Session #4 - Eph. 5.30-33 - Note Sheet
SERMON
INTEGRATION: Reread Ephesians 5:30-33. Pastor Dave said that there are three significant relationships spoken of in this passage. We are to be in community with other disciples, with Jesus Christ, and with our families.
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NOTES
Continue the discussion on Twitter or Facebook with #GraceInDallas
What are you called to when it comes to being in community with other disciples?
SESSION 4 ▪ EPH. 5:30-33 ▪ THE UNITY OF THE CHURCH
THE BIG IDEA: In Christ ________________ has been ♦
What are you called to when it comes to being in community with Jesus Christ?
replaced with ________________.
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What are you called to when it comes to being in community with your family?
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Community with other ____________________ (v. 30)
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Which of these relationships are you having the most difficult time with currently?
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Community with _______________ _____________(v. 32)
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Community with our ____________________ (vv. 31 & 33)
SERIES CONCLUSION: ♦
What is your overall takeaway from this series on what it means to be a part of the Church—the Bride of Christ?
Grace Community Church ▪ Sunday ▪ January 26, 2014
DEVOTIONAL & DISCUSSION GUIDE
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Would you say that love and unity are highly emphasized words in churches today? Explain your answer.
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What then is the local church’s role in working with Jesus to accomplish His purpose for the church universal?
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What does the following phrase from our passage tell you about how unity and love should permeate everything we do as a church? “because we are members of His body.” (Eph. 5:30)
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It is always important to understand the context surrounding a specific passage or theme. Look at these following passages from the book of Ephesians and consider this question. What do these
INTRODUCTION: ♦
Where have you felt the most loved and the most unified with the people around you?
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What contributed to the love and unity you experienced?
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If your answer was not a church, what specifically kept the church from being that place of love and unity?
passages tell you about what it means to be a part of the body of Christ in relation to one another and in relation to Jesus Christ? ♦
Ephesians 1:22-23
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Ephesians 4:30-32
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Ephesians 2:11-22
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Ephesians 5:1-2
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Ephesians 4:1-6
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Ephesians 5:21
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Ephesians 4:11-16
If your answer was church, what was the impact the church was able to have on their community through love and unity?
INVESTIGATION: ♦
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Why do you think that Jesus and the New Testament writers put such an emphasis on love and unity?
INTEGRATION: Reread Ephesians 5:30-33. Pastor Dave said that there are three significant relationships spoken of in this passage. We are to be in community with other disciples, with Jesus Christ, and with our families.
♦
NOTES
Continue the discussion on Twitter or Facebook with #GraceInDallas
What are you called to when it comes to being in community with other disciples?
SESSION 4 ▪ EPH. 5:30-33 ▪ THE UNITY OF THE CHURCH
THE BIG IDEA: In Christ ________________ has been ♦
What are you called to when it comes to being in community with Jesus Christ?
replaced with ________________.
♦
What are you called to when it comes to being in community with your family?
♦
Community with other ____________________ (v. 30)
♦
Which of these relationships are you having the most difficult time with currently?
♦
Community with _______________ _____________(v. 32)
♦
Community with our ____________________ (vv. 31 & 33)
SERIES CONCLUSION: ♦
What is your overall takeaway from this series on what it means to be a part of the Church—the Bride of Christ?
Grace Community Church ▪ Sunday ▪ January 26, 2014
DEVOTIONAL & DISCUSSION GUIDE
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Would you say that love and unity are highly emphasized words in churches today? Explain your answer.
♦
What then is the local church’s role in working with Jesus to accomplish His purpose for the church universal?
♦
What does the following phrase from our passage tell you about how unity and love should permeate everything we do as a church? “because we are members of His body.” (Eph. 5:30)
♦
It is always important to understand the context surrounding a specific passage or theme. Look at these following passages from the book of Ephesians and consider this question. What do these
INTRODUCTION: ♦
Where have you felt the most loved and the most unified with the people around you?
♦
What contributed to the love and unity you experienced?
♦
If your answer was not a church, what specifically kept the church from being that place of love and unity?
passages tell you about what it means to be a part of the body of Christ in relation to one another and in relation to Jesus Christ? ♦
Ephesians 1:22-23
⇒
Ephesians 4:30-32
⇒
Ephesians 2:11-22
⇒
Ephesians 5:1-2
⇒
Ephesians 4:1-6
⇒
Ephesians 5:21
⇒
Ephesians 4:11-16
If your answer was church, what was the impact the church was able to have on their community through love and unity?
INVESTIGATION: ♦
⇒
Why do you think that Jesus and the New Testament writers put such an emphasis on love and unity?
