Saul, the Synagogue’s ‘bad boy’ and Judaism’s rising star, was fired up for a mission. His intent? Arrest, imprison and have killed, all members of the seditious new sect elevating one Jesus of Nazareth as Messiah. With perfect timing, God instead arrested Saul, sidelining him for a number of years to help him unlearn the erroneous teaching he’d absorbed. God later released him, now a repentant Paul, on a new mission, joining those he previously persecuted, and soon becoming one of the most vocal, and valuable, proponents for the cause of Jesus Christ, the Messiah.

Ephesians 1:1-14

1. vv. 1,2 – Introduction: _________________________________________________

2. vv. 3-6 – God’s big idea: ______________________________________________

3. vv. 7-10 – God’s big idea: _____________________________________________

4. vv. 11-14 – God’s big idea: ____________________________________________