Ephesians 2

Where it is preached

1. The Key in My Hand · Gareth Evans

   The Devices of Satan cites Ephesians 2:6

   …as] raised us up with him and seated us with him in the Heavenly places in Christ Jesus” (Ephesians 2:6). We must live on that higher ground where the only way Satan can reach us is by firing h…

2. Thoughts for the Quiet Hour · Dwight L. Moody

   August cites Eph. ii. 10

   … results and impressions.—J. R. Miller. August 4 Created in Christ Jesus unto good works. Eph. ii. 10. Let us ask Him to work in us to will those good works, so that our will, without being i…

3. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

   Sit: Our Position in Christ cites Ephesians 2:18

   …tes one new man. “For through him we both have our access in one Spirit unto the Father” (Ephesians 2:18, ASV). One Son, one Spirit, one Father—therefore one household. The church is not an alli…

4. The Life and Diary of David Brainerd · David Brainerd

   From his birth to the time when he began to study for the Ministry—containing his own narrative of his conversion, his connection with Yale-College, and the grounds of his expulsion cites Eph. 2:1

   …it as of myself; and could not oblige God to bestow it upon me by any of my performances, Eph. 2:1, 8. “This,” I was ready to say, “is a hard saying, who can hear it?” I could not bear tha…

5. Sermons on Several Occasions · John Wesley

   Discourse I cites Eph. 2:1

   … Apostle to the Ephesians: “You hath he quickened who were dead in trespasses and sins.” (Eph. 2:1.) And again, “when we were dead in sins, he hath quickened us together with Christ; and h…

6. The Fundamental Doctrines of the Christian Faith · R. A. Torrey

   The New Birth cites Eph. 2:1

   … we are "quickened" (or made alive), we who "were dead through our trespasses and sins." (Eph. 2:1). There is a profound contrast between regeneration and mere conversion. Conversion is an…

7. All Things for Good · Thomas Watson

   Effectual calling cites Ephes. ii. 1

   …f from God. “At that time ye were without Christ, strangers to the covenants of promise” (Ephes. ii. 12). Men dying in their sins have no more right to promises than strangers have to the priv…

8. The Fundamental Doctrines of the Christian Faith · R. A. Torrey

   Is There a Literal Hell? cites Eph. 2:1

   …the shame, and the ignominy and the despair of existence. In a similar way we are told in Eph. 2:1, that men until they are quickened, or made alive, by the power of God are "Dead in tresp…

9. The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit · R. A. Torrey

   The Regenerating Work of the Holy Spirit cites Ephesians 2:1

   …ife, spiritual life, to those who are spiritually dead through their trespasses and sins (Ephesians 2:1). The Holy Spirit imparts this life. The written Word is indeed the instrument which the …

10. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    3.1 Man's Inability to keep the Moral Law cites Eph 2: 1

    …yield perfect obedience to the moral law, is evident. (1) Because he is spiritually dead. Eph 2: 1. How can he, being dead, keep the commandments of God perfectly? A dead man is not fit fo…

11. Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners · John Bunyan

    Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners; Or, a Brief Relation of the Exceeding Mercy of God in Christ, to His Poor Servant John Bunyan cites Eph. 2.2

    … course of this world, and ‘the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience’ (Eph. 2.2, 3). It was my delight to be ‘taken captive by the devil at his will’ (II Tim. 2.26). Bei…

12. Godliness · Catherine Booth

    Love and Loneliness cites Ephesians 2:3

    …t. “We all once lived... and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.” Ephesians 2:3 We loved and hated according to selfish interests. But God renews hearts. He makes us, in…

13. Sermons on Several Occasions · John Wesley

    Salvation by Faith cites Eph. 2:4

    …odly” (Rom. 4:5). To the same effect are the words both preceding and following the text (Eph. 2:4ff.): “God, who is rich in mercy, even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us togeth…

14. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    2.2 The Second Commandment cites Eph 2: 4

    …store, and therefore is said to be ‘plenteous in mercy’ (Psa 86: 5), and ‘rich in mercy’ (Eph 2: 4). The vial of God’s wrath drops only, but the fountain of his mercy runs. The sun is not …

15. Feasting at the table · Gareth Evans

    The Christian Walk cites Eph 2:6

    I trust we have learned to “sit” in Christ as in chapter 3. (Eph 2:6) – knowing what it is that has thrilled Paul, causing him to pray such a wonderful prayer…

16. He Holds My Tomorrows · Gareth Evans

    Noah cites Ephesians 2:6

    … for the praise of His glory (v.11). ● We are sealed with His Holy Spirit (v.13). Then in Ephesians 2:6, Paul writes that we have been raised up to be seated in heavenly places in Him, so that …

17. The Christian’s Secret of a Happy Life · Hannah Whitall Smith

    Difficulties Concerning Guidance cites Eph. 2:6

    … raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus , ” (Eph. 2:6) , we are also told that we shall have to fight there with spiritual enemies. “ For we do…

18. The Christian’s Secret of a Happy Life · Hannah Whitall Smith

    The Chariots of God cites Ephesians 2:6

    …“And raised us with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus ,” (Ephesians 2:6). These “heavenly places” a re interior, not exterior, and the road that leads to them is…

19. Stepping Stones · Gareth Evans

    God’s Broken Heart cites Eph 2:6

    …estimony that I am seated in heavenly places in Jesus, enjoying the security of His lap. (Eph 2:6). However, at that moment I felt, as it were for the first time, His warm tears falling u…

20. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

    Appendix a: Twenty-Five Core Teachings of Watchman Nee cites Ephesians 2:6

    … he announces that God “made us to sit with him in the heavenly places, in Christ Jesus” (Ephesians 2:6, ASV). Sitting represents reception. A seated person is supported by something outside hi…

21. Morning by Morning · Charles H. Spurgeon

    December cites Eph. 2:6

    …ll more wonderful, we are risen with him and even ascended with him to the seats on high (Eph. 2:6). It is thus that the Church has fulfilled the law, and is “accepted in the beloved.” It …

22. Selected Sermons of Jonathan Edwards · Jonathan Edwards

    God Glorified in Man’s Dependence cites Eph. ii. 8

    …t is of God that we receive faith to close with him, that we may have an interest in him. Eph. ii. 8, “For by grace ye are saved, through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of…

23. Sermons on Several Occasions · John Wesley

    The Scripture Way of Salvation cites Ephesians 2:8

    Sermon 43 The Scripture Way of Salvation “Ye are saved through faith.” Ephesians 2:8. 1. Nothing can be more intricate, complex, and hard to be understood, than religion, as …

24. Feasting at the table · Gareth Evans

    Paul’s Prayer cites Eph 2:8

    …ease God (Heb 11:6), I see it expressed in three different ways. There is ‘saving faith’ (Eph 2:8) – the starting point beyond which too many believers never advance; there is the ‘fruit …

25. Stepping Stones · Gareth Evans

    Faith - A Sovereign Gift cites Ephesians 2:8

    … by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God” (Ephesians 2:8). God in His great mercy has reached out to man through His Son, Jesus Christ. The Holy S…

26. The Way Into the Holiest · Frederick Brotherton Meyer

    Drifting cites Eph. ii. 8

    …alvary, and can therefore never break on us. "By grace have ye been saved through faith" (Eph. ii. 8, R.v.). Sometimes it is salvation from the power of sin. The present tense is then employ…

27. All of Grace · Charles H. Spurgeon

    By Grace Through Faith cites Ephesians 2:8

    "By grace are ye saved, through faith" (Ephesians 2:8 ). I THINK IT WELL to turn a little to one side that I may ask my reader to observe adori…

28. Talks to the Farmer · Charles H. Spurgeon

    The Sluggard's Farm cites Ephesians 2:10

    …2:13, ESV). God’s predestination of a people means he has ordained them “for good works” (Ephesians 2:10, ESV), that they may display his praise. If you or I draw from any doctrine — however tru…

29. Sermons on Several Occasions · John Wesley

    On Visiting the Sick cites Eph. 2:10

    …rist Jesus unto good works, which God hath before prepared, that we might walk therein.” (Eph. 2:10.) 2. The walking herein is essentially necessary, as to the continuance of that faith whe…

30. Feasting at the table · Gareth Evans

    A Body and a Building cites Ephesians 2:10

    … not exist for man’s blessing but for the glory of God – we are created ‘for good works’ (Ephesians 2:10). As we function together as a living body, as a building indwelt by the Holy Spirit, the…

31. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

    The Conversion of Watchman Nee cites Ephesians 2:10

    …ed in Christ Jesus for good works, which God afore prepared that we should walk in them” (Ephesians 2:10, ASV). Nee's later preaching repeatedly emphasized that God's grace is not divine assista…

32. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

    Walk: Christ Lived Through Us cites Ephesians 2:10

    …sians refuses both. “For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works” (Ephesians 2:10, ASV). Works do not create the new creation; the new creation produces works. The Christi…

33. The Christian’s Secret of a Happy Life · Hannah Whitall Smith

    God’s Side and Man’s Side cites Eph. 2:10

    …hrist Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them . (Eph. 2:10.) Only God, who created us, can re-create us. He alone understands the "work of His own h…

34. Sermons on Several Occasions · John Wesley

    On Living Without God cites Eph. 2:12

    Sermon 125 On Living Without God “Without God in the world.” Eph. 2:12. 1. Perhaps these words might be more properly translated, Atheists in the world. This se…

35. Thoughts for the Quiet Hour · Dwight L. Moody

    December cites Eph. ii. 12

    December 1 Without Christ. Eph. ii. 12. Without a hope to cheer, a Pilot to steer, a Friend to counsel, grace to sustain, heaven…

36. The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit · R. A. Torrey

    The Baptism with the Holy Spirit cites Ephesians 2:13

    …We are the Gentiles who were once “afar off,” but now “made nigh by the blood of Christ” (Ephesians 2:13, 17). But lest there be any mistake about it whatever, Peter adds, “ Even as many as the …

37. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

    Stand: Spiritual Warfare and Victory cites Ephesians 2:14

    …conciliation accomplished by Christ. Ephesians 2 has already declared, “he is our peace” (Ephesians 2:14, ASV). Jesus broke down the dividing wall and made peace through the cross. Spiritual war…

38. The God of All Comfort · Hannah Whitall Smith

    Jehovah cites Ephesians 2:14

    …r continued struggle is unnecessary. The Bible tells us that Christ Himself is our peace (Ephesians 2:14). Therefore, whether I feel peaceful or not, peace is already mine in Him, and I must tak…

39. Feasting at the table · Gareth Evans

    A Covenant People cites Eph 2:15

    …te of death, consisting of decrees against us, which was hostile to us’. This aligns with Eph 2:15 where we read of the ‘enmity, which is the Law of commandments contained in ordinances’. …

40. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

    The Church and the Body of Christ cites Ephesians 2:15

    …manity Ephesians says Christ created Jew and Gentile “in himself of the two one new man” (Ephesians 2:15, ASV). Nee's church vision was therefore larger than meeting structure. The church is God…

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