Media referencing the book of Ephesians

Chapter 1

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Ephesians: Themes in Relationships

Ephesians 1:1-10 SSSH - Ephesians - The Gospel of Relationships A look at the author, recipients and theme of Ephesians....

The Choices We Make

Ephesians 1:1-4 SSSH - Family Seasons "This week, we will look in a very broad way at the question of the choices we make, how we should m...

In the Fullness of Time

Ephesians 1:10 Pastor Doug's Weekly Message The timing of the first coming of Christ teaches us lessons about preparation for His second coming....

Fishers of Men

Ephesians 1:11 Bible Answers Live In 2011 Guinness World Record holder Jeff Kolodzinski set a new fishing record, using nothing more t...

Holy Spirit, Part 1: The Necessity

Ephesians 1:13 Pastor Doug's Weekly Message The Bible teaches about a triune God of which the Holy Spirit, a person of the Godhead. The Bible be...

Satan: the Great Deceiver

Ephesians 1:13 Bible Answers Live Ferdinand Waldo Demara Jr., better known as Fred Demara, must have been one of the most prolific and...

The Battle of Armageddon, Pt. 1

Ephesians 1:13 Amazing Facts with Doug Batchelor Armageddon. This scary word from the book of Revelation is an enigma for most Bible scholars. What i...

God’s Seal or the Beast’s Mark?

Ephesians 1:13-14 SSSH - Preparation for the End Time "Why is the Sabbath so important, and what special significance does it have for Christians?"...

Praise and Prayer

Ephesians 1:15-23 SSSH - Ephesians - The Gospel of Relationships Paul was a man of praise and prayer, and he commends the Ephesian church for being the same way....

Deadly Frogs in Revelation

Ephesians 1:18 Bible Answers Live Scattered through the rain forests of Central and South America can be found some of the brightest a...

The Power of the Exalted Jesus

Ephesians 1:19-20 SSSH - Ephesians (2023) Why is it important always to thank God in prayer for what you have to be thankful for?...

Worthy Is the Lamb

Ephesians 1:20-23 SSSH - The Book of Revelation "The central issue in the great controversy between God and Satan is about who has the right to rule...

Where Is the Temple of the Lord? Pt. 2

Ephesians 1:22 Pastor Doug's Weekly Message Where is the temple of the Lord? Once we understand the themes of the temple, more of the Bible make...

God’s Grand, Christ-Centered Plan

Ephesians 1:3 SSSH - Ephesians (2023) What does it mean to you that through Christ’s atoning sacrifice you are forgiven and redeemed? What...

The Key to Unity

Ephesians 1:3-14 SSSH - Oneness in Christ "How can we have unity even when we don’t always agree on everything?"...

Who Is Jesus Christ?

Ephesians 1:3-5 SSSH - The Book of Luke "Who is Jesus Christ? This question is not a philosophical or a sociological gimmick. It gets to th...

Atonement and the Divine Initiative

Ephesians 1:4-10 SSSH - Atonement and the Cross of Christ The atonement is God's plan to rescue fallen humanity and restore us to our rightful place in the un...

What God Has Done

Ephesians 1:4-14 SSSH - Ephesians - The Gospel of Relationships A look at the "mystery" of predestination....

Little Times of Trouble

Ephesians 1:7 SSSH - Family Seasons 'We all have things that anger us, even to the point of pain. And, in some cases, we probably are ju...

Paul and the Ephesians

Ephesians 1:9-10 SSSH - Ephesians (2023) How can the message of Ephesians be summarized? From prison, Paul sets forth a vision of God’s Chris...

Chapter 2

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The Church: God's Workmanship

Ephesians 2:1-10 SSSH - Ephesians - The Gospel of Relationships The universal consequence of sin is death to the human family, but God's solution is life through fa...

The Fruit of the Spirit is Goodness

Ephesians 2:10 SSSH - The Fruit of the Spirit Because the word "good" is used so flippantly by so many, the only way to measure what is truly "goo...

The Ministry of Peter

Ephesians 2:11-19 SSSH - The Book of Acts "What does it mean to you to be called a “Christian”? What about your life is truly Christian? That ...

