The following sermon is by John MacArthur, pastor, author, and Bible teacher with Grace

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And now unleashing God's truth one verse at a time.

Here's Grace to You, Bible teacher John MacArthur.

This morning we're going to begin something that could end before the Lord comes.

But then again, maybe not, since He could come any moment.

And that is we're going to begin to study the book of Ephesians.

That has been a long year of various and sundry messages trying to help you understand

what's going on around us from the biblical perspective.

I think now that we have settled a little bit into life and the church, certainly in our

church, with such grateful hearts, it's time for us to do what is normal.

And that is to go through a book in Scripture, and particularly in the New Testament.

And we have chosen collectively the book of Ephesians.

I just want to read the first three verses for you and then we'll try our best this morning

to lay out an introduction for what is to come.

Paul and Apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, to the saints who are at Ephesus and

who are faithful in Christ Jesus.

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