the practical teaching in the last three (althugh new truths abut Gd will be taught in this last sectin as well). Emphasize hw Paul knew we must first think rightly befre we can act rightly. Read passage alud t students. Discuss imperatives ( marching rders ) in 4:1-3, 15 Apply these cncepts t real life situatins Discuss new teaching, fllwing these categries: Christ s wrk True things abut the church True things abut hw we grw up in the faith (bth individually and cllectively) Things we shuld beware f Emphasize the difference between things that are OUR respnsibility, and things that are GOD s prject. Cnclusin: Briefly discuss hw the knwledge we have gained frm Ch. 1-3 influences (r shuld influence!) ur willingness t fllw the marching rders given at the beginning f Ch.4. Pray, thanking Gd fr all the ways he has prvided fr us t KNOW rightly s that we can THINK and ACT rightly. Paul Study A. Paige Brittn 2015 Page 17

18 Lessn 17 (Simple Outline) Ephesians Chapter Fur, TAKE TWO Gal: In this lessn the class will briefly summarize the RIGHT THINKING taught in Ephesians 1-3. Students will then review Eph. 4:1-16 and begin a study f Eph. 4: Suggestins fr teaching: Please dn t rush r try t finish n time. Cmprehensin is key, nt amunt cvered. Unless therwise indicated, times given are suggestins nly. Keep a tight rein n the initial review segment, thugh! Part One: Review f Ephesians 1-3 (Abut 10 mins.) Remind the class that maturity in the Christian faith cmes frm absrbing the RIGHT THINKING taught in Gd s Wrd (as ppsed t just fllwing lists f things t d!). Invite students t supply examples f RIGHT THINKING taught in Eph. 1-3, suggesting categries such as Gd, Christ, peple withut Christ, divisins amng humanity, salvatin, faith, the church, hw t pray fr ne anther. Encurage students t find supprt fr their answers in the text f Paul s letter. Part Tw: Revisiting Ephesians 4:1-16 (abut 10 mins) Remind class that this is a transitinal chapter; we will see mre practical instructin frm here n ut (but it is all built n RIGHT THINKING!). Read this sectin t the class. Check cmprehensin regarding Gd s prvisin t the church fr grwing up int maturity f faith. Emphasize the new teaching abut Christ in 4:9-10, linking it with Paul s descriptin f Christ s supremacy in 1:20-23 and applying this t us in terms f RIGHT THINKING. Part Three: Ephesians 4:17-32 Read 4:17-20 Begin a list f cntrasts n the bard: pagans n the ne side, believers n the ther. Read 4:20-24 Add t the pagan/believer list Discuss the DAILY NECESSITY f putting ff the ld habits: tuch n the difference between justificatin and sanctificatin, r being declared hly and becming hly. Read 4:25-32 Add t the pagan/believer list Challenge students t identify the characteristics that they typically need t remember t put ff (nt t mentin the situatins & relatinships in which they find themselves needing t d s!) Encurage them t d s prayerfully, humbly asking Christ s help. Cnclusin: Emphasize the RIGHT THINKING behind it all, as seen in v.32. Remind students t dwell n the truths in Eph. 1-3, s as t put int perspective thse mments when we are least likely t put ff the ld self and put n the new! Paul Study A. Paige Brittn 2015 Page 18

