Ephesians Chapter 3 - Paul’s Stewardship

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Ephesians Chapter 3 - Paul’s Stewardship

3 For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles— 2 if indeed you have heard of the stewardship of God’s grace which was given to me for you; 3 that by revelation there was made known to me the mystery, as I wrote before in brief.

- For this reason?

o What reason

o Because of what we learned in Chapter 2

§ We were saved by grace not of works (it was what Christ did)

· He chose us

· He saved us

· He completed the work on the cross

§ We are now citizens of heaven

§ We are part of the family of God

§ We are seated in the heavenlies with Christ

- I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles

o Jesus paid for Saul to become Paul with His blood

o We are not our own, we have been bought with a price

o In Paul’s case, it was for the sake of “you Gentiles” (those without hope)

- If indeed you have heard of the stewardship of God’s grace

o Which was given to me for you (God expects Paul to give it out)

o That by revelation there was made known to me the mystery

§ That Christ died for sinners (including the Gentiles)

4 By referring to this, when you read you can understand my insight into the mystery of Christ, 5 which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed to His holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit; 6 to be specific, that the Gentiles are fellow heirs and fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel,

- When you read you can understand my insight

o Into the mystery of Christ

o Which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men

o As it has now been revealed to His holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit

- To be specific, that the Gentiles are fellow heirs and fellow members of the body

o Fellow heirs (those who receive an inheritance)

o Fellow members (those who belong in the club chosen by God with full benefits)

o Of people who religious people think are worthy (but the unworthy)

7 of which I was made a minister, according to the gift of God’s grace which was given to me according to the working of His power.

o Notice its was given (past tense)

o According to the working of His power

§ How much power was on display?

§ Dunamis power (Dynamite; the lame walk, the blind see, the sick are healed)

o Great ministry only happens by and through the power of the Holy Spirit

8 To me, the very least of all saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unfathomable riches of Christ, 9 and to bring to light what is the administration of the mystery which for ages has been hidden in God who created all things; 10 so that the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known through the church to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly places.

riches of Christ (WOW)

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