The Series of "In Chrsit" studying Ephesians
#2 "The Glorious Plan in Christ" (Eph 1:7-10)
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1. Forgiveness in the Riches of God’s Grace
2. Revelation of the Mystery of His Will
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For Self-Reflection and Small Groups
1. Describe how rich God's grace is. Share if you have any experience of the richness of His grace.
2. What is the mystery of God? (Look at 1 Cor 1:27) Why is it so great? And, God revealed it to you. What does it mean to you?
3. The Scripture says, "to be put into effect when the times will have reached their fulfillment (v.10)." What kind of period of time are we in? Through it, what does God speak to you?
4. What can you expect when you pray the prayer in Ps 139:23-24?
5. Choose one experience of forgiveness or recovery of the image of God in you, and write it down as a 3 minutes sharing note, and share it with someone this week.

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The series of "In Christ" studying Ephesinas
#1 "Election in Christ" (Ephesians 1:1-6)
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1. From an Apostle of Christ to Church
2. Blessing in Christ
3. The Election in Christ
4. Praising the Glory of His Grace
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For Self-Reflection and Small Groups
1. If you didn't know Jesus, how would your life be like now? List the things in you and in your life that have been changed by God's grace.
2. Being united with Christ, that itself is a blessing. Why? How?
3. In Christ, we are added into the loving relationship with the Triune God and blessed with every spiritual blessing. Why can’t we recognize the fact sometimes? When can we experience/recognize it? How can we share it?
4. Give the reasons why you can praise God. How will you practice to praise Him this week?
 
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the series of “The Dynamic Love Story” studying Acts
#7 “Moving Forward with the Spirit and the Word” (Acts 23:11)
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1. Sacrificing for the Sake of the Gospel
2. Being with the Lord
3. Focusing on the Purpose
4. Trusting God
5. Being the Witness of Jesus
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For Self-Reflection and Small Groups
Having finished his third missionary journey, Paul arrived at Jerusalem. Some Jews from the province of Asia started a riot against him, and he was nearly killed, and then he was arrested by the Roman troops. Then, he was chained in prison in Caesarea for two years. Now he was brought before King Agrippa, and he testifies.
Read Acts 26:9-23.
1) What was testified by his talk?
2) How could he keep his conviction of faith and passion for the call in prison for two years? What do you think?
3) What did you learn about how to finish the race?

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the series of “The Dynamic Love Story” looking at Acts
#6 “Return to Your First Love” (Rev 2:3-5)
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1. Repentance
2. Wearing the Shoes of the Gospel of Peace
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For Self-Reflection and Small Groups:
1. Read Rev 2:3-5. Remember your first love for Jesus, the season when you started to love Jesus. How was it like?
2. How do you describe your love for Jesus in the last 12 months?
3. Is your love for Jesus growing? If "Yes," how would you make it deeper? If "No," what change do you need? What kind of help do you need?
 
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The series of “The Dynamic Love Story,” looking at Acts 
#5 “Success and Warning” (Acts 19:1-10)
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1. The City of Ephesus
2. Paul’s Strategy
3. Warning
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For Self-Reflection and Small Groups
1. At the beginning, what the church in Ephesus was like? (Acts 19:1-20)
2. Read Acts 6:1-6.
   1) What might have been the reasons why Hebrew-speaking Jews overlooked the Greek-speaking widows? Can you see something similar in your church and society?
   2) What do you think of the apostles' proposal (the solution and their roles in the church)? What might have been the difficulties in implementing the proposal? How might they have overcome the difficulties?
   3) What can we learn about making decisions from this section?
 
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