By the Will of God

Bulletin Insert 07/21/24

1. Apostleship and the will of God (v.1a)
   1. Paul is commissioned by Jesus
      1. Acts 9:15-16
   2. On his own, would still be breathing threats
      1. Acts 9:1-2
   3. Paul’s former religious ways
      1. Philippians 3:4-6
   4. Paul is born again to a living hope
      1. 1 Peter 1:3
   5. God’s will generally
      1. John 10:30, 14:26, 16:13-15
   6. Paul’s apostleship by the will of God
      1. Acts 26:15-18
      2. 1 Timothy 1:12-14
   7. God’s will to have confidence during our Christian lives
      1. John 15:18, 20
      2. Ephesians 2:4-9
2. The Faithful Church (v.1b)
   1. Antithesis of
      1. Isaiah 8:20
   2. Believers are living stones
      1. 1 Peter 2:5
   3. The Faithfulness of the Ephesian church
      1. Acts 19:1, 7, 18
      2. Acts 20:1, 28-30
   4. The Church is faithful enduring hostility
      1. Joshua 14:10
   5. A Faithful Church is always in Christ
      1. John 17:6
      2. Hebrews 3:6, 10:19-25
3. An Affectionate Greeting (v.2)
   1. Christ has left us His peace
      1. John 14:26-27
   2. Christ has protected His church
      1. Philippians 4:7
   3. Christ promised to build His church
      1. Matthew 16:18
   4. Christ will preserve her to the end
      1. Ephesians 5:27
   5. Grace and Peace come only from God
      1. Romans 3:11