Ephesians 6:1-24
1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
2 Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;)
3 That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.
4 And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
5 Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;
6 Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;
7 With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men:
8 Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or free.
9 And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, forbearinga threatening: knowing that your Master also is in heaven; neither is there respect of persons with him.
10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
12 For we wrestle not against fleshb and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.
17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
19 And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel,
20 For which I am an ambassador in bonds:c that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.
21 But that ye also may know my affairs, and how I do, Tychicus, a beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, shall make known to you all things:
22 Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that ye might know our affairs, and that he might comfort your hearts.
23 Peace be to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
24 Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity.d Amen. [To the Ephesians written from Rome, by Tychicus.]
CHAPTER 6
______________ must obey their parents. Parents must give direction that is in the __________. This is God's plan from the creation and it is __________.
Children are to __________ their parents. This is the __________ of the ten commandment with a __________.
The promise: It will be __________ with you. You may live long on the __________.
____________ should not provoke their children to __________. Children must be ____________ up in the nurture and ______________ of the Lord.
____________ are to obey their ____________ in fleshly matters. There should be fear and _____________. We must seve with _____________ of heart. We must work as though we are working for __________.
We must not work with ________ service. We should not seek to be men ____________. We are ____________ of Christ. We should do the will of God from our __________.
We must have a good attitude of mind in doing ____________. Our attitude should be that we are working for the __________, not for men.
When we render good service to men, we will ____________ from God a reward. This is true for the slave or the __________.
_____________ must treat servents in the same way that servants are expected to behave toward the master. Masters should forbear _________________. Masters must remember that they have a _____________ in heaven. This master does not have __________ of persons.
Christians must be __________ in the Lord. This strength comes from the __________ of his might.
To be ready to serve Christ, we must put on the whole __________ of God. If we have on the armor, we may be ________ to stand against the tricks and ________ of the devil.
Our struggle is not against __________ and blood. Our fight is against:
1. _________________.
2. ____________.
3. Rulers of ____________ in this world.
4. Spiritual ______________ in high places.
We must have on the __________ armour of God if we are going to _____________ when evil days come. When it is all over, we must be able to __________.
Stand with the following armor:
1. Loins __________
2. Breastplate __________________
3. Feet shod ____________ of peace
4. Shield __________
5. Helmet ______________
6. Sword of Spirit __________ of God
The Christian also has a powerful weapon. We can __________.
NOTE: Pay attention to the "Alls" in this text.
1. __________ always.
2. All prayer and ______________.
3. Watch with all _________________.
4. For all __________.
Paul makes a personal request. When you are praying, pray for _______. Pray that Paul might have _____________ and speak with ____________. Pray that Paul can make known the ____________ of the gospel.
Paul is an _______________. Even though he is in __________, he still speaks __________. This is how he __________ to speak.
He wanted them to know how he is doing so he sent _______________ to carry this letter. He is described as a beloved ______________ and a faithful ______________.
He is being sent so you can know how Paul is doing. He will ____________ their hearts.
____________ to the brethren. Love with __________ comes from God and from Jesus Christ.
Paul closes with a wish for __________ to all who love the Lord in _____________.
AMEN