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United For Unity — The Close (Ephesians 6:21-24)

Paul wanted the Ephesians to pray more effectively for him and his preaching ministry (Ephesians 6:18-20). Here, he concludes his letter by telling them Tychicus is coming. Tychicus would report…

Nate HoldridgeApril 5, 2019

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Walk In Your Father’s Light, part 2 (Ephesians 5:14-16)

Paul, wanting to urge the church to walk in the Father’s light, uses a quotation to exhort his readers. Many think the quote is a mashup of a few exhortations…

Nate HoldridgeDecember 7, 2018

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Walk In Your Father’s Light, part 1 (Ephesians 5:7-14)

Not only is our Father a God of love (Ephesians 5:1-6), but He is also a God of light (Ephesians 5:7-14). In the passage before us, Paul tells us we…

Nate HoldridgeNovember 30, 2018

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Walk In Your Father’s Love, part 2 (Ephesians 5:3-6)

Paul has just instructed his readers to imitate the love of God as demonstrated in the sacrificial cross of Christ (Ephesians 5:1-2). Our love is to be one which lays…

Nate HoldridgeNovember 23, 2018

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Walk In Your Father’s Love, part 1 (Ephesians 5:1-2)

In other New Testament passages, believers are told to imitate God, to work towards godliness, because of the new nature Christ has implanted within them or because the Holy Spirit…

Nate HoldridgeNovember 16, 2018

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The New You (Continued)/ Hardworking, Edifying, And Kind (Ephesians 4.28-32)

(cont’d) Third, Paul told them to be hardworking — “Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he…

Nate HoldridgeNovember 9, 2018

Christian Life For Men United For Unity

The New You: Truthful And Free Of Anger (Ephesians 4:25-27)

After reminding the Ephesians of what they had learned from Jesus, namely to put off the old and put on the new, Paul explained five areas to take off and…

Nate HoldridgeNovember 2, 2018

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Remember What You Learned (Ephesians 4:20-24)

Paul now reminds the Ephesian church what they had learned by first telling them who they had learned. They had learned Christ! (4 Minutes / 700 Words)

Nate HoldridgeOctober 26, 2018

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United To Your New Self — Who You Are Not (Ephesians 4:17-19)

The transformation of the caterpillar into a butterfly stands as a poignant illustration of the truth Paul next communicates to the Ephesians. He dreams of the Ephesians living in the…

Nate HoldridgeOctober 19, 2018

Christian Life For Pastors United For Unity

The Maximal Functionality Of The Church (Ephesians 4:13-16)

Paul demonstrated how the word of God is meant to interact with the body of Christ to build it up for a life of ministry. Much of this ministry is…

Nate HoldridgeOctober 12, 2018

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Enjoy Christ’s Gift (Ephesians 4:11-12)

God has, Paul told us, given each believer enabling grace. If the blood of Christ covers us, we are part of the larger body of believers. From His exalted seat…

Nate HoldridgeOctober 5, 2018

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Appreciate Christ’s Generosity (Ephesians 4:7-10)

Even though the church is unbreakable and one, we are diverse and varied. Paul tells us “grace was given to each one of us according to the measure of Christ’s…

Nate HoldridgeSeptember 28, 2018

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Believe In The Church’s Unbreakable Oneness (Ephesians 4:4-6)

Paul dreamed of the church. In so doing, he introduced a beautiful truth: the universal church is one because the Triune God is one. (3 Minutes / 500 Words)

Nate HoldridgeSeptember 21, 2018

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Adopt The Right Attitude For Body Life (Ephesians 4:1-3)

Paul saw the church as a body. When healthy, the body can run and jump and move with ease. When sick, the body is hindered from moving the way the…

Nate HoldridgeSeptember 14, 2018

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The Result Of Connection To Christ’s Love (Ephesians 3:20-21)

Paul concluded his prayer, and the first half of his letter to the Ephesians, by predicting the result of a people who've been united to the love of Christ: glory…

Nate HoldridgeSeptember 7, 2018

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A Prayer for God to Fill Every Part of You (Ephesians 3:19)

