Jul. 26, 2026

Ephesians 2:14-22 

Built To Gather 

1. Christ Our Peace (vs. 14-18 )

A. The Situation Solved Ephesians 2:11-13 

Colossians 2:11-14

B. Jesus Is Our Peace (v. 14 )

Colossians 1:21-23

Ephesians 4:17-18

C. A Description of the Battle (vs. 15-16 )

D. He Preached Peace to both Groups (v. 17 )

Isaiah 57:15-19

E. Access to the Father (v. 18 )

”Now most Christians are theological Christians. They know they are saved; somebody’s given them a marked New Testament and it’s proper that we should until they get their theology straight. But they’re trying to be happy without a sense of the Presence. The sense of the Presence is absent and that yearning you see is a desire to be nearer to God.”  - AW Tozer, The Attributes of God 

2. Who We Are as a Result (vs. 19-21 )

A. No Longer (v. 19 )

Ephesians 2:8-10

B. Foundation (v. 20 )

C. A Temple (v. 21 )

1 Peter 2:5

3. Built Together (v. 22 )

A. In Him 

B. In Process  

C. Whether Churches Live or Die 

1 Kings 8:13

1 Samuel 4:19-22

Ezekiel 10:18-19

Hebrews 10:24-25

Reflection:

How are you being built up into this dwelling place of God?

How are you investing in the lives of others as a part of Jesus’ church?

Follow UP in the Word through the Week… 

Monday:

Read: Colossians 2:11-14

Describe the reality that Jesus Christ has accomplished and what He has done according to this passage of Scripture. What part of this passage strikes you especially in your walk with Jesus?

Tuesday:

Read: Colossians 1:21-23

How would you describe the peace that Jesus brings into a person’s life after accepting Him as Lord and Savior? How do these verses describe that peace?

Wednesday:

Read: Isaiah 57:15-19

What are some of the characteristics of God that these verses describe? Specifically consider verse 15 and how that impacts a believer’s life?

Thursday:

Read: Ephesians 2:8-10

How do these verses describe salvation in Jesus and what is the result of that salvation?

Friday:

Read: 1 Peter 2:5

How does Peter describe this dwelling place of God that Paul illustrated for us in Ephesians 2:21 and 22?

Saturday:

Read: Hebrews 10:24-25

According to these verses, why is the regular gathering of believers so important? How are you engaged in that gathering?