Charlotte's Hope Church
The Bride of Christ
Ephesians 5:22-32 NIV
PURPOSE OF CHURCH
Ministry Unto God
I Get To Choose What I Magnify: GOD or MY PROBLEMS
PURPOSE OF CHURCH
Ministry To Believers
PURPOSE OF CHURCH
Ministry To The World
We LIVE NEAR GOD So That We Can Be Sent Out To Those FAR FROM GOD
BENEFITS OF BEING THE BRIDE
Intimacy
Ephesians 5:25 NLT
INTIMACY - INTO ME SEE
See The REAL ME, Not The PROJECTED ME
BENEFITS OF BEING THE BRIDE
Protection
Ephesians 5:25-27 NIV
I'm To Live Like A MAN WORTH SUBMITTING TO And She Is To Live Like A WOMAN WORTH DYING FOR
BENEFITS OF BEING THE BRIDE
Authority Of The Name
Ephesians 5:31 NIV
For Further Study:
1. The Bible mentions over 30 “one another” commands in the New Testament that are nearly impossible to fulfill without being in relationship with other people. Here are a few of them. After reading each verse below, identify the “one another” command in each one.
John 13:34-35
Romans 12:10
Romans 12:16
Romans 14:13
Romans 15:7
Romans 15:14
Colossians 3:16
1 Corinthians 12:25
Galatians 5:13
Ephesians 4:32
Ephesians 5:21
Colossians 3:9
1 Thessalonians 5:15
Hebrews 3:13
Hebrews 10:24
Hebrews 10:25
James 4:11
James 5:16
Looking back on these verses as a whole, what general observations can you make about them?
Which one or two of them do you sense the need to work on in your life right now?
2. We heard this weekend that the church is the body of Christ, a living organism made up of a variety of people each with a role to play. In Ephesians 4:1-16, the Apostle Paul captures the balance between the unity we share as the body of Christ and the diversity we have as members with differing gifts.
What does Paul say is the goal of the unity in diversity that he writes about in this passage?
What do you see as your part in helping Hope Church become mature?