Ephesians for You: For Reading, for Feeding, for Leading (God’s Word for You | GWFY)

Top Highlights

“It is vital to understand that so often in our Christian lives, God doesn’t want to alter the circumstances of our lives, but to alter the way we see those circumstances, by changing our hearts.” (Page 35)

“First, being chosen by God shouldn’t diminish the importance of evangelism because: ‘He chose us in him’ (v 4), and how do sinners come to him? ‘You also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel’ (v 13). It is through the preaching of the gospel of Christ that God calls his elect into Christ. God uses our evangelism to save his elect.” (Page 15)

“When we learn that prayer is not about getting God to accomplish our plans, but about gladly submitting ourselves to his, we will find that when we turn his plans into our prayers, they are constantly being answered!” (Page 29)

“How do we access such blessings? Very simply, they are found completely and only ‘in Christ’ (Ephesians 1:3). Eleven times in this marvellous sentence that runs from verse 3 to verse 14, we’re reminded of all we have ‘in Christ’ (or ‘in him’ or ‘through him’ or ‘under him’) by faith in him (v 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 and twice in v 13).” (Pages 12–13)

“Immediately, the apostle is setting us an example for our own prayers. Paul prayed unceasingly—not just sporadically, but regularly; generously—not just selfishly but for other people; and gratefully—appreciating God’s work in their lives and church, and not just in his own.” (Page 28)