Spelling Jesus

Joe Stewart

Sunday, September 14, 2025

Sunday Morning

Spelling Jesus

Ephesians focuses on the themes of God’s redemptive plan through Jesus, the unity and new identity of the church, spiritual blessings, and practical guidance for living as followers of Christ. Ephesians is a “crash course” in basic Christianity, providing instruction about salvation, relationships with the church, spiritual transformation, and standing firm amidst spiritual conflict.

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First Baptist Church Seminole Tx

202 SW Ave B, Seminole, TX 79360, USA

Sunday 5:00 AM

The Church - Ephesians 4

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You cannot spell Jesus without us.

Jesus is in us, with us, for us, and lives through us.

My identity in Christ is the basis for my activity.

Ephesians 4:1-16 NLT

Therefore I, a prisoner for serving the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of your calling, for you have been called by God.Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s faults because of your love.Make every effort to keep yourselves united in the Spirit, binding yourselves together with peace.For there is one body and one Spirit, just as you have been called to one glorious hope for the future.There is one Lord, one faith, one baptismone God and Father of all, who is over all, in all, and living through all.However, he has given each one of us a special gift through the generosity of Christ.That is why the Scriptures say, “When he ascended to the heights, he led a crowd of captives and gave gifts to his people.”Notice that it says “he ascended.” This clearly means that Christ also descended to our lowly world.And the same one who descended is the one who ascended higher than all the heavens, so that he might fill the entire universe with himself.Now these are the gifts Christ gave to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers.Their responsibility is to equip God’s people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ.This will continue until we all come to such unity in our faith and knowledge of God’s Son that we will be mature in the Lord, measuring up to the full and complete standard of Christ.Then we will no longer be immature like children. We won’t be tossed and blown about by every wind of new teaching. We will not be influenced when people try to trick us with lies so clever they sound like the truth.Instead, we will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ, who is the head of his body, the church.He makes the whole body fit together perfectly. As each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts grow, so that the whole body is healthy and growing and full of love.

Ephesians 3:20-21 NIV

Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within usto him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.

• Jesus calls us to lovingly Walk Worthy.

• Jesus challenges us to eagerly Keep Unity.

• Jesus empowers us to victoriously participate in the Works of Ministry.

• Jesus implores us to consistently Grow to Maturity.

• Jesus calls us to lovingly Walk Worthy.

Ephesians 4:1-2 NIV

As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received.Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.

Jesus challenges us to eagerly Keep Unity.

Ephesians 4:3-6 NIV

Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were calledone Lord, one faith, one baptismone God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.

John 17:20-21 NIV

“My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their messagethat all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me.

Colossians 1:19-20 NIV

For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in himand through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.

Ephesians 2:2 NIV

in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient.

Ephesians 4:27 NKJV

nor give place to the devil.

Ephesians 6:11-12 NIV

Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

Ephesians 6:16 NIV

In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.

Jesus empowers us to victoriously participate in the Works of Ministry.

Ephesians 4:7-12 NIV

But to each one of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it.This is why it says: “When he ascended on high, he took many captives and gave gifts to his people.”(What does “he ascended” mean except that he also descended to the lower, earthly regions?He who descended is the very one who ascended higher than all the heavens, in order to fill the whole universe.)So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachersto equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up

We live in rebellious denial of the enemy having any control over our life or body. Whitney Capps

• Jesus implores us to consistently Grow to Maturity.

Ephesians 4:13-16 NIV

until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming.Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ.From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.

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Unity and Teamwork in Christ
•What does it mean to “represent Team Jesus” even though Christians have different roles and gifts?
•How does the analogy of an orchestra or a puzzle help illustrate the importance of unity in the church?
•Why is it significant that you cannot spell Jesus without us? What does it mean that “Jesus is in us, with us, for us, and lives through us”? How does this influence our actions and relationships with others?

Identity and Purpose
•According to the passage, how does understanding our identity in Christ change the way we live and serve?
•Pastor Joe says, “I live from approval not for approval.” What does this look like in daily life?
•Review the list of things God has done for “us” (blessed, chosen, redeemed, forgiven, etc.). Which one stands out most, and why?

The Church’s Mission
•Joe states, “The church isn’t random but central. The power of God flows through the church.” What does this mean for our involvement in church life?
•How does Ephesians 4:7 and 4:16 shape our understanding of serving, partnering, and growing as a church?
•What does it look like for a church to operate from “unity without uniformity”? Why is this important?

Practical Application
•The outline includes four calls: Walk Worthy, Keep Unity, Works of Ministry, and Grow to Maturity. Which area comes easiest, and which is most challenging for you, and why?
•How can you contribute your unique gifts and abilities to “advance the mission of Jesus victoriously” through the local church?
•In practical terms, what does it mean to “walk worthy” of your calling, as mentioned in verses 1-2?

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