Teaching Series
How to live out your purpose
Ephesians 2New International Version
2 As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins,
Greek word for Sin = Harmartia = missing the Mark
2 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. 3 All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our flesh and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath.
Cravings of the flesh =
4 But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,
5 made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved.
1st time saved by Grace is mentioned in Chapter 2
6 And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, 7 in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus.
8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not by works, so that no one can boast.
Our purpose is beyond ourselves
10 For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
The Voice translation of V. 10
The Voice translation: 10 For we are the product of His hand, heaven’s poetry etched on lives, created in the Anointed, Jesus, to accomplish the good works God arranged long ago.
We Live our Purpose by doing good works.
Greek word for “Works” https://biblehub.com/greek/2041.htm
3 Criteria for Good works are:
- Works that build community
- Works that build self confidence
- Works that lift others up
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