A Banquet of Intimacy (Ephesians 1:18)

Paul is passionate that we understand three key aspects of God’s work in our lives:

1. His calling (Ephesians 1:18)
2. His inheritance (Ephesians 1:18)
3. His power (Ephesians 1:19)

In our previous study, we discovered that God has changed our heart of darkness to a heart of light so we can know these three aspects.

In today’s expositional study, Nathan Johnson looks at the first aspect of Paul’s prayer and how we are to understand the hope of our calling – which is not an activity or job we do but rather its an invitation to a banquet of intimacy.

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Key Passage: Ephesians 1:18

Ephesians 1:18 – “… having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, …

In Our Next Study Together …

I invite you to join me on this journey from the book of Ephesians to discover God’s eternal purpose, His plan for your life, and learn how to practically live out an abundant and fruitful Christian life. 

• Focus of our next study: Ephesians 1:18
  
• We will examine the inheritance we have In Christ as believers as found in Ephesians 1:18.
  
• I encourage you to read through Ephesians a couple of times this week and focus specifically on the prayer section of Ephesians 1:15-19.

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The Deeper Christian Bible Study Series

The Deeper Christian Bible Study Series in Ephesians is an in-depth verse-by-verse study of Paul’s letter to the Ephesians. These studies will guide you through this life-changing book of the Bible and give you practical application to help you grow in your faith, gain greater intimacy with Jesus, experience the victorious Christian life, and help you build your life around Jesus Christ. 

About NRJohnson 

NRJohnson (Nathan Johnson) is a Christian who has an overwhelming passion for Jesus, the Gospel, and Studying God’s Word. He is a writer, teacher, and communicator who helps Christians discover and experience a passionate love for God and His Word so that they can grow in their faith, live victorious lives, share the Gospel boldly, grow in their intimacy with Jesus, and transform the world through the indwelling life of Christ.
Read more about him here.