“God Saves and Rewards His People!”
Psalm 68

I) God’s _________________ on display

     A) He is sovereign over _________________

     B) He is sovereign over His ______________

     C) He is sovereign over His ________________

          1) They _________ Him

          2) They will be ______________ by Him

II) His people’s _____________ to His sovereignty

     A) ________________

     B) ________________

     C) ________________

III) Paul reveals that the Psalm teaches us something about 
_____________

     A) Paul ___________ from Psalm 68:18

     B) He implies that Jesus is ______________

     C) It shows that Jesus gives ____________ to 
        His people

          1) The ______________ can be understood 
             this way

          2) Certain ________________ view it that 
             way

          3) Verse ________ supports this 
             understanding

          4) The __________ wants us to understand 
             it this way!

IV) We should respond with _____________ and praise

V) We worship and praise Him today for the gift of _______________

“How to Live in Community!”
Ephesians 4:1-6

I) We are called to _______ ___________ in the community of faith

     A) God has brought us _______________

     B) So we need to treat each other 
        ______________

     C) It’s a part of our ______________

     D) And it’s _____________!

II) _______ should we treat each other in the community of faith?

     A) We are to be ______________

     B) We are to be ______________

     C) We are to be ______________

     D) We are to be ______________

     E) We are to be ______________

III) Our _________ is a reflection of what we believe!

     A) There are no _____________ or ethnic
        divisions in the church

     B) We are all led by the same ____________

     C) We all have the same ___________

     D) We all follow the same ________ Jesus
        Christ

     E) We all ___________ there is only one way to
        be saved

     F) We are all ____________ by the same
        experience

     G) We are all ____________ for the Father’s
        guidance

“Paul Shows us How to Pray”
Ephesians 3:14-21

I) The revelation of God’s ____________ should move us to pray

     A) When we pray we should recognize God’s 
        ________________

     B) When we pray we should recognize God’s 
        ___________

     C) Our new __________ gives us great 
        opportunities for prayer

II) How should we pray for other ______________?

     A) We pray for them to be _______________ by 
        the Spirit

          1) That we even have the Spirit is a 
             testimony to God’s _______

          2) The Spirit enables us to live the 
             Christian __________

     B) We pray for them to allow _________ to have 
        control

     C) We pray for them to understand the 
        greatness of God’s _______

     D) We pray for them to obtain spiritual 
        ____________

III) Prayer should move us to ____________

     A) God is ___________ than we can imagine

     B) God is ____________ in His dealings with us

     C) God’s glory is on display in _____________

     D) God’s glory is on display in the _________

“God’s mystery is a witness to His grace!”
Ephesians 3:1-13

I) ____________ is an example of God’s grace

     A) Paul had a _____________ conversion and 
        calling

     B) Paul was given a special _______________

          1) A ______________ was revealed to Him

               i) It was not the mystery of the 
                  _____________

               ii) It was not the mystery of the 
                   _______________

               iii) It was not the mystery of the 
                    ______________
  
             iv) It was the mystery of ____________

          2) Paul was the apostle to the __________

               i) He is a ________ of God’s grace

               ii) He is a ____________ preaching 
                   the riches of Christ

               iii) He didn’t deserve God’s _______

               iv) So he’s ok ______________ 
                   suffering and persecution

               v) Are _________?

II) We are examples of _____________ in both the physical and spiritual realms

     A) Christ’s ____________ was not an accident

     B) Both Jew and ______________ have access to 
        God

     C) God’s grace is even an example in the 
        spiritual ______________

     D) And it’s an awesome ______________ to the 
        world!

“We’re all in this together!”
Ephesians 2:11-22

I) Being Jewish had _______________

     A) They knew _________

     B) They were a part of a ________________

     C) They inherited God’s ______________

     D) They were looking for a ________________

     E) They had _________

II) As good as that was, it still wasn’t ____________

III) We all need _____________

     A) His blood gives us access to __________

     B) He gives us ___________

     C) He makes us _________

     D) He gives us the ____________

IV) We are a new ________________

     A) We are a ____________

     B) We are a ______________

     C) We are a ______________

          1) Jesus is our ______________

          2) The apostles and prophets are our 
             ________________
  
        3) We are the _____________

     D) We are God’s _____________

“The Good News!”
Luke 2:8-20

I) God’s ______________ announcement

     A) The _________________ wasn’t to:

          1) _____________ leadership

          2) _____________ leadership

          3) _____________ leadership

     B) The announcement was to ______________!

          1) Poorly _______________

          2) Poorly _______________

          3) Worked ______________

          4) Couldn’t follow the _________

          5) ____________

     C) We see a foreshadowing of Jesus’ ______________

II) Jesus’ surprising ________________

     A) He came to be our _______________

     B) He came to be our _______________

     C) He came to be our _______________

III) How should we _____________?

     A) _____________

     B) _____________

     C) _____________

     D) _____________

Made Alive for a Purpose!
Ephesians 2:1-10

I) We were ________________!

     A) We were _________ in trespasses and sin

          1) Dead to __________

          2) Dead to __________

          3) Dead people can’t ___________ themselves

     B) We followed the _____________

     C) We followed _____________

     D) We followed _____________

     E) We were under ___________________

     F) This is the way the _____________ world is

II) We are now truly ________________!

     A) God ______________ for us

     B) He makes us _____________

     C) He makes us ______________

     D) It’s all because of His ______________

     E) There is _______________ we can do to earn it 

     F) It’s a _____________

     G) And we become examples of God’s _____________ forever

III) And we can now _________ for God

     A) God _______________ us through His Spirit

     B) And we can now do good ___________

     C) __________ are they?

Intercessory Prayer!
Ephesians 1:15-23

I) Be a reason for others to give ____________

     A) Because of our ___________ in the Lord

     B) Because of our ________ for the saints

II) Be the type of person who prays and give thanks for ____________

III) We need to pray for the _____________, not just the physical in other people’s lives

     A) Pray for them to have a deeper 
        understanding of ____________

     B) Pray for them to experience the 
        ________ that comes from knowing Him

     C) Pray for them to understand the 
        _________ He has for them

     D) Pray for them to realize the __________ 
        of God at work in them

IV) _______ can we know that God has the power to do all of this?

     A) He ___________ Jesus from the dead

     B) He ___________ Him at the right hand

     C) He put all things in ___________ to Him

     D) He made Him the head of the ___________

V) Praying for others is one way we represent _________ in the world

Praise God for the Gift of the Spirit!
Ephesians 1:3-14 (13-14)

I) The __________ guides us to belief

II) When we believe we receive the ______________

     A) The Spirit was promised in the
        ___________________

     B) The Spirit was promised by ________________

          1) The Spirit ______________

          2) The Spirit _______________

          3) The Spirit is promised to be with us     
             _________________

III) The Spirit promises us an _____________________

     A) He ____________ us

     B) He is our __________________________

IV) Our full inheritance is _________________

     A) We look forward to a new _____________
        and ____________

     B) We look forward to new ______________

     C) We look forward to new ______________

     D) We look forward to seeing ____________

V) We praise God because of His _______________!

God’s Plan for the Ages
Ephesians 1:3-14 (7-10)

I) Praise God for His ________________

II) Praise God for His ________________

III) Praise God for His _______________

IV) Praise God for His __________________

     A) God has a ___________

     B) He ____________ it to us

     B) He is going to ___________ all things in 
        Christ

          1) He will unite ____________ to Himself

          2) He will unite ________ and __________

          3) He will unite a broken ______________

     C) It will happen in His _____________