Keys to Family Unity - 2006

Ephesians 2:11-22 SSSH - Families in the Family of God Christ's principles and example should heal the physical and the church families, but this only happ...

The Church Without Walls

Ephesians 2:11-22 SSSH - Ephesians - The Gospel of Relationships Outside of Christ, humanity builds walls to alienate its various groups, but Christ erases the walls...

The Key to Unity

Ephesians 2:11-22 SSSH - Oneness in Christ "How can we have unity even when we don’t always agree on everything?"...

Horizontal Atonement: The Cross and the Church

Ephesians 2:13-14 SSSH - Ephesians (2023) How might your church play a positive role in actualizing the unifying work Christ already has accom...

The Most Convincing Proof

Ephesians 2:13-16 SSSH - Oneness in Christ "What kind of witness do you present to others? What would one find in your life that would make the...

Eighteen Reasons - Part 1

Ephesians 2:15 Joe Crews Radio Sermons Were the Ten Commandments abolished? Some feel there are Bible texts which provide God's law was set...

Plague of Gossip

Ephesians 2:15 Bible Answers Live The city of Tehran has a super-sized pest problem. It is reported that the capital of Iran has more ...

Rest in Peace

Ephesians 2:15 Bible Answers Live In 1876, a handful of former counterfeiters botched a morbid plan to kidnap the body of Abraham Linc...

The Chosen People, Pt. 4

Ephesians 2:19 Bible Talk Does the temple of God need to be rebuilt in Jerusalem in order to fulfill prophecy? What does the B...

A Family of Families

Ephesians 2:19-20 SSSH - Families in the Family of God The family has its origin in the Garden of Eden. Our spiritual family, the church, is composed of a ...

Advindication Part 5: Justifying the Judgment

Ephesians 2:19-22 Pastor Doug's Weekly Message This is the fifth in a series on dealing with objections people have toward certain teachings of the...

Peter and the Rock

Ephesians 2:20 SSSH - The Book of Matthew "Peter and the disciples were gradually learning what true faith is. True faith isn't supposed to b...

How God Rescues Us

Ephesians 2:4-5 SSSH - Ephesians (2023) Who hasn’t experienced just how corrupted our own nature is, even after we have given ourselves to J...

Be Who You Are

Ephesians 2:8 SSSH - Feed My Sheep "How 'like Christ' are you? In what areas can you do better?"...

Offerings of Gratitude

Ephesians 2:8 SSSH - Stewardship: Motives of the Heart "Giving generously, whether from means, time, or talent, is a powerful means of living our faith and...

Prayer

Ephesians 2:8 Joe Crews Radio Sermons Man's ultimate quest of the ages is peace with God. Prayer is the greatest resource for bringing us ...

Seven Steps to Stronger Faith

Ephesians 2:8 Pastor Doug's Weekly Message Faith is essential in being saved. Do you have enough faith? Do you want more faith? ...

Seven Steps to Stronger Faith

Ephesians 2:8 Amazing Facts with Doug Batchelor Is your faith small? Do you struggle with trusting God? These 7 steps are for you....

The Fruit of the Holy Spirit

Ephesians 2:8 SSSH - The Holy Spirit Receiving the Holy Spirit produces certain characteristics, called fruits, in believers' lives....

The Ten Commandments, Pt. 5

Ephesians 2:8 Bible Talk What does the Bible say about keeping the law? Are we not under grace? Is the law valid? This talk d...

Ephesians in the Heart

Ephesians 2:8-10 SSSH - Ephesians (2023) What important truths embedded in Ephesians should continue to shape our lives as believers?...

Living the Gospel

Ephesians 2:8-10 SSSH - The Least of These: Ministering to Those in Need 'We can accept that God loves people other than just ourselves. He loves those we love, and we rejoi...

Seventh-Day Adventists - Facts and Fables

Ephesians 2:8-10 Pastor Doug's Weekly Message What is a Seventh-day Adventist? What are the facts and what is fiction about Seventh-day Adventist...

