The Essence of Community
As we begin the second half of Ephesians, we begin to see how the church community exists and functions. It exists by the grace of the gospel of the Father, Son and Spirit, as we’ve seen in the first half of the book and that gospel is our unity. And it functions through gifts that are from the Father, by the ascended Son, and administered in us by the Spirit and these gifts are our diversity. This unity and diversity are the essence of community in the body of Christ. And they will be our focus this Sunday. Then, in the following weeks, well come back to the Effort and Effect of the church community.
