Navigating the Bible: Ephesians

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“God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.” Ephesians 2:8-10 Ephesians is, in my view, quite popular right now. There have been a number of new books out recently focused on Ephesians and I’ve seen many churches preaching on the book lately. I would say it as Ephesians is having a moment right now. So what is it about Ephesians that is drawing this attention lately? My guest and I discuss this question in this conversation, but it’s worth noting that Ephesians is about union with Christ, the power of the Spirit, growing in Christlikeness, and unity in the church. Ephesians is a remarkable letter highlighting so many truths for the church to continue to go back to again and again. To help us navigate Ephesians is Dr. Constantine Campbell, Professor of Biblical Studies and Research Director at Australian University College of Divinity. Dr. Campbell has written many books including a commentary on Ephesians. He also teaches jazz performance and saxophone at the Australian National University School of Music so I made sure to ask him about the relationship between Jazz and Ephesians.  Doable Discipleship is a podcast produced and hosted by Jason Wieland. It premiered in 2017 and now offers more than 450 episodes. Episodes release every Tuesday on your favorite podcast app and on YouTube. (https://www.youtube.com/saddleback). Subscribe to the Doable Discipleship podcast at Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/doable-discipleship/id1240966935) or Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/1Zc9nuwQZOLadbFCZCmZ1V) Resources Related to This Episode: https://www.amazon.com/Letter-Ephesians-Pillar-Testament-Commentary/dp/0802875858/ Related Doable Discipleship Episodes:  Navigating the Bible: Galatians - https://youtu.be/1vudZh57HH0 Navigating the Bible: 2 Corinthians - https://youtu.be/GhxuP3onL4s Navigating the Bible: 1 Corinthians - https://youtu.be/5lt9OhkpYbg Navigating the Bible: Romans - https://youtu.be/hQXntME3Goc Navigating the Bible: Acts - https://youtu.be/u7ujU81hvjU Navigating the Bible: John - https://youtu.be/0Q8CqUMoTdE Navigating the Bible: Luke - https://youtu.be/TKp9FbT3J2k Navigating the Bible: Mark - https://youtu.be/TfD2cHzAFmc Navigating the Bible: Matthew - https://youtu.be/TopzGlIuhYg Navigating the Bible: Malachi - https://youtu.be/Qiwoys1KAa8 Navigating the Bible: Zechariah - https://youtu.be/t3beJht6tZU Navigating the Bible: Haggai - https://youtu.be/pGFOmTPUgI4 Navigating the Bible: Zephaniah - https://youtu.be/VtKeFsLeG4M Navigating the Bible: Habakkuk - https://youtu.be/89l0HUQceIw Navigating the Bible: Nahum - https://youtu.be/USg64a6Kk8w Navigating the Bible: Micah - https://youtu.be/Tcm3HykhkS8 Navigating the Bible: Jonah - https://youtu.be/PxhIyhLSgJQ Navigating the Bible: Obadiah - https://youtu.be/jB6W-TM5Y-o Navigating the Bible: Amos - https://youtu.be/8DqVHu7leDU Navigating the Bible: Joel - https://youtu.be/Ilg6r300q4U Navigating the Bible: Hosea - https://youtu.be/nWZ4TuAUSRQ Navigating the Bible: Daniel - https://youtu.be/bnQ-PioWxfg Navigating the Bible: Ezekiel - https://youtu.be/hlg6gBYxqsg Navigating the Bible: Lamentations - https://youtu.be/6rrizlXeYXE Navigating the Bible: Jeremiah - https://youtu.be/lXPjWl8PdRk Navigating the Bible: Isaiah - https://youtu.be/NZJLaPkgEgs Navigating the Bible: Song of Songs - https://youtu.be/Sg0CYlNBVMg Navigating the Bible: Ecclesiastes - https://youtu.be/-Wr7LCh8F9E Navigating the Bible: Proverbs - https://youtu.be/DytRT5AsZg8 Navigating the Bible: Psalms - https://youtu.be/oZeesooAYUI Navigating the Bible: Job - https://youtu.be/14jaf2T1eCQ Navigating the Bible: Exodus - https://youtu.be/NB9UTpS1F3M Navigating the Bible: Genesis - https://youtu.be/ddhjMfOoasA Inspiring Dreams by Keys of Moon | https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoon Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ]]>

Source: Rick Warren