The Meaning of the Judgment Today

Ephesians 2:8-10 SSSH - The Gospel - 1844 - and Judgment The heavenly judgment is not just an interesting Bible study it affects the way we live our lives to...

What is Salvation?, Pt. 4

Ephesians 2:8-10 Bible Talk This is the fourth in a series on salvation. We can have the assurance of being saved, but we've lea...

Conversion

Ephesians 2:8-9 Joe Crews Radio Sermons Space travel interests many people, but the practical limitations make it seem impossible. There is ...

Faith

Ephesians 2:8-9 SSSH - The Christian Life Faith affects the entire person and guides how we relate to God and to each other....

God's Free Grace

Ephesians 2:8-9 Joe Crews Radio Sermons God created laws to govern mankind in relationship to Himself and others. Unlike the laws that gover...

Inflation and Free Gifts

Ephesians 2:8-9 Joe Crews Radio Sermons In an age of inflation and increasing prices in the cost of living, the Bible teaches us the greates...

Is Baptism Necessary for Salvation?

Ephesians 2:8-9 Byron Spears Do we really need to be baptized? Does God require this for salvation?...

The Ten Commandments, Pt. 1

Ephesians 2:8-9 Bible Talk Does God have a remedy for today's lawless society? What does the Bible say about this lawlessness? ...

What Must I Do? - Part 2

Ephesians 2:8-9 Joe Crews Radio Sermons What must we do to be saved? This broadcast continues a study of God's plan of salvation. We are all...

Chapter 3

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God's Mystery: The Universal Fellowship

Ephesians 3:1-21 SSSH - Ephesians - The Gospel of Relationships Paul describes the mystery of how a diverse group of people can become one through the blood of Chri...

Love Is Greater

Ephesians 3:17-19 Pastor Doug's Weekly Message Our main life priorities should be to know the love of God, and to share the love of God....

The Mystery of the Gospel

Ephesians 3:20-21 SSSH - Ephesians (2023) How can we learn to trust God and His ways amid what can be very trying circumstances?...

Forgotten Day - Part 1

Ephesians 3:9 Joe Crews Radio Sermons Many believe the reference in Revelation to "the Lord's day" is Sunday. But a careful examination of...

The Sabbath and the End

Ephesians 3:9 SSSH - Three Cosmic Messages Satan has made every attempt to distort the idea of Creation because he hates Jesus and does not wan...

Chapter 4

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Community

Ephesians 4:1-13 SSSH - The Christian Life God created humanity to be social, and church provides a valuable social environment for His people ...

Social Support: The Tie That Binds

Ephesians 4:1-16 SSSH - Health & Healing People were created to be social beings, and an adequate social network of love and support can prev...

Unity Amid Diversity

Ephesians 4:1-16 SSSH - Ephesians - The Gospel of Relationships The midpoint of the epistle shifts in focus from unity to the Christian life....

Relationships

Ephesians 4:1-3 SSSH - Jesus Wept: The Bible and Human Emotions Relationships can make us joyful or miserable. The Bible offers guidelines to improve your relations...

Many Members, One Body

Ephesians 4:1-6 Pastor Doug's Weekly Message We are more powerful for Christ as we work together....

Are all the gifts of the Spirit available to the church today?

Ephesians 4:11 Bible Question Archive This caller asks if spiritual gifts are available to the church today. More specifically are dramati...

If Each One Would Reach One

Ephesians 4:11-12 Pastor Doug's Weekly Message Every Christian should be equipped to be a minister, to go out and share Jesus and the gospel with o...

Spiritual Gifts for Evangelism and Witnessing

Ephesians 4:11-12 SSSH - Evangelism and Witnessing "Spiritual gifts are special attributes given to each member to be used for God's glory and for the ...

The Unified Body of Christ

Ephesians 4:11-12 SSSH - Ephesians (2023) Paul’s picture of a healthy, unified body helps us understand God’s goal for us: to be parts of a fr...

Spiritual Gifts and Prophecy

Ephesians 4:11-13 SSSH - The Prophetic Gift The Bible promises that spiritual gifts will be manifest in the church until Christ's return, but we...

