Ephesians 2:8-10; Season 13, Episode 8 (30min)

"A Workmanship"

 

The Outline: 

OPENING  (1:1-2)

I.  DOCTRINAL (1-3)

A.  Our POSITION in Christ  (1:3-3:21)

                  “Seated” [i]  (2:6)

II.  PRACTRICAL (4-6)

B.  Our LIFE in The World  (4:1-6:9)

                  “Walk”  (4:1)

C.  Our ATTITUDE to The Enemy  (6:10-20)

                  “Stand Firm”  (6:11)

CLOSING  (6:21-24)

[i] The Three Major Divisions used in these notes are adapted from the book: “Sit, Walk, Stand” by Watchman Nee; Christian Literature Crusade, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, 1973.

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A.  Our POSITION in Christ  (1:3-3:21)

                       “Seated”  (2:6)

1. AS A BODY  (1:3-23)
2. AS A TEMPLE  (2:1-22)
3. AS A MYSTERY  (3:1-21)

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2.  AS A TEMPLE  (2:1-22)

• Our New Condition in Christ(2:1-10)
• Our New Relation in Christ(2:11-22)

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• Our New Condition in Christ(2:1-10)

1. Before: Dead in Sins(2:1-3)
2. After: Alive with Christ (2:4-10)

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• The Love of God on Display(2:4-7)

       RAISED AND SEATED: “The Heavenly Places”  (2:4-7)

• The Grace of God through Faith (2:8-10)

       SAVED AND CREATED: “His Workmanship”  (2:8-10)