“The Household of God”

Ephesians 2:19-22

Pastor Michael Vaughan

December 8, 2019

I. No longer what we were (2:19a)

A. Ezekiel 44:9 B. Isaiah 66:18-20

II. What we are (2:19b-21)

A. Fellow Citizens with the Saints

1. I Peter 2:9-10 2. Philippians 3:20

B. Members of God’s Household

1. Galatians 6:10 2. Romans 8:15-17

C. Temple in the Lord

1 Corinthians 6:16-18

1. Built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets

a) Matthew 16:18 b) Ephesians 3:5

1. Built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets

a) Matthew 16:18 b) Ephesians 3:5

2. Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone

a) Isaiah 28:16ff b) Psalm 118:22

III. What we will be (2:22)

A. Being built together

1. I Peter 2:4-5

B. Into a Dwelling Place for God in the Spirit

1. John 14:23

IV. Conclusion

A. All Christians have been __________ __________ into one household in __________ - the __________ - which grows into a holy Temple in the Lord.

1. Acts 15:15-18

B. So What?

1. Christians necessarily must be united to the church, as it is united in Christ!

2. John 17:20-23