Divided or United

Ephesians 4:13 Amazing Facts with Doug Batchelor The devil is intent on dividing people and churches. Sin ultimately separates us from God and Satan ...

Growing Through the Word

Ephesians 4:14-15 SSSH - Thy Word Is a Lamp Unto My Feet: The Bible for Today The Bible underscores the need for spiritual growth once we accept Jesus Christ....

Lord of Our Speech

Ephesians 4:15 SSSH - The Spiritual Life - Experiencing Jesus Christ as Lord Christ as Lord means using our gift of speech to the glory of God....

Living the New Life

Ephesians 4:17-32 SSSH - Ephesians - The Gospel of Relationships The new life Christ calls us to lead is not an improvement on the old life, but a transformation of ...

Christ-Shaped Lives and Spirit-Inspired Speech

Ephesians 4:22-24 SSSH - Ephesians (2023) Think about the power of your words. How can you use them to be uplifting, encouraging, and faith-bu...

Has Holy Wedlock Become Unholy Deadlock?

Ephesians 4:26 New Revelation The family unit is the basic building block of society. When the sacred institution of marriage is n...

Little Times of Trouble

Ephesians 4:26 SSSH - Family Seasons 'We all have things that anger us, even to the point of pain. And, in some cases, we probably are ju...

Is My Christianity Real? Pt. 2

Ephesians 4:29 Pastor Doug's Weekly Message Do we know that our Christianity is authentic? We get preoccupied with the "actions" and forget abo...

The Holy Spirit and the Church

Ephesians 4:3-5 SSSH - The Holy Spirit and Spirituality "It is the Holy Spirit who creates a spiritual community and fellowship that has the Written Word of...

Grieving and Resisting the Spirit

Ephesians 4:30 SSSH - The Holy Spirit and Spirituality "This week we will study biblical aspects that deal with the grieving, quenching, and resisting the ...

Point of No Return - Part 2

Ephesians 4:30 Joe Crews Radio Sermons This broadcast continues a study on the unpardonable sin, the sin which we refuse to confess. Judas ...

Satan: the Great Deceiver

Ephesians 4:30 Bible Answers Live Ferdinand Waldo Demara Jr., better known as Fred Demara, must have been one of the most prolific and...

What does it mean to blaspheme against the Holy Spirit?

Ephesians 4:30 Bible Question Archive What does it mean to blaspheme against the Holy Spirit? This does not have to do with making verbal ...

Kindness

Ephesians 4:32 Joe Crews Radio Sermons It's easy to talk about kindness but hard to practice it. This broadcast discusses what the Bible sa...

A Prophet in the River

Ephesians 4:4-5 Amazing Facts with Doug Batchelor If baptism is the first thing it talks about in the gospel, and the last thing it talks about in the...

Baptism, Pt. 2

Ephesians 4:5 Bible Talk This is the second part in a series on what the Bible says about baptism. Jesus states that a person...

Buried and Forgotten by God

Ephesians 4:5 New Revelation The Bible teaches that baptism marks a turning point in our submission to God. You change masters. I...

Reasons of Ritual

Ephesians 4:5 Joe Crews Radio Sermons The Bible teaching of baptism celebrates the birth, marriage, and death of a person giving their lif...

True Church Today - Part 1

Ephesians 4:5-14 Joe Crews Radio Sermons There are so many voices and denominations claiming to be the true church. God does not want us to b...

True Church Today - Part 1

Ephesians 4:5-14 Joe Crews Radio Sermons There are so many voices and denominations claiming to be the true church. God does not want us to b...

The Holy Spirit and the Gifts of the Spirit

Ephesians 4:7 SSSH - The Holy Spirit and Spirituality "This week we will study the Holy Spirit as the Sovereign Giver of God’s remarkable gifts and look a...

Explain about the resurrection that occurred at the death of Jesus

Ephesians 4:8 Bible Question Archive Does the Bible say who was included in this resurrection and did they ascend afterwards into heaven?...

Resurrection of Jesus

Ephesians 4:8 Bible Answers Live Back in February 1961, a young Russian physician, Leonid Rosa Gulf, started to feel tired, weak and ...

