Ephesians: A Guided Tour
I love Paul’s letter to the Ephesians. My love affair with this book started in January 1995, when as a bright-eyed college freshman, I took an upper level January term class on Ephesians. If I recall correctly, there were only about 8 of us in the class. For four days a week, two hours a day, for four weeks, we lived and breathed Ephesians. 32 hours of instruction, discussion, and (occasionally) argument over the text of Scripture and what it meant. It was glorious. It was one of the happiest experiences of my life. It remains - 30 years later - one of my favorite memories.
We didn’t finish the book - not by a long shot. In those 32 hours, we barely made it to the end of chapter 3. Ephesians is such a dense book. Around every corner is a new gem, a nugget of truth that will take your breath away. Ephesians is one of those books that requires you to slow down and pay attention.
I recently reread through Ephesians during my morning devotions, and all those memories have been flooding back to me. I found my love for this book rekindled.
Strangely, I’ve never taught or preached through Ephesians, like I have other books like Romans, Philippians or Hebrews. So that’s my plan here. I propose to do a guided tour of sorts of Ephesians: not as in depth (or as boring, hopefully) as a commentary, but acting as a tour guide would - pointing out items of interest along the way.
I hope you’ll join me on the tour. I’ll publish new entries twice a week. If you’d like to receive these in your inbox, then take a moment to subscribe. (It’s free!) If you know someone who would enjoy this, I hope you’ll share it.
And finally, like a good tour guide, I want to be sure to answer your questions along the way. If you have questions, or just want to share your thoughts, drop a comment and let me know.
Posts in this series:
Dear Church (Ephesians 1:1-2)
The Tangled Eulogy (Ephesians 1:3-14)