A look at the Spring 2015 semester at ACE, where we will be focusing on Ephesians. Includes the ACE mission, values, and recommended approach for studying Ephesians this spring.

1. ACE Men’s Bible Study
Spring 2015
Kickoff

2. ACE in a Nutshell
• ACE Mission:
• Prepare, launch, and support men to achieve
their ultimate purpose
• ACE Values:
• Deep teaching: Learning, understanding and
knowing God
• Deep relationships: God, Family, Community,
Marketplace

3. ACE in a Nutshell
• ACE Goals:
• An Encounter with God that you NEVER
Recover From…
• Regardless of your “spiritual maturity”
• A life fully ENGAGED!
• A life forever CHANGED!
• A life spiritually ENERGIZED!
• A Different Person by Semester’s End
• True change from the inside out…

4. Our Semester Focus
Ephesians
Verse-by-Verse
16 weeks

5. Ephesians Overview
Ephesians deals with topics at the very
core of what it means to be a Christian
both in faith and in practice
Paul’s two amazing prayers:
 Spiritual Wisdom (Eph 1:15-23)
 Spiritual Growth (Eph 3:14-21)

6. Other Topics in Ephesians
God’s Purpose
Salvation Through Faith
Spiritual Growth
Unity of the Church
Christian Character
Living with Others/Marriage
Spiritual Warfare

7. Semester Format
Specific verses assigned weekly
(via email or http://austinexec.com/north)
Read multiple times during the week
Answer the personal study questions
Be prepared to share in small groups:
 What you learned (seek)
 What challenged you (engage)
 How you will apply it to your life today (obey)

8. What I Have Learned So Far…
“I pray that the eyes of your heart may be
enlightened, so that you will know what is
the hope of His calling, what are the
riches of the glory of His inheritance in
the saints, and what is the surpassing
greatness of His power toward us who
believe…” – Eph 1:18-19

9. God’s Power

10. Dunamis = Dynamite

11. Dunamis = Dynamic

12. Paul’s Prayer (v18-19)
so that you will know what is the hope of
His calling (Promises)
what are the riches of the glory of His
inheritance in the saints, and (Provision)
what is the surpassing greatness of His
power toward us who believe (Power)

13. Personal Impact of Paul’s Prayer
We need to become aware of the power
available to us a children of God
It is the same power that put the entire
universe into motion!
What should we do with this power?
How should we put it to use?

14. Putting the Power into Practice
"Go therefore and make disciples of all
the nations, baptizing them in the name of
the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,
teaching them to observe all that I
commanded you; and lo, I am with you
always, even to the end of the age.”
Matthew 28:19-20

15. My Personal Impact
God desires to provide us with everything
we need, today and for eternity
Am I ready to seek, engage, obey, and
experience God in this powerful
(“dynamic”) way?

16. Getting the Most from Ephesians
Read as an overview
Don’t be satisfied with basic
understanding
Re-read to dig deeper
Ask why God included the particular
verses
Be filled with His Word
Empty yourself to others
Allow God to fully control you

17. Something to Think About this Semester
• Consider three time horizons:
• New Year’s Eve 2015
• First day of your retirement
• Death bed
• Look back - what will truly define your life?
• Where does ‘change’ and ‘purpose’ fit into your
schedule and priorities?
• How are lives changed from the inside out?

18. ACE Men’s Bible Study
Next week:
Eph 1:1-14