19 Lessn 18 (Simple Outline) Ephesians Chapter Fur, REVIEW Gal: In this lessn the class will briefly summarize the RIGHT THINKING taught in Ephesians 1-3. Students will then review Eph. 4:1-16 and Eph. 4: Suggestins fr teaching: Please dn t rush r try t finish n time. Cmprehensin is key, nt amunt cvered. Unless therwise indicated, times given are suggestins nly. Keep a tight rein n the initial review segment, thugh! Part One: Review f Ephesians 1-3 (Abut 10 mins.) Prepare three r fur review questins that will refer students back t chapters 1-3. Challenge students t find verses t supprt their answers. Cncepts we have cvered include Gd, Christ, peple withut Christ, divisins amng humanity, salvatin, faith, the church, hw t pray fr ne anther. Remind students that RIGHT THINKING abut Gd, urselves, and the wrld must cme befre we have the curage and willingness t ACT RIGHTLY. Part Three: Review f Ephesians 4:17-32 Read 4:17-24 Discuss the BEFORE/AFTER cntrast here. Discuss putting ff the ld self The tw keys here are a) t identify habits f thught, speech and actin that belng t the ld self, and b) t nurture a grateful lve and trust f Gd that leads us t desire t please him. Read 4:25-32 Nte the character f the new self as it is made plain in ne s speech, relatinships, attitudes, and actins. (These wuld make gd listables n the bard.) Discuss the situatins in which we need the mst grace in rder t put ff the ld self and put n the new. Discuss the mtivatinal element in Eph. 4:32 (nte that this has everything t d with RIGHT THINKING!) Cnclusin Pray fr the grace t live as new creatures, emphasizing the wrds f Eph. 4:32 as Gd in Christ frgave yu. Part Tw: Review f Ephesians 4:1-16 (Abut 15 mins.) Read 4:1-16 Nte that imperatives ( marching rders ) begin in this chapter. Discuss Christ s prvisin fr the church in terms f his purpse, his means, his initiative and ur respnse. Discuss Paul s picture f a healthy church. Paul Study A. Paige Brittn 2015 Page 19

20 Lessn 19 (Simple Outline) Ephesians Chapter Five, PART ONE Read Eph. 5:6-14. Discuss & list the main cntrast here, between light and dark. What characterizes each? What RIGHT THINKING is emphasized in this passage? Gal: In this lessn the class will briefly review Eph. 4:1-16 and Eph. 4: They will then begin a study f Eph. 5:1-21, fcusing n MOTIVATION fr right actin and the cntrast between light and dark living. Suggestins fr teaching: Please dn t rush r try t finish n time. Cmprehensin is key, nt amunt cvered. Unless therwise indicated, times given are suggestins nly. Keep a tight rein n the initial review segment, thugh! Part One: Review f Ephesians 4 (Abut 10 mins.) Begin with Eph. 4:32. Discuss sme (nt all!) f the things Gd has given us thrugh Christ, and hw THINKING RIGHTLY abut these things helps us t ACT RIGHTLY in ur relatinships. Review tgether sme f Paul s practical instructins (bth psitive and negative) in Eph. 4 regarding putting ff the ld self and putting n the new. Read Eph. 5: Discuss & list the cntrasts here between wise and unwise living. Cnclusin: Discuss Paul s visin fr hw we will treat ne anther in the church. Remind students f his images f the church in 1:22, 2:19-22, 4: The practical instructins in Eph. 4-5 give us the blueprints f the building (r the anatmy f the bdy!). Pray fr this kind f lve, unity, and mutual submissin in ur wn church. Part Tw: Intr t Chapter 5 Discuss Eph. 5:1-2 as MOTIVATION fr right actin. Duty, r delight? Tuch n the lavishness f Gd s lve and grace, as described in Eph Part Three: Chapter 5:3-21 Study Read Eph. 5:3-5. Discuss & list the cntrast here regarding hw we use wrds. Paul Study A. Paige Brittn 2015 Page 20

