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(Through The Bible) – Ephesians (Pt. 2): Zac Poonen (Transcript)

Here is the full transcript of Bible teacher Zac Poonen’s teaching on Paul’s Letter to the Ephesians (Part 2) which is part of the popular series called Through The Bible.

Listen to the audio version here:

TRANSCRIPT:

Let’s turn again to God’s Word. We’ll turn now to Ephesians chapter 4. In our last session we considered that Ephesians is divided into two sections. The first three chapters are the foundation on which the next three chapters, like the superstructure of a building, are built.

And if the foundation is strong, then only will the superstructure be strong. And if you only build the foundation and don’t build a superstructure, you’re like that man whom Jesus spoke about in Luke 14 who laid a foundation and everybody began to laugh at him because he never built a house. There are a lot of Christians like that who live in Ephesians 1 to 3 all the time.

They always talk about being in the heavenly places. There’s that expression which says that you are so heavenly minded that you’re of no earthly use. We shouldn’t be like that. Our head is in the heavens but our feet must be on the earth. That heavenly life must be manifested on earth.

Jesus’ Example

That’s how Jesus lived. Jesus demonstrated how a Christian must live: an ordinary earthly life, living at home as a little boy, working as a carpenter, as a full-time worker, preaching the gospel, but always bringing that mind of heaven to his life as a little boy at home, to his work in the carpenter shop, and to full-time Christian work.

See, we live our life at home, in our place of work, and if you are in the ministry, in Christian work. Jesus had all three.