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BIG IDEA: At one time, we were separated from God and his people, but have now been brought near in Christ and by his blood.  OUTLINE:  Remember: We Were Formerly Without (vs. 11-12) Christ’s Mediation Covenant People Confident Expectation Communion with God Remember: We Are Now Brought Near (v. 13) To God To His People By Blood In Christ RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; The Lectio Continua Commentary: Ephesians by Ian Hamilton; The Letter to the Ephesians: An Exegetical and Theological Commentary by Thomas Schreiner; Ephesians Commentary by William Hendricksen; Ephesians Commentary by John Calvin; Institutes of the Christian Religion by John Calvin;

BIG IDEA: Salvation belongs to the Lord.  OUTLINE: You have been saved… By the Grace of God Through Faith from God For Good Works by God RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; The Lectio Continua Commentary: Ephesians by Ian Hamilton; The Letter to the Ephesians: An Exegetical and Theological Commentary by Thomas Schreiner; Ephesians Commentary by William Hendricksen; Ephesians Commentary by John Calvin; Why the Reformation Still Matters by Michael Reeves and Tim Chester; A Body of Divinity by Thomas Watson; Messages to the Multitudes by Charles Spurgeon; The Works of Martin Luther by Martin Luther; A New Birth by J.C. Ryle;

BIG IDEA: Because of God’s measureless mercy and lavish love, we have been graciously given new life in Christ, so that God might forever display his glorious grace.  OUTLINE: Five facets of our new life in Christ: 1. Its Author 2. Its Source 3. Its Nature 4. Its Victory 5. Its Purpose RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Union With Christ: The Blessings of Being In Him by Sinclair Ferguson; A Body of Divinity by Thomas Watson; The Lectio Continua Commentary: Ephesians by Ian Hamilton; The Letter to the Ephesians: An Exegetical and Theological Commentary by Thomas Schreiner;

BIG IDEA: The Christian’s story begins like everyone else’s: being born dead in sin, colluding with God’s enemies, and deserving God’s wrath. OUTLINE:  1 You Were DEAD Severed from the Source Collaborating with God’s Enemies Born an heir of wrath 2 You WERE Dead RESOURCES:  ESV Study Bible; The Letter To The Ephesians by Schreiner; The Message of Ephesians by Stott; Ephesians by Merida; The Letter to the Ephesians by O’Brien; Let’s Study Ephesians by Ferguson; ‘Things Unseen’ podcast by Ferguson; Ephesians by Hamilton; Ephesians by Boice; Ephesians For You by Coekin; Ephesians by Allen; Pilgrim Theology by Horton.

BIG IDEA: The infinite power of God toward us who believe has been demonstrated in Christ’s resurrection, ascension, reign, and union with his church.  OUTLINE:  God’s Power in Christ’s Conquering God’s Power in Christ’s Kingship God’s Power in Christ’s Communion RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; ESV Expositional Commentary: Ephesians by Benjamin Merkle; The Lectio Continua: Ephesians by Ian Hamilton; Ephesians: An Expositional Commentary by James Montgomery Boice; The Letter to the Ephesians: An Exegetical and Theological Commentary by Thomas Schreiner; Ephesians Commentary by John Calvin; The Ascension of Christ: Recovering A Neglected Doctrine by Patrick Schreiner; Reformed Systematic Theology: Volume 3 by Joel Beeke and Paul Smalley;

BIG IDEA: Pray for the Spirit’s work in our midst that we might know the glorious God and his glorious salvation.  OUTLINE:  The Petition for Illumination The Purposes of Illumination To Know the Hope To Know the Riches To Know the Power RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; BDAG ed. Frederick William Danker; The Letter to the Ephesians: An Exegetical and Theological Commentary by Thomas Schreiner; The Lectio Continua Commentary: Ephesians by Ian Hamilton; An Expositional Commentary: Ephesians by James Montgomery Boice; Ephesians Commentary by John Calvin; A Call to Spiritual Reformation by DA Carson; Concise Theology by JI Packer;

BIG IDEA: Christians should listen for, give thanks for, and pray for God’s work in the life of the saints. OUTLINE: 1 Listening For God’s Workmanship 2 Giving Thanks For God’s Workmanship 3 Praying For God’s Workmanship RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Ephesians For You by Coekin; Let’s Study Ephesians by Ferguson; Ephesians by Stott; The Letter To The Ephesians by Schreiner; A Call To Spiritual Reformation by Carson; Ephesians by Chapell; New Testament Commentary by Baker; Ephesians by Allen; Ephesians by Merida.

