This Thursday we will get into Ephesians Chapter 1, Joanie Tankersely will be our teacher, she is the Pastor of Adult Spiritual Formation at MPPC. As always please be sure you spend time in the Word and be prepared to participate in the discussion. Please review the questions below. Have a great week and see you Thursday.
--Alisa
We’ll meet in our normal place, 700 Santa Cruz Ave., Menlo Park CA at 7:00 PM.
Discussion Questions
Ephesians Chapter 1
1. Identify the particular spiritual blessings Paul enumerates for those who are “in Christ” in chapter 1. Share with each other 1-2 of these blessings that has particular meaning for you in your life right now and why this is so.
2. Read vs. 4-5 alongside vs. 11-12 and compare with Paul’s comments in Romans 8:28-30. These are the 4 occurrences in the New Testament that contain the word “predestined”. Discuss your understanding of this concept. How does this concept of being “predestined” impact your life?
3. Paul prays an impassioned prayer for believers beginning in v. 15. With the knowledge that God wants to speak personally to each of us whenever we come to his Word, what aspects of Paul’s prayer might represent something you need from God and share how that part of Paul’s prayer applies to your life currently.
4. Vs. 19-23 indicate a shift in Paul’s focus. To what does Paul now turn his attention and of what importance is that focus to us?
Questions by Joannie T.
