Ephesians and Philippians

Prison Epistles

Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, Philemon

Ekklesia

Greek word for Church

2 meanings of the word church

Universal church
local church

Universal church

Consist of of every saved person (worldwide), both dead and alive
Christ is the head
Whole body of Christ

Local church

Gathering of the living saved (and unsaved)
Part of the body of Christ
Physical, specific location

Role of the Pastor-teacher

equip the people for ministry and service

Explain submission between Husbands and Wives

mutual submission, work together

Explain submission between parents and children

children obey thier parents
parents respect their children

Explain submission between employers and employees

employers and employees are both responsible

Ephesus was famous as the location of...

Temple of Diana, the largest Greek temple ever constructed

3 metaphors to describe the church

Body of Christ
Bride of Christ
Temple of Christ

Who is Head of the Church

Christ

What phrase is used in Ephesians 35 times?

In Christ

Belt of Truth

holds everything together and is where weapons hang
Paul likens it to how we should compare everything to God's truth

Breastplate of Righteousness

Protects the vital organs
protects our heart where our trust, self worth, and emotions lay

Helmet of Salvation

Protects the head and brain
paul likens it to assurance of salvation

Shoes of Peace

Gives us sure footing
enables us to envangalize
leads us to the truth in God's word

Sheild of Faith

Protects us from fiery darts/arrows
gives us faith to fight temptations

Sword of the Spirit

only weapon a Christain has
is the Word of God

Armor of God consists of what?

Belt of Truth
Breastplate of Righteousness
Helmet of Salvation
Shoes of PEace
Sheild of Faith
Sword of the Spirit

Pual wrote the Book of Philippians to thank the church at Philippi for:

sending Paul a gift of money while he was in prison

Koinonia

Fellowship
the ability of Christians to share

Kenosis

How God laid aside his rights to become the perfect human for us

Interesting facts about the philippi church (3)

1st church in Europe
Women had a prominant Position
Lydia (a purple cloth maker) was the 1st convert

According to Philippians 2, why did God highly exalt Jesus and give Him a name above every other name?

Because He humbled Himself and became obedient to death, even death on a cross

Each chapter in Philippians emphasizes a different result of "having the attitude of Christ" what are the 4 results?

Joy (ch. 1)
Humility (ch 2)
Balance (ch 3)
Peace (ch 4)

Humility does not mean you _____________; It means you ___________________

think of yourself any less
think of yourself less

Book of Philippiasn is the... "_______"

Epistle of Joy

When Christ came to earth as a man, He did not lay aside His _______, but He did lay aside His ______________________________

diety
divine rights to act as God

Happiness vs. Joy

Happiness- temperary, dependent on circumstances, emotional response, Having what you want
Joy- eternal, seperate from circumstances, Act of Will, Wanting what you have