Paul now concludes his prayer for us to become more fully united to the love of Christ. One facet of this telescoping prayer remains: for us to “be filled with…

Nate HoldridgeAugust 30, 2018

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When You Are Rooted And Grounded In Christ’s Love (Ephesians 3:17-19)

Paul, longing for the church to become fully united to the love of Christ, has prayed for the Spirit to build up our inner person and for Christ to settle…

Nate HoldridgeAugust 23, 2018

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United To Christ’s Love — Christ Must Settle In Your Heart (Ephesians 3:17)

3 Minutes / 500 Words

Nate HoldridgeAugust 16, 2018

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United To Christ’s Love — The Spirit Must Strengthen Your Inner Person (Ephesians 3:16)

3 Minutes / 500 Words

Nate HoldridgeAugust 9, 2018

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United To Christ’s Love — A Prayer (Ephesians 3:14-16)

4 Minutes / 700 Words

Nate HoldridgeAugust 2, 2018

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United To God’s Plan — Enjoy It (Ephesians 3.11-13)

3 Minutes / 600 Words

Nate HoldridgeJuly 26, 2018

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United To God’s Plan — Study It (Ephesians 3.8-10)

3 Minutes / 500 Words

Nate HoldridgeJuly 19, 2018

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United To God’s Plan — Serve The Mystery (Ephesians 3:7-8)

3 Minutes / 600 Words

Nate HoldridgeJuly 12, 2018

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United To God’s Plan — A Revealed Mystery (Ephesians 3:6)

600 Words / 4 Minutes

Nate HoldridgeJuly 5, 2018

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United To God’s Plan — Personally (Ephesians 3:1-5)

4 Minutes / 800 Words

Nate HoldridgeJune 28, 2018

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Christian Life For Men United For Unity

United To One Another — What We Are (Ephesians 2.19-22)

Paul has previously demonstrated how the Gentile world was outside God’s program, looking in on what He was doing with Israel. The promises and covenants and hope attached to the…

Nate HoldridgeJune 21, 2018

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United To One Another — What Christ Did-Three Things (Ephesians 2.14-18)

Beautifully, Christ has killed the hostility, breaking down the wall of division by His blood. Gentiles can now be brought near by His blood. There is no level of divide…

Nate HoldridgeJune 14, 2018

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United To One Another — What Christ Did- Destroyed The Hostlility (Ephesians 2:13-16)

who were once far off” — have been brought near by the blood of Christ. It is the blood of Christ at Calvary which levels the field, for none gain…

Nate HoldridgeJune 7, 2018

Ministry United For Unity

United To One Another — We Were Outside God’s Program (Ephesians 2:11-12)

Paul went on to detail three disadvantages the nations (the non-Jewish world) were under before Christ came and died on His cross. He attached an exhortation to these disadvantages —…

Nate HoldridgeMay 31, 2018

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United To One Another — What We Were, Ephesians 2:11-12

Paul believed sin caused double alienation. In his view, sin divides us from God and one another. The entirety of Ephesians 2 demonstrates how God has dealt with that double…

Nate HoldridgeMay 24, 2018

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United To God — What We Are (His Workmanship), Ephesians 2:10

Paul has taught us what we were in our past life, along with what God has done to give us new life (Ephesians 2:1-9). Next, he shows us what we…

Nate HoldridgeMay 17, 2018

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United To God — How God Did It, Ephesians 2:8-9

We have taken time to learn why and how God worked to save His people, but how did God perform this gracious salvation? We’ve seen what we were and what…

Nate HoldridgeMay 10, 2018

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United To God — What God Did, Ephesians 2.5-6

We have now observed why God saved us, but what did God do to rescue us from our previous condition? Spiritually dead, followers in every way, and under the judgment…

Nate HoldridgeMay 3, 2018

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United To God — Why God Did It, Ephesians 2.4-5

Up to this point in our passage, Paul has explained to us the utter lostness of humanity (see Ephesians 2:1-3). We were dead. We were followers. We were children of…