BIG IDEA: The inexhaustible Fountain of Love has shown his love and is the source of love among us.  OUTLINE:  The Perfection of Love The Communication of Love The Congregation of Love RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Tyndale New Testament Commentaries: The Letters of John by John Stott; The New American Commentary: 1, 2, 3 John by Daniel Akin; A Body of Doctrinal Divinity by John Gill; The Pleasures of God by John Piper; Heaven Is A World of Love by Jonathan Edwards; God Is by Mark Jones; Reformed Systematic Theology by Joel Beeke and Paul Smalley; Enjoying God: Finding Hope in the Attributes of God by RC Sproul;

BIG IDEA: God is just, the Rock of righteousness who is never wrong.  OUTLINE:  The God of Justice His Works of Justice Our Response to Justice RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Understanding the Bible Commentary Series: Deuteronomy by Christopher Wright; The New American Commentary: Deuteronomy by Eugene Merrill; The Justice and Goodness of God: A Biblical Case for the Final Judgment by Thomas Schreiner; Reformed Systematic Theology by Joel Beeke and Paul Smalley; The Existence and Attributes of God by Stephen Charnock; The Attributes of God: An Introduction by Gerald Bray; Everyone’s A Theologian by R.C. Sproul; Enjoying God: Finding Hope in the Attributes of God by R.C. Sproul; Knowledge of the Holy by A.W. Tozer;

BIG IDEA: God is infinitely majestic and pure, and his holiness demands our worship, confession, and witness. OUTLINE:  God’s Matchless Majesty God’s Perfect Purity God’s Covenantal Call RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; The Book of Isaiah: A Commentary by Edward J. Young; Isaiah Commentary by John Calvin; Holiness by John Webster; The Holiness of God by R..C Sproul; The Existence and Attributes of God by Stephen Charnock; Reformed Systematic Theology by Joel Beeke and Paul Smalley;

BIG IDEA: God is good.  OUTLINE: 1 He is always giving 2 the best possible gifts. RESOURCES: The Existence & Attributes of God vol II by Charnock; God Is by Jones; Knowledge of the Holy by Tozer; Reformed Systematic Theology by Beeke & Smalley; The Doctrine of God by Bavinck; The Sermon on the Mount and Human Flourishing by Pennington; Matthew vol I by Doriani; Sermon on the Mount by Stott; ESV Study Bible.

BIG IDEA: Being immutable, God is therefore impassible and cannot be acted upon by creatures. OUTLINE: Is God impassible? 1) Yes. 2) Really? 3) So? RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Commentary on the Whole Bible by John Gill; Commentary on the Whole Bible by Matthew Henry; Gnomon of the New Testament by Johann Albrecht Bengel; Commentary on the Holy Scriptures by John Peter Lange; English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole; Notes on the Whole Bible by Albert Barnes; Complete Commentary by John Trapp; Does God Suffer? by Thomas Weinandy; God Without Passions: A Primer by Samuel Renihan; None Greater: The Undomesticated Attributes of God by Matthew Barrett;

BIG IDEA: God will never change, and is therefore worthy of all our trust and confidence.  OUTLINE:  The Treasure of Divine Immutability Some Challenges to Divine Immutability Our Trusting in Divine Immutability RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; ESV Expository Commentary: James by Robert Plummer; No Shadow of Turning: Divine Immutability in the Economy of Redemption by Ronni Kurtz; None Greater: The Undomesticated Attributes of God by Matthew Barrett; All That Is In God: Evangelical Theology and the Challenge of Classical Christian Theism by James Dolezal; The Attributes of God: An Introduction by Gerald Bray; Does God Suffer? by Thomas Weinandy; Reformed Systematic Theology Vol. 1 by Joel Beeke and Paul Smalley; The Existence and Attributes of God by Stephen Charnock; The Doctrine of God by Herman Bavinck;

BIG IDEA: The endless Fountain of Life needs nothing, but gives life freely to us.  OUTLINE: God Is… The Infinite Fountain of Life The Independent Fountain of Life The Inherent Source of Life RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Exodus: Saved For God’s Glory by Phillip Graham Ryken; The Message of Exodus by Alec Motyer; The Fountain of Life: Contemplating the Aseity of God by Samuel Parkison; The Blessed and Boundless God by George Swinnock; Reformed Systematic Theology, Vol. 1 by Joel Beeke & Paul Smalley; God Without Measure: Working Papers in Christian Theology by John Webster;

Big Idea: Be still and know that God knows all. Outline: 1) Omniscience: What It Means 2) Omniscience: What It Means For Us Resources: ESV Study Bible; 1, 2 & 3 John by Derickson; 1, 2, 3, John by Akin; Knowledge of the Holy by Tozer; Concise Theology by Packer; God Is by Jones; The Doctrine of God by Bavinck; The Existence and Attributes of God by Charnock; The Attributes of God by Pink; Imperfect Pastor by Eswine.