The Walk of the Believer---Ephesians 2

THE WALK OF THE BELIEVER

EPHESIANS 2DR. GERARD RUFF

SOMETHING HAS CHANGED

VERSE 1HE MADE ALIVE THOSE WHO WERE DEAD

DEAD TO GOD ALIVE TO SIN ALIVE TO GOD DEAD TO SIN

I ONCE WALKED LIKE…

VERSES 2-3

• ACCORDING TO THE COURSE OF THE WORLD

• ACCORDING TO THE PRINCE OF THE POWER OF THE AIR

• ONCE CONDUCTED MYSELF IN…

• LUST & DESIRES OF FLESH WAS MY NATURE

BUT GOD!!

• VERSES 4-7

• RICH IN MERCY, GREAT LOVE

• RAISED US UP TOGETHER, MADE US SIT, MADE US ALIVE TOGETHER

• IN TIMES TO COME…HE WILL SHOW (PUT ON A SHOW)

• GOOD OUT OF BAD, DEAD NOW ALIVE, BROKEN NOW HEALED…

MADE TO WALK FOR GOD

VERSES 8-10

• SAVED BY GRACE CAME BY FAITH…HE CALLED YOU ANSWERED

• IT'S HIS GIFT TO YOU

• STAY HUMBLE, NO BRAGGING (GOD DID ALL THE WORK)

• HE MADE YOU LIKE THIS (CAPACITY TO WALK WITH HIM)

• CREATED FOR GOOD WORKS (WORKMANSHIP)

• GOD HAS A MAP AND A TRIP PLANNED FOR YOU (SPIRIT GUIDED)

ONCE ON A ROAD TO NO WHERE

VERSES 11-13

• ONCE FAR OFF/NO HOPE IN THE WORLD

• WITHOUT CHRIST/NO PROMISES/ALIENS/ NO HOPE

• WITHOUT GOD AND IN THE WORLD (NO HELP)

• THE BLOOD OF CHRIST BOUGHT YOUR PASSAGES INTO GOD LOVE

WALKING TOGETHER

VERSES 14-17

• HE IS OUR PEACE

• HE HAS MADE BOTH ONE (NO MORE JEW OR GENTILE, BOND OR FREE)

• NO WALLS OF LAW (JESUS GAVE US CLEAR ACCESS ON THE CROSS)

• GOD RECONCILED US TO HIMSELF / WE ARE TO RECONCILE

A SURE FOUNDATION

• ACCESS BY THE SPIRIT

• FELLOW CITIZENS (SAINTS) COMMUNITY WITHIN COMMUNITY

• FOUNDATION TEACHING (APOSTLES & PROPHETS) NO WOLVES

• CHRIST THE CORNERSTONE (DATE AFFIXED THROUGH ETERNITY)

• WE ARE BUILT TOGETHER IN CHRIST

NO COST MEMBERSHIP

• JUSTIFICATION (PAST TENSE)

• SANCTIFICATION (PRESENT TENSE)

• GLORIFICATION (FUTURE TENSE)

THE WALK OF THE BELIEVER

EPHESIANS 2DR. GERARD RUFF