Living a life worthy is a life characterized by service, where individuality and diversity are designed to build up the body of Christ.

2. Ephesians 4:1-3
As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you
to live a life worthy of the calling you have
received. Be completely humble and
gentle; be patient, bearing with one
another in love. Make every effort to keep
the unity of the Spirit through the bond of
peace.
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3. Ephesians 4:4-7
There is one body and one Spirit—just as
you were called to one hope when you
were called—one Lord, one faith, one
baptism; one God and Father of all, who is
over all and through all and in all. But to
each one of us grace has been given as
Christ apportioned it.
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4. Ephesians 4:8-10
This is why it says: ‘When he ascended on
high, he led captives in his train and gave
gifts to men.’ (What does ‘he ascended’
mean except that he also descended to the
lower, earthly regions? He who descended
is the very one who ascended higher than
all the heavens, in order to fill the whole
universe.)
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5. Ephesians 4:11-13
It was he who gave some to be apostles,
some to be prophets, some to be
evangelists, and some to be pastors and
teachers, to prepare God’s people for works
of service, so that the body of Christ may
be built up until we all reach unity in the
faith and in the knowledge of the Son of
God and become mature, attaining to the
whole measure of the fullness of Christ.
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6. Ephesians 4:14
Then we will no longer be infants, tossed
back and forth by the waves, and blown
here and there by every wind of teaching
and by the cunning and craftiness of men in
their deceitful scheming.
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7. Ephesians 4:15-16
Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will
in all things grow up into him who is the
Head, that is, Christ. From him the whole
body, joined and held together by every
supporting ligament, grows and builds itself
up in love, as each part does its work.
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9. Paul is urging us, now that
God has made you into
SAINTS it is time to start
living like a SAINT.

10. Paul is urging us, now that
God has made you into
SAINTS it is time to start
living like a SAINT.
Living a life worthy is a life RIGHTLY
RELATING to God and others.

11. Paul is urging us, now that
God has made you into
SAINTS it is time to start
living like a SAINT.
Living a life worthy is a life RIGHTLY
RELATING to God and others.
This passage is about not only what kind of
INDIVIDUAL we are to be, but how we are to
be in COMMUNITY.

12. Because God has united us
through Christ by the Spirit
we are to make every
effort to keep that UNITY

13. Because God has united us
through Christ by the Spirit
we are to make every
effort to keep that UNITY
Living a life worthy is a life characterized by
SERVICE…

14. Because God has united us
through Christ by the Spirit
we are to make every
effort to keep that UNITY
Living a life worthy is a life characterized by
SERVICE…
In God’s grace He has GIFTED each of us for
service.

15. Because God has united us
through Christ by the Spirit
we are to make every
effort to keep that UNITY
Living a life worthy is a life characterized by
SERVICE…
In God’s grace He has GIFTED each of us for
service.
Jesus gifted to the CHURCH gifted PEOPLE

16. Living a life worthy
is a life growing in
CHRISTLIKENESS

17. Living a life worthy
is a life growing in
CHRISTLIKENESS
The goal of gifts is not merely UNITY, but
MATURITY.

18. Living a life worthy
is a life growing in
CHRISTLIKENESS
The goal of gifts is not merely UNITY, but
MATURITY.
Christian maturity is MEASURED by how
much we look like Christ.

19. Please take a moment to fill out your
Communication Card
My Next Step Today is to:
( ) Do the home life help (in bulletin)
( ) Reflect on what should be characteristic
of the life of a Christian.
( ) Identify areas of growth in my own life
( ) Evaluate my relationship to the church
( ) Consider ways, great or small, that I can
serve
( ) Other________________________