21 Lessn 20 (Simple Outline) Ephesians Chapter Five, PART TWO Gal: In this lessn the class will review Eph. 5:1-21, fcusing n Paul s call fr UNITY and PURITY in the church. They will then study Eph. 5:22-33, in which Paul fcuses n MARRIAGE. Suggestins fr teaching: Please dn t rush r try t finish n time. Cmprehensin is key, nt amunt cvered. Unless therwise indicated, times given are suggestins nly. Keep a tight rein n the initial review segment, thugh! Part One: Review f Ephesians 5:1-21 (Abut 10 mins.) Grund the discussin in Eph. 5:1-2, nting the general call t imitatin f Gd, and the mtivatin given fr ur effrts. Withut reading the whle passage alud, challenge students t identify the marching rders that relate t UNITY and thse that relate t PURITY within the church. Discuss 5:21. What des submissin mean? What des it NOT mean? Part Tw: Eph. 5:22-33 Read the passage t get a sense f the whle. Read Eph. 5:22-24, fcusing n wives. Teacher Nte: Obviusly, this cmmand will appear difficult and cuntercultural, especially t sme wmen. Remind students that a) it is nt cming frm yu, nr even frm Paul, but frm Gd, s it must be gd; and b) it is mre than evenly balanced by the fllwing instructins t husbands! Discuss hw this cunter-cultural, Christian submissin becmes a picture f the church s lving relatinship with Christ, regardless f the husband s relative wrthiness. It may be necessary here t discuss the puzzle f mutual submissin (5:21) alngside male headship within the church and hme, if these things are unfamiliar t the students. Be sure t be aware f the general teaching f ur church in this area. Even if the abve discussin takes a gd deal f yur time, make sure yu als read and cmment n the remarks addressed t husbands in Eph Cnclusin: Christ & the Church Regardless f the difficulty f the marriage/submissin discussin, end by fcusing n the true things abut Christ and the church that Paul brings ut in this passage. (See especially 5:21, 23, 24, 25-27, 29, 30, 32!) Clse in prayer fr the class s understanding in this area perhaps using Paul s prayer in Eph. 3: Resurce suggestin: I highly recmmend Jhn Sttt s cmmentary n Ephesians frm the IVP Bible Speaks Tday series. Paul Study A. Paige Brittn 2015 Page 21

22 Lessn 21 (Simple Outline) Ephesians Chapter Five, REVIEW Gal: In this lessn the class will review the main marching rders in Eph. 5. They will als wrap up / cntinue a discussin n marriage prmpted by the chapter, and will cnclude with a fcus n the relatinship between ur Trinitarian Gd and his Church. Suggestins fr teaching: Please dn t rush r try t finish n time. Cmprehensin is key, nt amunt cvered. Unless therwise indicated, times given are suggestins nly. Part One: Review f the Marching Orders in Ephesians 5 Set the stage by listing the mst general f the cmmands n the bard: Walk in lve, be imitatrs f Gd, Walk as children f light. Encurage class t be alert t impressins and specific examples that summarize r define the listed cmmands as yu read. Withut stpping t discuss, read the whle f Ephesians 5 tgether as a grup, taking turns. Cme back t the general cmmands, and discuss what it lks like t d these things. Part Three: The Trinitarian Gd and his Church Discuss what Paul teaches in this chapter abut the relatinship between Gd and his church. This relatinship can be understd bth in terms f time and in terms f the three Persns f the Trinity. Suggested verses fr aspects f the relatinship that ccurred in the PAST: Eph. 5:2, 25; 5:23; 5:26 Suggested verses fr aspects f the relatinship that cntinue in the PRESENT: Eph. 5:1, 8, 10, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 29, 30, 32 Suggested verses fr aspects f the relatinship that refer t the FUTURE: Eph. 5:5 (implied), 27 (nte the nw & nt-yet element here). Nte thse aspects f the relatinship which specifically invlve the Father, the Sn, r the Hly Spirit. Cnclusin: Pray fr the class t grasp Christ s past, present, and future lve fr his church, and fr Gd s peple t grasp that they are his belved children. Part Tw: Marriage-specific Instructin As needed, cntinue the discussin f Eph. 5:21-33 that was begun in the prir class. (See ntes frm last time fr specific ideas.) If that discussin was cncluded satisfactrily in the last lessn, just fcus n the new and cunter-cultural learning in this sectin, and ur mtivatin fr behaving in this way in a marriage. At sme pint, mve n t the next bit! Paul Study A. Paige Brittn 2015 Page 22

