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We, as the body of Christ, are to have a singular focus on Jesus Christ. While the modern church is marked by division, denomination, and being divisive, Paul calls the church to guard and protect the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. In this message, Nathan gives an overview of Ephesians 4:4-6 and examines the seven times Paul uses the term “one” in the passage. This message is an important one for our day as Paul calls the church into greater unity, integrity, and living in “one accord.” --------------------- Deeper Christian Bible Study in Ephesians • Study 96 Download the study notes for this episode and get other Christ-centered teaching and resources at: deeperchristian.com/ephesians-study-096/

Paul exhorts believers in Ephesians 4:2-3 to be marked by love and unity with one another. If we are called to the high calling of Christ, we must be marked by His love and life—which means the Christian life cannot be lived in a vacuum, rather it must be lived in relationship and community. In this study, we examine what it means to bear with one another in love and to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. --------------------- Deeper Christian Bible Study in Ephesians • Study 95 Download the study notes for this episode and get other Christ-centered teaching and resources at: deeperchristian.com/ephesians-study-095/

In Ephesians 4, Paul describes the calling with which you have been called and also gives five key “tests” that your life should be marked with. In this study, we examine gentleness and patience and explain how these two attributes work together and should mark the life of every Christian. --------------------- Deeper Christian Bible Study in Ephesians • Study 94 Download the study notes for this episode and get other Christ-centered teaching and resources at: deeperchristian.com/ephesians-study-094/

Scripture often talks about the importance of humility in our lives. In this continued study of humility in Ephesians 4:2, we look at what Scripture says about humility with seven key observations—that if taken to heart, will radically change our lives. --------------------- Deeper Christian Bible Study in Ephesians • Study 93 Download the study notes for this episode and get other Christ-centered teaching and resources at: deeperchristian.com/ephesians-study-093/

Humility is a key defining characteristic of a Christian. We are told to be clothed with humility, but how? In this study from Ephesians 4:2, we examine not only what humility is but how we as believers can become humble. --------------------- Deeper Christian Bible Study in Ephesians • Study 92 Download the study notes for this episode and get other Christ-centered teaching and resources at: deeperchristian.com/ephesians-study-092/

You have a calling in your life, which is to be conformed in the image of Christ. Knowing about your calling is insufficient; we must live it out. As such, your life must be tested and proven against the perfect standard of Jesus Christ. In this study from Ephesians 4:2-3, we examine humility—the first of Paul’s five initial tests that our lives must reflect if we hope to walk worthy of the calling with which we have been called. --------------------- Deeper Christian Bible Study in Ephesians • Study 91 Download the study notes for this episode and get other Christ-centered teaching and resources at: deeperchristian.com/ephesians-study-091/

God has a calling on your life and you are commissioned to walk worthy of that high calling. In this study, Nathan Johnson explores Ephesians 4:1 and discusses not only what that high calling in your life is, but how you can live the impossible Christian life.  --------------------- Deeper Christian Bible Study in Ephesians • Study 90 Download the study notes for this episode and get other Christ-centered teaching and resources at: deeperchristian.com/ephesians-study-090/

You have a calling on your life from the King of kings. He has invited you to share in something far more than a profession or obligation. In this study, Nathan Johnson examines our high and holy calling from Ephesians 4:1 and gives two powerful illustrations of how God has invited you into the adventure of a lifetime. --------------------- Deeper Christian Bible Study in Ephesians • Study 89 Download the study notes for this episode and get other Christ-centered teaching and resources at: deeperchristian.com/ephesians-study-089/

Jesus is Lord! But what does that mean practically for our lives as believers? If we are going to truly understand and embrace God’s calling on our lives, we must first embrace the One who has called us. In this study, we look at God being our Lord and Shepherd and the three things these two characteristics of God have in common for our daily lives as Christians. --------------------- Deeper Christian Bible Study in Ephesians • Study 88 Download the study notes for this episode and get other Christ-centered teaching and resources at: deeperchristian.com/ephesians-study-088/

While we know Paul was a prisoner of Rome for the sake of the Gospel, he boldly declares that He is a prison IN the Lord—that his position and focus is Jesus Christ. In order for us to have a proper understanding of God’s calling in our lives, we, like Paul, need to see ourselves in a proper position of humility, submission, and surrender to the One who has called us. In this expositional message from Ephesians 4:1, Nathan Johnson explores what it means to be a prisoner IN the Lord and how that changes everything for a Christian. --------------------- Deeper Christian Bible Study in Ephesians • Study 87 Download the study notes for this episode and get other Christ-centered teaching and resources at: deeperchristian.com/ephesians-study-087/

