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Preaching from Ephesians David Duncan

Preaching from Ephesians David Duncan. Knowing the Background. Knowing the setting gives insight into the meaning. Don’t bore your audience with it unless you are going to apply it. History of Ephesus. Pre-Roman Mythology: Founded by female warriors, Amazons

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Preaching from Ephesians David Duncan

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  1. Preaching from EphesiansDavid Duncan

  2. Knowing the Background Knowing the setting gives insight into the meaning. Don’t bore your audience with it unless you are going to apply it.

  3. History of Ephesus Pre-Roman Mythology: Founded by female warriors, Amazons 334 BCE: Alexander the Great took over region

  4. History of Ephesus From Caesar Augustus’ reign (63 BCE), city flourished Commercial leader of Asia Mileage to other Roman cities measured from Ephesus.

  5. “First & Greatest Metropolis of Asia” City comprised aqueducts, temples, monuments, theatres, paved streets. Ephesians had influence and money. Est. Pop: 250,000

  6. Religion in Ephesus

  7. Religion in Ephesus Many deities were worshipped Some of the notable ones: Artemis, Isis, Aphrodite, Apollo, Athena, Dionysius, Pan, Pluto, and Zeus

  8. Religion in Ephesus c. 85 CE “Cult of the Sebastoi” Flavians, Vespasian, Titus & Domitian Above the Agora: “Divine Son of God, Augustus”

  9. Worship of Artemis Her temple was one of the “7 Wonders of the World.” Originally built c. 7th Century BCE and Glorious around 550 BCE Sponsored by Croesus, a Lydian king

  10. Worship of Artemis (Diana)

  11. Artemis: Controller of the HeavensZodiac Necklace

  12. Artemis: Referred to as Savior, Lord, Queen of the Cosmos, 20 inscriptions refer to her as savior. Artemis means “safe, sound, delivered.” She “delivered” women through childbirth (1 Timothy 2:15)

  13. Prayer to Artemis from Acts of John “O Great Artemis of the Ephesians, help! Display your power upon this young man who has died. For all the Ephesians know, both men and women, that all things are governed by you, and that great powers come to us through you. Give now to your servant what you are able to do in this regard. Raise up your servant Domnos.”

  14. So What? It appears Artemis’ temple is in Paul’s mind… Acts 19 Because it is in his reader’s minds

  15. Current culture impacts our preaching.

  16. Ephesians 6:11-12 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

  17. Ephesians 4:9-10 This is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance (and for this we labor and strive), that we have put our hope in the living God, who is the savior of all men, and especially to those who believe.

  18. Construction Language: Ephesians 2:10 For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.

  19. Construction Language: Ephesians 2:19-22 Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of his household, 20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone. 21 In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord. 22 And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit.

  20. Construction Language: Ephesians 3:17b-20 And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, 18 may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, 19 and to know this love that surpasses knowledge -

  21. Construction Language: Ephesians 3:17b-20 that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. 20Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us,

  22. My task as preacher:To help my audience see the relevance of an ancient, Holy Spirit inspired letter and an everlasting God.

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