Nate HoldridgeApril 26, 2018

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What We Were: Under Wrath, Ephesians 2:3

The opposite of God’s wrath is not God’s love, but God's apathy, and God cannot be apathetic. His wrath flows from His love, for He hates what sin does to…

Nate HoldridgeApril 19, 2018

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What We Were — Followers — Ephesians 2:2-3

Perhaps, when thinking of that old life of spiritual deadness, believers might remember themselves as brimming with originality. But it would be wrong to think this way, for our past…

Nate HoldridgeApril 12, 2018

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United To Life — What We Were- Spiritually Dead — Ephesians 2:1-2

Paul had prayed for the Ephesian church — and us — to know three things. He longed for us to know the hope of our calling, the riches of our…

Nate HoldridgeApril 5, 2018

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United To The Power Of Christ, Ephesians 1:20-23

Of the three realities Paul longed for the church to realize, this last one seems to have pressed most deeply upon his heart, which is why he expanded upon it…

Nate HoldridgeMarch 29, 2018

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Know God’s Power, Ephesians 1:19

The third, and final, request of Paul in this opening prayer is for the church to know the profound power of God “toward us who believe.” To add emphasis and color…

Nate HoldridgeMarch 22, 2018

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United To Reality — His Calling, Ephesians 1:18-19

Paul continued his prayer for revelation with three specific requests. Three realities stood out in Paul’s mind. He believed that, if the church knows these realities — deeply, inwardly — the…

Nate HoldridgeMarch 8, 2018

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United To Reality — Through Enlightenment, Ephesians 1:15-18

When the Syrian army encamped against Elisha’s home, his servant saw them first. Trembling, he ran to Elisha. Elisha exhorted him, “Do not be afraid, for those who are with…

Nate HoldridgeMarch 1, 2018

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United To Blessings — Location And Purpose, Ephesians 1:3-14

Before moving to the next portion of Paul’s letter, we must ask two questions of the blessings Paul has already spoken of (see Ephesians 1:3-14). First, where are they located?…

Nate HoldridgeFebruary 22, 2018

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United To Blessings — From The Spirit, Ephesians 1:13-14

Each of the blessings Paul lists in Ephesians 1:3-14 can only be understood from a spiritual vantage point, for they are spiritual blessings. Fortunately, one of the greatest blessings God…

Nate HoldridgeFebruary 15, 2018

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United To Blessings — From The Son, Ephesians 1:7-12

Next, Paul moves from the spiritual blessings from God the Father to the spiritual blessings from God the Son. The first blessing believers have received from the Son is that…

Nate HoldridgeFebruary 8, 2018

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United To Blessings — From The Father, Ephesians 1:4-6

Here, Paul runs on with his sentence of praise regarding the blessings which come from God. He first focuses on blessings from God the Father, next the Son, and finally…

Nate HoldridgeFebruary 1, 2018

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United To Blessings — Spiritual Blessings, Ephesians 1:3

Paul begins Ephesians with a long song of praise to God, for praise is what is meant by the word “blessed.” God is to be blessed. Paul aims to worship. His…

Nate HoldridgeJanuary 25, 2018

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The Author, Ephesians 1:1-2

Paul was custom made by God to bridge the Old Testament Scriptures to the New Testament church. He was called “the apostle to the Gentiles.” Billions of non-Jews have been blessed…

Nate HoldridgeJanuary 18, 2018

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The Heart Of Ephesians

Before his death, Moses had to sing. Before the people of Israel embarked on their journey into the Promised Land, Moses wrote and recited a song for them. He knew…

Nate HoldridgeJanuary 11, 2018

Sunday Teachings United For Unity

United For Unity #12 — United In The Fight (Ephesians 6.10-24)

Teaching notes for Ephesians 6:10-24, Sunday 1.7.18.

Nate HoldridgeJanuary 7, 2018

Sunday Teachings United For Unity

United For Unity #10 — United In Marriage (Ephesians 5:22-33)

Teaching notes for Ephesians 5:22-33, United In Marriage

Nate HoldridgeDecember 3, 2017

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