I recorded this mini-series from Ephesians 4:1-3 in the studio. As such they are a bit shorter and have a slightly different tone than our normal studies. To lay a foundation for this ten-part mini-series, I gave a recap of the previous study I gave, The Practical Outflow of Our Position in Christ. As we begin this new mini-series from Ephesians 4 examining God’s call in our lives, we first need to see the connection between chapters 1-3 and chapters 4-6. Without recognizing that the outflow of the Christian life is based upon God’s inflow, we will either live with hypocrisy or passivity. Join me in this overview message looking at the importance of knowing all of Ephesians to properly understand God’s calling in the life of a believer. --------------------- Deeper Christian Bible Study in Ephesians • Study 86 Download the study notes for this episode and get other Christ-centered teaching and resources at: deeperchristian.com/ephesians-study-086/

The Christian life is all about our position in Christ. Yet many Christians will either know their position and not live it out or they try to produce “religious activities” out of their own strength and resource without having the life of Christ within. Both can be dangerous. In Paul’s epistle to the Ephesians, he spends half the letter addressing their position in Christ, and then exhorts them to live it out in the everyday moments of their lives. Join Nathan in this expositional study as he talks about the practical outflow of our position in Christ as we begin to study the second half of the book. --------------------- Deeper Christian Bible Study in Ephesians • Study 85 Download the study notes for this episode and get other Christ-centered teaching and resources at: deeperchristian.com/ephesians-study-085/

All glory and honor and praise belong to our God! Yet for many Christians, this reality is not reflected in their lives nor declared from their lips. In this expositional message, Nathan Johnson examines the end of Paul’s prayer in Ephesians 3:14-21 and explains Paul’s theology of doxology—for God to receive all glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever.  --------------------- Deeper Christian Bible Study in Ephesians • Study 84 Download the study notes for this episode and get other Christ-centered teaching and resources at: deeperchristian.com/ephesians-study-084/

Our lives as Christians are not to be lived from our own strength, wisdom, or resource; rather, our lives are to the vessels through which God can showcase His indescribable power and life through. In this expositional message from Ephesians 3:20, Nathan Johnson talks about God’s power which empowers us to live the impossible Christian life.  --------------------- Deeper Christian Bible Study in Ephesians • Study 83 Download the study notes for this episode and get other Christ-centered teaching and resources at: deeperchristian.com/ephesians-study-083/

As believers, we often live as if God is incapable of handling our issues, problems, or trials. But God not only is able, He is abundantly able to go beyond your wildest thought or desire. In this expositional message from Ephesians 3:20, Nathan Johnson discusses how God loves impossibilities, how He is abundantly able, and yet we often view God as far too small. This message will be an injection of fresh vigor to your faith. --------------------- Deeper Christian Bible Study in Ephesians • Study 82 Download the study notes for this episode and get other Christ-centered teaching and resources at: deeperchristian.com/ephesians-study-082/

In what may be one of the most breathtaking and dumbfounding passages in Scripture, Paul declares he desires us to be “filled up to all the fullness of God.” But what does it mean to be filled with the “fullness of God” and how do we experience such an incredible reality? In this expositional message, Nathan expounds upon Ephesians 3:19 and gives three practical ideas you need to practice so you can experience the fullness of God in your life. --------------------- Deeper Christian Bible Study in Ephesians • Study 81 Download the study notes for this episode and get other Christ-centered teaching and resources at: deeperchristian.com/ephesians-study-081/

The modern church has become obsessed with knowing about God rather than actually knowing God. Similarly, we talk about the love of God, but how often do we truly experience it? In this expositional message from Ephesians 3:18-19, Nathan Johnson talks about the unfathomable love of God and the paradox that Paul calls us to—to comprehend the incomprehensible. --------------------- Deeper Christian Bible Study in Ephesians • Study 80 Download the study notes for this episode and get other Christ-centered teaching and resources at: deeperchristian.com/ephesians-study-080/

There is one primary defining attribute for every Christian: love. According to Paul, our lives are to be rooted and grounded in the life of Christ so that we not only know the depths of love but are also known by this incredible characteristic. In this expositional message of Ephesians 3:17-19, Nathan Johnson talks about what it means to be defined by love and gives three practical outflows of a life of love as we are rooted and grounded in Christ. --------------------- Deeper Christian Bible Study in Ephesians • Study 79 Download the study notes for this episode and get other Christ-centered teaching and resources at: deeperchristian.com/ephesians-study-079/

As Christians, our lives are to be rooted and grounded in love—not in an emotion but in God Himself, for He is love. But what does it mean for us to find our stability, security, and survival in Christ? In this expositional message, Nathan Johnson explores this concept and unpacks what Paul means in Ephesians 3:17—that we should be rooted and grounded in love. --------------------- Deeper Christian Bible Study in Ephesians • Study 78 Download the study notes for this episode and get other Christ-centered teaching and resources at: deeperchristian.com/ephesians-study-078/

Christ is to dwell in our hearts THROUGH FAITH. So what does it mean to walk by faith and live in light of eternity? In this expositional message of Ephesians 3:17, Nathan practically discusses the topic of faith and what it means to live as believers who trust God regardless of the evidence that surrounds us. --------------------- Deeper Christian Bible Study in Ephesians • Study 77 Download the study notes for this episode and get other Christ-centered teaching and resources at: deeperchristian.com/ephesians-study-077/