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

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

Here is 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.

It 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.

And I think now that we have settled a little bit into life in 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.

Grace to you in peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

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