Christians talk about our "calling." What does that really mean? Is it just for professional missionaries or people who work at a church?

In Ephesians we learn that calling is for everyone and that it comes to us in three ways: General calling, categorical calling, and personal calling.

Gene Pensiero Jr shares some thoughts on this issue in a study on Ephesians 4:1.

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Paul gives Christian a slogan that reminds us of how to follow Jesus in day-to-day life.

Ephesians 4:1

Gene Pensiero Jr

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Paul closes his letter to the Ephesians, urging them to keep love alive. What happened next? Did you know the church at Ephesus was the epicenter of at least 8 New Testament books and received ministry from Apollos, Paul, Timothy, John, and Onesimus?

Ephesians 6:21-24
Series: The Plan All Along
Gene Pensiero Jr.

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Paul teaches the Ephesians to pray at all times, for all the saints, and for him specifically.

Ephesians 6:18-20
Series: The Plan All Along
Gene Pensiero Jr.

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Paul calls us to volunteer for the Lord's army and suits us up for the battles ahead.

Ephesians 6:10-17
Series: The Plan All Along
Gene Pensiero Jr.

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Paul challenges slaves, freemen, and owners to be the best slaves they can be.

Ephesians 6:5-9
Series: The Plan All Along
Gene Pensiero Jr.

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Paul gives instruction for children and parents in a Christian family.

Ephesians 6:1-4
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Gene Pensiero Jr.

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God created Christian marriage to show the world how Christ loves the Church. Toward that end, husbands and wives have wonderful but counter-cultural parts to play.

Ephesians 5:22-33
Series: The Plan All Along
Gene Pensiero Jr.

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Paul teaches us to walk as wise men with singing and thankfulness.

Ephesians 5:15-21
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Gene Pensiero Jr.

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Christians are meant to glow in the dark, reflecting the pure light of Christ in a shadowy and corrupted world.

Ephesians 5:6-14
Series: The Plan All Along
Gene Pensiero Jr.

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To walk worthy, Christians must imitate God and throw off the normalized sins of the culture around us.

Ephesians 5:1-5
Series: The Plan All Along
Gene Pensiero Jr.

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After revealing many wonderful mysteries about salvation, Paul starts to give us practical ways to experience God's power in our everyday lives.

Ephesians 4:25-32
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Gene Pensiero Jr.

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Paul insists that we put on the new self, fashioned in the likeness of Christ, and no longer walk as the Gentiles do.

Ephesians 4:17-24
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Gene Pensiero Jr.

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It's time for God's people to grow up individually and corporately.

Have you heard someone talk about deconstruction? Most often it refers to evangelical Christians getting rid of the truths they used to believe, getting rid of the church, and then redefining their faith, often in an individualistic sense and, usually, changing the ‘truths’ they believe to be more in step with the world’s culture.

Deconstruction is not God’s goal. Self centered, isolated Christianity is not God’s goal for you. His goal for me you and the person sitting next to you is unified growth, where individually and corporately we become more and more like the GodMan, Jesus Christ.

Ephesians 4:14-16
Series: The Plan All Along
Gene Pensiero Jr.

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Paul explains that not only has God gifted us, He gives us as a gift to His Church.

Ephesians 4:7-13
Series: The Plan All Along
Gene Pensiero Jr.

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Humility, gentleness, and patience are the muscles of faith that make it possible to walk worthy of our calling.

Ephesians 4:2-6
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Gene Pensiero Jr.

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Paul passionately invites us to walk worthy of the calling we have received.

Ephesians 4:1
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Gene Pensiero Jr.

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Paul prays for every Christian to know more about something that surpasses knowledge.

Ephesians 3:14-21
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Gene Pensiero Jr.

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God has a cosmic purpose for the Church, an eternal symphony of His wisdom and kindness that instructs angels, who long to look into what God is doing.

Ephesians 3:8-13
Series: The Plan All Along
Gene Pensiero Jr.

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Paul explains how God has given him the unique gift of revealing a mystery to the Gentiles.

Ephesians 3:1-7
Series: The Plan All Along
Gene Pensiero Jr.

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