Context

• Who wrote this letter? [ Ephesians 1:1 ]
• What had God done for those that Paul wrote to? [ Ephesians 1:4, 2:4-5 ]
• What is also available for the Gentiles (non-Jews) [ Ephesians 3:6 ]

Characters

• Who made Paul a minister? Why was this God’s grace? How was God’s
  power involved? [ Ephesians 3:7, Acts 9:1-19 ]
  • Why might Paul think of himself as being least? [ Ephesians 3:8a,
    Acts 8:1, Acts 9:1 ]
• How is the message that Paul has been sent to proclaim to the Gentiles
  described? [ Ephesians 3:8b ]
• What is Paul’s task? [ Ephesians 3:9 ]
  • Why have the people not been able to see this mystery before?
• Who created all things? [ Ephesians 3:9 ]
  • How did God intend to reveal his wisdom? [ Ephesians 3:10 ]
  • Who is God’s wisdom made clear to? How is the Church involved in this?
    [ Ephesians 3:10 ]
• What is the significance of Jesus coming to save sinners? [ Ephesians 3:11 ]
• What is the relationship between the Christians that Paul wrote to and Jesus?
  [ Ephesians 3:12 ]
  • What is found in Jesus? Why is this needed by the Christians that Paul wrote to and Paul himself?

Application

• How did God deal with Paul? What does this suggest about God’s character?
• What can we find in Jesus?
  • How does this help us to keep following Jesus?
• How should we respond to God?
  • He has made the gospel clear to us.
  • He reveals his wisdom to the angelic host though the church.