#20 - Being Built Together

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Session 3 – Ben O’Donoghue Being built together (Eph 2-4) “In Him [Christ Jesus, the Cornerstone] you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit” Ephesians 2:22 What this looks like in the Letter to the Ephesians: 1. A SHARED REALITY: “we all… like the rest of mankind…” • “were dead in transgressions and sins” (2:1), “following the course of this world” (2:2-3), • “separated from Christ… having no hope and without God in the world” (2:12) “But God being rich in mercy…” • “made us alive together with Christ” (2:4) and saved us by grace, through faith (2:8) • So “you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ” (2:13) • “[Jesus] himself is our peace” (2:14) who “came and preached peace” (2:17) • “through him we [both/all] have access in one Spirit to the Father” (2:18) 2. A SHARED RELATIONSHIP: In Christ you are now… • “fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God” (2:19), • “built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus being the cornerstone” (2:20) • “joined together, [growing] into a holy temple in the Lord” (2:21) • “being built together into a dwelling place for God” (2:22) 3. A SHARED RESPONSIBILITY: “grace was given to each one of us” (4:7), • “to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ” (4:12-13) • “with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love” (4:2) • “speaking the truth in love” (4:15) • “Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up…that it may give grace to those who hear” (4:29) • “Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you” (4:32) 4. A SHARED RESULT: “to bring to light for everyone… the mystery hidden for ages in God” (3:9) • “so that through the church the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known” (3: 9-10, cf. v.6). • “To the praise of His glorious grace”! (1:6)