What Is My Calling?

Christians talk about our “calling.” What does that really mean? Is it just for professional missionaries or people who work at a church?

In Ephesians we learn that calling is for everyone and that it comes to us in three ways: General calling, categorical calling, and personal calling.

Gene Pensiero Jr shares some thoughts on this issue in a study on Ephesians 4:1.

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Ephesians 6:21-24 – Love Is Gracious, Love Don’t Die

Paul closes his letter to the Ephesians, urging them to keep love alive. What happened next? Did you know the church at Ephesus was the epicenter of at least 8 New Testament books and received ministry from Apollos, Paul, Timothy, John, and Onesimus?

Ephesians 6:21-24
Series: The Plan All Along
Gene Pensiero Jr.

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Ephesians 6:18-20 – Training Pray

Paul teaches the Ephesians to pray at all times, for all the saints, and for him specifically.

Ephesians 6:18-20
Series: The Plan All Along
Gene Pensiero Jr.

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Ephesians 6:10-17 – Fight In Shining Armor

Paul calls us to volunteer for the Lord’s army and suits us up for the battles ahead.

Ephesians 6:10-17
Series: The Plan All Along
Gene Pensiero Jr.

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Ephesians 5:22-33 – Marriage Material

God created Christian marriage to show the world how Christ loves the Church. Toward that end, husbands and wives have wonderful but counter-cultural parts to play.

Ephesians 5:22-33
Series: The Plan All Along
Gene Pensiero Jr.

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Ephesians 5:6-14 – Glow In The Dark

Christians are meant to glow in the dark, reflecting the pure light of Christ in a shadowy and corrupted world.

Ephesians 5:6-14
Series: The Plan All Along
Gene Pensiero Jr.

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Ephesians 5:1-5 – The Imitation Aim

To walk worthy, Christians must imitate God and throw off the normalized sins of the culture around us.

Ephesians 5:1-5
Series: The Plan All Along
Gene Pensiero Jr.

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Ephesians 4:25-32 – The Several Habits Of Highly Corrected People

After revealing many wonderful mysteries about salvation, Paul starts to give us practical ways to experience God’s power in our everyday lives.

Ephesians 4:25-32
Series: The Plan All Along
Gene Pensiero Jr.

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Ephesians 4:17-24 – Who Are You Wearing?

Paul insists that we put on the new self, fashioned in the likeness of Christ, and no longer walk as the Gentiles do.

Ephesians 4:17-24
Series: The Plan All Along
Gene Pensiero Jr.

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Ephesians 4:14-16 – Growing Up Godly

It’s time for God’s people to grow up individually and corporately.

Have you heard someone talk about deconstruction? Most often it refers to evangelical Christians getting rid of the truths they used to believe, getting rid of the church, and then redefining their faith, often in an individualistic sense and, usually, changing the ‘truths’ they believe to be more in step with the world’s culture.

Deconstruction is not God’s goal. Self centered, isolated Christianity is not God’s goal for you. His goal for me you and the person sitting next to you is unified growth, where individually and corporately we become more and more like the GodMan, Jesus Christ.

Ephesians 4:14-16
Series: The Plan All Along
Gene Pensiero Jr.

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Ephesians 4:7-13 – He Thinks You’re God’s Gift To Mankind

Paul explains that not only has God gifted us, He gives us as a gift to His Church.

Ephesians 4:7-13
Series: The Plan All Along
Gene Pensiero Jr.

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Ephesians 4:2-6 – Muscle Harmony

Humility, gentleness, and patience are the muscles of faith that make it possible to walk worthy of our calling.

Ephesians 4:2-6
Series: The Plan All Along
Gene Pensiero Jr.

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Ephesians 3:14-21 – It’s All About Who You Know

Paul prays for every Christian to know more about something that surpasses knowledge.

Ephesians 3:14-21
Series: The Plan All Along
Gene Pensiero Jr.

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Ephesians 3:8-13 – The Cosmologic Symphony Orchestra

God has a cosmic purpose for the Church, an eternal symphony of His wisdom and kindness that instructs angels, who long to look into what God is doing.

Ephesians 3:8-13
Series: The Plan All Along
Gene Pensiero Jr.

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Ephesians 3:1-7 – Supernatural Man Of Mystery

Paul explains how God has given him the unique gift of revealing a mystery to the Gentiles.

Ephesians 3:1-7
Series: The Plan All Along
Gene Pensiero Jr.

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Ephesians 2:19-22 – Body Building

God’s ongoing Church building project is described by Paul with the analogies of citizenship, being members of a household, and being stones in a growing building.

Ephesians 2:19-22
Series: The Plan All Along
Gene Pensiero Jr.

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Ephesians 2:11-18 – We Go Together Like Blood And Peace

Jesus Christ brings all people together in an amazing society unlike any the world has ever seen.

Ephesians 2:11-18
Series: The Plan All Along
Gene Pensiero Jr.

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Ephesians 2:6-10 – Stick To The Savior

As Paul wraps up his discussion of the gift of salvation we are encouraged to develop a sticky faith in our Lord.

Ephesians 2:6-10
Series: The Plan All Along
Gene Pensiero Jr.

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Ephesians 2:1-5 – The Walking Dead

If you’re not saved, you’re one of the walking dead, enslaved to the Devil, headed for destruction.

Ephesians 2:1-5
Series: The Plan All Along
Gene Pensiero Jr.

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Ephesians 1:20-23 – Power To The People

Paul discusses how the immeasurable power of God has been given to God’s church to cooperate with Him in His plan to accomplish His will.

Ephesians 1:20-23
Series: The Plan All Along
Gene Pensiero Jr.

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Ephesians 1:15-19 – But Wait, There’s More!

Paul tells the Ephesians what he prays about them and that even more blessings are associated with their salvation from God.

Ephesians 1:15-19
Series: The Plan All Along
Gene Pensiero Jr.

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Ephesians 1:7-14 – The More You Know

Paul is convinced that the more we know about the richness of our inheritance in Christ, the stronger and wiser we will be as we serve God in this world.

Ephesians 1:7-14
Series: The Plan All Along
Gene Pensiero Jr.

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Ephesians 1:3-6 – With Great Predestination Comes Great Responsibility

Paul opens his epistle with a song proclaiming the magnificence of God’s salvation and the responsibilities that result from it.

Ephesians 1:3-6
Series: The Plan All Along
Gene Pensiero Jr.

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Ephesians 1:1-2 – The Plan All Along

What was it like to be a Christian in Ephesus? Paul’s letter explains to us what Christianity is really all about.

Ephesians 1:1-2
Series: The Plan All Along
Gene Pensiero Jr.

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Acts 20:1 – The Short Goodbye

In Acts 20, Paul meets with the Ephesian disciples to encourage them and say goodbye before he leaves for Macedonia.

Gene Pensiero Jr.

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