Understanding Tongues

Ephesians 4:8 Amazing Facts with Doug Batchelor What does it really mean to "speak in tongues"? God is not the author of confusion....

Chapter 5

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The Christian Walk

Ephesians 5:1-21 SSSH - Ephesians - The Gospel of Relationships While exhorting the Ephesians to live a life by the Spirit, he gives several reasons to do so....

Colorful Cosmetics & Jewelry

Ephesians 5:10 Creeping Compromise Every point of our faith and doctrine should be based soundly on doing God's will. We should always...

Fire Escape Religion

Ephesians 5:10 Joe Crews Radio Sermons What is the truth about God's law? Was it done away with? Do we need to seek to be obedient to the T...

The Discipline of Discipleship, Pt. 2

Ephesians 5:15-16 Pastor Doug's Weekly Message The second of a two-part series on discipline and discipleship. Jesus calls us to have order and sel...

Wasting Nothing Good

Ephesians 5:15-16 Pastor Doug's Weekly Message God doesn't like waste. We should be careful not to squander the precious resources that He has give...

Living Wisely

Ephesians 5:15-17 SSSH - Ephesians (2023) What are some of the “empty words” that in our day and age we need to be wary of? What strategies m...

The Habits of a Steward

Ephesians 5:15-17 SSSH - Stewardship: Motives of the Heart "Of all the good habits a Christian could have, seeking God first thing every day would have to be t...

The Baptism and Filling of the Holy Spirit

Ephesians 5:18 SSSH - The Holy Spirit and Spirituality "As Christians, we must be filled with the Holy Spirit. Without Him, our witness will be powerless a...

The Baptism of the Holy Spirit

Ephesians 5:18 SSSH - The Holy Spirit The Bible contains several stories about a believer's experience when he is baptized by the Holy Spi...

Words Are Powerful

Ephesians 5:18 Bible Answers Live There’s an island in the north Arctic sea called Kaldai which contains perhaps the most curious lake...

Words of Truth

Ephesians 5:20 SSSH - The Book of Proverbs "It is not enough for the student to listen or even to understand intellectually, what is being taug...

Christian Relationships

Ephesians 5:21-33 SSSH - Ephesians - The Gospel of Relationships Christianity is a communal religion, and the Bible outlines what Christian relationships should look...

The Adventist Ordination Crisis, Pt. 2

Ephesians 5:22-24 Pastor Doug's Weekly Message Should women be ordained as pastors? This is a sensitive, important subject that can be divisive. W...

The Adventist Ordination Crisis, Pt. 1

Ephesians 5:22-26 Pastor Doug's Weekly Message Should women be ordained as pastors? This is a sensitive, important subject that can be divisive. W...

Has Holy Wedlock Become Unholy Deadlock?

Ephesians 5:22-33 New Revelation The family unit is the basic building block of society. When the sacred institution of marriage is n...

Lord of Our Relationships

Ephesians 5:22-33 SSSH - The Spiritual Life - Experiencing Jesus Christ as Lord Mankind was created to have relationships with God and each other. Christ shows us heaven's standard...

Church Organization and Unity

Ephesians 5:23-27 SSSH - Oneness in Christ "Our acknowledgment of Christ as the Head of the church helps us remember to whom our ultimate alleg...

Jacob and Rachel: Labor of Love

Ephesians 5:25 SSSH - For Better or for Worse: Lessons From Old testament Couples Jacob was willing to work for fourteen years to earn Rachel's hand in marriage because of his unwave...

Husbands and Wives: Together at the Cross

Ephesians 5:25-27 SSSH - Ephesians (2023) Paul cites the example of Jesus to both wives and husbands. What can you learn from Jesus about lovi...

Does the 'holy laughter' movement have any support in Scripture?

Ephesians 5:4 Bible Question Archive Does the 'holy laughter' movement have any support in Scripture?...

Walking in Integrity

Ephesians 5:8-9 Amazing Facts with Doug Batchelor Walking with God doesn't just mean that you occasionally think about God and you come to church once...

