Ephesians: Chapter-by-Chapter Commentary

Alastair Roberts

Ephesians: Chapter-by-Chapter Commentary

February 18, 2022

Alastair Roberts

Alastair Roberts

*CONTENTS*

00:00:00 - Ephesians 1.1-14: Every Spiritual Blessing in Christ

00:09:28 - Ephesians 1.15-23: Prayer for Enlightenment

00:17:30 - Ephesians 2.1-10: By Grace You Have Been Saved Through Faith

00:24:32 - Ephesians 2.11-22: One People in Christ

00:38:33 - Ephesians 3: Gentiles Are Fellow Heirs

00:49:24 - Ephesians 4.1-16: One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism

01:02:06 - Ephesians 4.17-32: Living as Renewed People

01:10:58 - Ephesians 5.1-17: Walk in Love, as Christ Loved Us

01:23:54 - Ephesians 5.18-33: Wives and Husbands

01:35:05 - Ephesians 6: Children and Parents, Slaves and Masters, and the Whole Armour of God

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