One Body, One Walk: Walking in Grace
But grace was given to each one of us according to the measure of Christ’s gift. Therefore it says, “When he ascended on high he led a host of captives, and he gave gifts to men.” (In saying, “He ascended,” what does it mean but that he had also descended into the lower regions, the earth? He who descended is the one who also ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.) —Ephesians 4:7-10
Recap:
Ephesians 1-3: Orthodoxy
Ephesians 4-6:
- Week 1: The Charge to Unity
- Week 2: The Foundation of Unity
- This Week: The Pathway to Unity: Walking in Grace
Unity is built on
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Gifts of Grace:
- Grace – getting what you don’t
- Ministry grace, or spiritual gifts
- Given to
- To be used for others
Connection of Christ’s Gifts and Psalm 68:18:
- Spoils Collected and Given as Gifts
- Prisoners Freed
- Victory Displayed at the Highpoint
You ascended on high, leading a host of captives in your train and receiving gifts among men, even among the rebellious, that the LORD God may dwell there. —Psalm 68:18 (ESV)
Christ
- Psalm 63:9-10 – murder, death by execution.
- Matthew 12:40 – refers to Jonah being in the belly of the fish.
- Isaiah 44:23 – the created earth
- Psalm 139:15 – the womb
“That he might fill all things”
- The “head” accomplishes its purpose through the “
- Our gifts reveal Jesus.
- Christ in us.
No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us and his love is perfected in us. —1 John 4:12 (ESV)
From Now On
- Identify your
- Humbly serve others with your
- Thank God for His