Help Me Teach The Bible Bryan Chapell on Ephesians (Re-release)
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Nov 12, 2020 
Bryan Chapell, senior pastor and former president of Covenant Theological Seminary, dives into the rich teachings of Ephesians. He discusses the cosmic scope of the letter and its profound implications for understanding Christian identity. Topics include the meaning of spiritual blessings, predestination viewed through divine love, and the unity fostered by grace. Chapell also emphasizes the transformative power of the armor of God against spiritual challenges, encouraging deeper engagement with these biblical themes for effective teaching.
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Nancy Guthrie's Paradigm Shift
- Nancy Guthrie shares how a talk by Bryan Chapell sparked a significant paradigm shift in her understanding of the Old Testament pointing to Christ.
- She realized it not only prophesies Christ but reveals the necessity of a better king, priest, and prophet through their failures.
Ephesians' Expansive Worldview
- Ephesians reveals a worldview first before moral instruction, emphasizing God's cosmic plan to unite diverse believers and change the world.
- Christians, though small and seemingly insignificant, are called as the church to a transformational mission under Christ's reign.
Ephesians' Cosmic Scope
- Ephesians presents God's plan from eternity past to eternity future, culminating in Christ filling all things through the church.
- Though Christians face persecution, the church is an unstoppable force in history destined to expand God's kingdom.
