Welcome to our new project, the Daily Bible Devotional. The goal is to help you understand and apply

scripture as you go through a New Testament Bible read five days a week, Monday through Friday,

as we move from Matthew straight through to Revelation. In under four minutes each morning, we will recap the chapter,

make some application, present thought questions for the day, and offer a prayer together.

I'm excited about exploring God's word with you, so let's get started.

Thank you for joining with me today as we investigate Ephesians Chapter 4.

Paul urges believers to live in unity, maturity, and holiness as members of Christ's body.

He calls them to walk in humility, gentleness, patience, and love, striving to maintain the unity of the spirit. There is one body,

one spirit, one hope, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, and one father who is over all,

through all and in all. Christ has given apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers

to equip the church for ministry and spiritual

growth. Followers of Christ must mature in faith, avoiding false teachings and growing into him,

the head of the church. They should cast off their old sinful ways and embrace a new life of

righteousness. Paul encourages honesty, kindness, forgiveness, and speaking words that

uplift others, reflecting God's love in all our relationships. This chapter begins to get very

practical with who we become when we have the love of the Lord within us. Are you walking in a

manner worthy of God's calling? The most

observable proof is in how we treat one another. We share a common faith and life in Christ,

and we must exhibit gentleness, patience, love, and enduring tolerance towards each other.

We cannot be in fellowship with God while being at odds with fellow

brothers. The apostles and prophets of Jesus' time taught about him to help us refute false doctrine

and speak the truth and love, building each other up. While people in the world may have

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