23 Lessn 22 (Simple Outline) Ephesians 6:1-9 Gal: In this lessn the class will study the specific cmmands given in Eph. 5&6 t thse in relatinships f authrity and submissin (e.g., parent-child, master-slave/wrker). The emphasis will be n the CONTEXT f these relatinships ( in Christ ), as well as n the remarkable balance between what is expected f each party in the relatinship. Suggestins fr teaching: Please dn t rush r try t finish n time. Cmprehensin is key, nt amunt cvered. Unless therwise indicated, times given are suggestins nly. Part One: Review f the general Marching Orders in Ephesians 5 (abut 10 mins) Set the stage by reviewing the mst general f the cmmands given in Ch. 5: Walk in lve, be imitatrs f Gd, Walk as children f light. Review the believer s CONTEXT: What true things make it pssible t lve cnsistently, wisely, and sacrificially? (See Eph. 1-3!) Discuss what hinders ur willingness t lve, and hw returning t the gspel (Eph. 1-3) again and again affects ur mtivatins. Befre identifying the specific instructins given t each grup, it wuld be beneficial t discuss the nature f slavery in Paul s time (usually debt slavery), and the WRONG use f this passage in the antebellum American suth. (Yu might refer als t 1 Cr. 7:2122, as well as Ex. 21:16 & 1 Tim. 1:10, re. kidnapping fr prfit.) Extend the applicatin f the master-slave instructins t emplyers and emplyees! Fill in the chart with the specific instructins fr each grup, discussing details as yu g (e.g., When des crrecting a child becme vercrrectin? and What is eye-service? ) Emphasize the CONTEXT f these relatinships: Paul is addressing Christians. What makes it pssible fr Christians t bey these marching rders WILLINGLY? Whm are we seeking t please? Emphasize als the BALANCE in these instructins: The rders cut bth ways. (Eph. 6:9 is a gd summary!) Yu might refer back t the balance in the husband-wife instructins in Ch. 5, esp. v. 22 & 25, and review what is mdeled by that relatinship when it is at its best. In what ways d the parent-child and master-servant relatinships als picture Christ s relatinship with the church? Cnclusin Encurage students t study the Prverbs fr practical suggestins regarding ur relatinships in the family and the wrkplace. Pray fr willing spirits t sustain us in ur relatinal rles, and fr wisdm and discernment t guide ur actins! Part Tw: Relatinships in Christ Prepare the class t listen fr examples f relatinships f authrity and submissin/bedience in the passage tday. Read t the class Eph. 6:1-9. Name the relatinal pairs. Identify wh is in a psitin f authrity, and wh is in a psitin f submissin r bedience. Sketch a chart n the bard with ne clumn fr authrity and the ther fr submissin/bedience. List the rles that are named in the passage, leaving rm fr the specific instructins t each grup. Paul Study A. Paige Brittn 2015 Page 23

24 Lessn 23 (Simple Outline) Ephesians 6:10-20 Gal: In this lessn the class will study the armr f Gd passage, with emphasis n hw Gd has already prvided what we need fr life and gdliness. (This lessn may be best suited fr TWO meetings.) Suggestins fr teaching: Please dn t rush r try t finish n time. Cmprehensin is key, nt amunt cvered. Unless therwise indicated, times given are suggestins nly. Part One: Review f the general & specific Marching Orders in Ephesians 5 & 6 (abut 5 mins) Set the stage by reviewing the mst general f the cmmands given in Ch. 5: Walk in lve, be imitatrs f Gd, Walk as children f light. Remind students hw this translates int specific relatinships amng Christians (spuses, parent/child, emplyer/emplyee). Every Christian, regardless f rle(s), is enlisted in a spiritual struggle, which Paul describes next (alng with what we need t stand firm). Preparatin fr Spiritual Cnflict First and fremst is ur POSITION = in Christ Spiritual armr Part Three: The Armr f Gd Reread 6:10-11, List armr n bard Discuss Gd s part (initiative, lavish supply) Our part (receive, remember, use) Aspects f each piece Hw each piece has already appeared in Ephesians Cnclusin Pray that each persn wuld be aware f Gd s lavish gifts t them IN CHRIST, s that these pieces f spiritual armr wuld be the mre real and the mre significant t them nt least within the mundane settings f their lives. Part Tw: Spiritual Cnflict Encurage students t listen fr the specific elements f spiritual armr, and reasns why we need them. Read Eph. 6:10-20 The Reality f Spiritual Cnflict Persnal, scheming devil Other spiritual frces f evil Hw shuld we think f the devil? The Nature f Spiritual Cnflict Wrestle, struggle Standing against attacks (arrws) Paul Study A. Paige Brittn 2015 Page 24