Chapter 6

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Is Baptism Necessary for Salvation?

Ephesians 6:1-3 Byron Spears Do we really need to be baptized? Does God require this for salvation?...

Christian Relationships

Ephesians 6:1-9 SSSH - Ephesians - The Gospel of Relationships Christianity is a communal religion, and the Bible outlines what Christian relationships should look...

Behind the Devil's Hand

Ephesians 6:10 Joe Crews Radio Sermons Is there a devil? Is evil a myth? Satan is very real just as God is real. He is a supernatural being...

The Truth about Angels Part 2

Ephesians 6:10 Pastor Doug's Weekly Message This is the second in a two-part series on angels. The Bible teaches that there are good angels and ...

The Call To Stand

Ephesians 6:10-11 SSSH - Ephesians (2023) What should Paul's warning that we fight not against flesh and blood but against supernatural enemie...

The Christian Warfare

Ephesians 6:10-12 SSSH - Ephesians - The Gospel of Relationships Christians face a real adversary: the devil....

Purity

Ephesians 6:10-18 Mighty Men of God When you think of purity you generally think of a pure woman. But what about a pure man? Does this t...

Spiritual Warfare, Pt. 2

Ephesians 6:10-18 Pastor Doug's Weekly Message There is a very real war going on around us at all times. A war that cannot be fought with guns and ...

Weapons in the Church

Ephesians 6:10-18 Pastor Doug's Weekly Message What weapons can we have in church? We trust the Lord but we must also be practical and protect eac...

Spiritual Warfare, Pt. 1

Ephesians 6:12 Pastor Doug's Weekly Message Do you know how to engage in spiritual warfare? What weapons do you use on an enemy that you can't ...

Arming for Victory

Ephesians 6:13 SSSH - Growing In Christ "Every believer must be personally and individually armed as we each find ourselves immersed in the ...

Stewards After Eden

Ephesians 6:13-17 SSSH - Stewardship: Motives of the Heart "Why is it so important for us to learn to trust in and believe in spiritual things that we don’t fu...

The Christian Armor

Ephesians 6:13-18 SSSH - Ephesians - The Gospel of Relationships Using military imagery, Paul describes how to withstand the assaults of the enemy....

Spiritual Warfare, Pt. 2

Ephesians 6:14-18 Amazing Facts with Doug Batchelor Part two of Pastor Doug's series on Spiritual Warfare. There is a spiritual battle going on all aro...

Waging Peace

Ephesians 6:16-17 SSSH - Ephesians (2023) In what ways can we, as a corporate body, work together in the great controversy, in order to help e...

A Tale of Two Women, Pt. 1

Ephesians 6:17 Amazing Facts with Doug Batchelor If you're going to choose a church to join, you must do it based on the church's doctrines. How do y...

Explain Jesus' instructions regarding using swords.

Ephesians 6:17 Bible Question Archive Explain Jesus' instructions regarding using swords. There is a misunderstanding of Jesus' words in t...

The Christian's Guide

Ephesians 6:17 SSSH - The Holy Spirit The Holy Spirit speaks to and guides those who have a relationship with Him....

Escape from the World’s Ways

Ephesians 6:18 SSSH - Stewardship: Motives of the Heart "What do you pray for? What do your prayers tell about your priorities? What other things might you ...

How to Talk to God, Pt. 1

Ephesians 6:18 Bible Talk One of the important parts of a deeper relationship with God is prayer. What is prayer? How do you p...

The Priority of Prayer: Pt. 2 - The Keys to Answered Prayer

Ephesians 6:18 Pastor Doug's Weekly Message What should be the priority of our prayers? Is there a key to getting the answers we want?...

Honor Within the Family

Ephesians 6:4 Ten Commandments The fifth commandment is about honoring, respecting, and caring for parents. It is the first comman...

Loving Discipline

Ephesians 6:4 Pastor Doug's Weekly Message Christians should love disciplines and any discipline given should be done in love. Every Christian ...

Practicing Supreme Loyalty to Christ

Ephesians 6:9 SSSH - Ephesians (2023) Practicing Supreme Loyalty to Christ...