The Purpose & Outlines of
The Book of Ephesians

The Book of Ephesians

A Brief Outline

A brief outline enables us to understand the whole book. A more extensive outline after this one helps understand how the many parts form the whole. Both are important for the student of God's Word.

The Empowering of God's People

A. Our Heavenly Calling (1:1-3:21)

Learning of our high calling in Christ

1. Spiritual Blessings (1:1-2:10) Life with God
2. Corporate Blessings (2:11-3:21) Life with believers

B. Our Earthly Walk (4:1-6:24)

Living by our high calling in Christ

1. Serving Together (4:1-16) Devoted to one another
2. Loving One Another (4:17-32) Personal Integrity
3. Living Close to God (5:1-6:9) Holy living like Christ
4. Designed to Win (6:10-24) The Armor of God

The Book of Ephesians
Preaching & Teaching Extensive Outline

Paul J. Bucknell

The Empowering of God's People

A. Our Heavenly Calling (1:1-3:21) Learning of our high calling in Christ

1. Spiritual Blessings (1:1-2:10) Life with God

• Introduction to Ephesians (1:1-2)
  
• Every Spiritual Blessing (1:3)
  
• Choice & Predestination (1:4-6)
  
• Lavish Grace (1:7-8)
  
• God's Greater Purposes (1:9-12)
  
• Steps of Salvation (1:13)
  
• Pledge of the Holy Spirit (1:14)
  
• The Need for Prayer (1:15-17)
  
• Understanding the Heart of Prayer (1:18-23)
  
• Understanding the glory of Christ (1:20-23)
  
• Spiritual Death (2:1-3)
  
• God's Rich Mercy (2:4-6)
  
• God's Glorious Purposes (2:7-10)
  

2. Corporate Blessings (2:11-3:21) Life with believers

• Unifying God's Redemptive Promises (2:11-12) Old Testament perspective
  
• One United Body (2:13-18) New Testament perspective
  
• The Call to One Body (2:19-22)
  
• God's Mysterious Purposes (3:1-7)
  
• God's Wonderful Call (3:8-13)
  
• The Power of Prayer (3:14-19)
  
• The Purpose of Redemption (3:20-21)
  

B. Our Earthly Walk (4:1-6:24) Living by our high calling in Christ

1. Serving Together (4:1-16) Devoted to one another

• Team spirit (4:1-3)
  
• Unity of worship (4:4-6)
  
• Diverse Gifts (4:7-11)
  
• Design of church (4:11-13)
  
• Working together (4:14-16)
  

2. Loving One Another (4:17-32) Personal Integrity

• Principles for the New Life (4:17-24)
  
• Need of Truth (4:25) Overcoming falsehood
  
• Need of Gentleness (4:26-27) Overcoming Anger
  
• Need of Sharing (4:28) Overcoming Covetousness
  
• Need of Kind Talk (4:29-30) Overcoming unhelpful speech
  
• Need of Forgiving Spirit (4:31-32) Overcoming bitterness
  

3. Living Close to God (5:1-6:9) Holy living like Christ

• Call of Love (5:1-2)
  
• Need of pure living (5:3-4) Overcome lusts
  
• Seriousness of pure living (5:5-7)
  
• Walking in the Light (5:8-14
  
• Living by the Will of God (5:15-17)
  
• Being filled by the Spirit (5:18-21)
  
• Calling of the wife (5:22-24)
  
• Calling of the husband (5:25-27)
  
• The Design of Marriage (5:28-33)
  
• The Calling of Children (6:1-3)
  
• The Calling of fathers (6:4)
  
• Living in the Work Place (6:5-8)
  
• The Responsibility of Management (6:9)
  

4. Designed to Win (6:10-24) The Armor of God

• Two Commands; One Battle (6:10-11)
  
• Understanding the Battle (6:12)
  
• The Full Armor (Part 1) (6:13-14)
  
• The Full Armor (Part 2) (6:15-16)
  
• The Full Armor (Part 3) (6:17)
  
• The Full Armor (Part 4) (6:18-20)
  
• A Closing Word (6:21-24)
  

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