# Week 5: The Practical life of the Church

**Title: The Practical life of the Church**

**Objective:**

- Unity and respecting talents
- Worship and behavior
- Practical life and spiritual strife

**Resources:**

- [Catena Bible Commentary](https://catenabible.com/eph/1)
- [HEMY Bible Study(Includes material)](https://www.suscopts.org/diocese/bishop/bible-study/epistle-to-the-ephesians/)
- [Fr Dawoud Lamie's Bible study (Easy Arabic)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOWJ7lYt8us&list=PL2VBHmqJExVzqh50Bt0wdXbhW9Cs3D9e7&ab_channel=%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%88%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%B1)
- [Fr Tadros Y Malaty commentary](https://onedrive.live.com/?cid=67000DBCF3EF5901&id=67000DBCF3EF5901%21888&parId=67000DBCF3EF5901%21540&o=OneUp)

**Reading:**

- <span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":12865,"3":{"1":0},"9":1,"12":0,"15":"Calibri","16":9}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1 Samuel 1-3"}">Read Eph 4:1-6</span>
    - <span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":12865,"3":{"1":0},"9":1,"12":0,"15":"Calibri","16":9}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1 Samuel 1-3"}">How we should deal with each other as family (we pray it every morning)</span>
- <span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":12865,"3":{"1":0},"9":1,"12":0,"15":"Calibri","16":9}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1 Samuel 1-3"}">Read Eph 4:7-16</span>
    - <span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":12865,"3":{"1":0},"9":1,"12":0,"15":"Calibri","16":9}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1 Samuel 1-3"}">Each of us has a gift - the goal is One </span>
- <span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":12865,"3":{"1":0},"9":1,"12":0,"15":"Calibri","16":9}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1 Samuel 1-3"}">Read Eph 4:17-24</span>
    - <span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":12865,"3":{"1":0},"9":1,"12":0,"15":"Calibri","16":9}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1 Samuel 1-3"}">We ought to live according to our calling </span>
- <span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":12865,"3":{"1":0},"9":1,"12":0,"15":"Calibri","16":9}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1 Samuel 1-3"}">Read Eph 4:25-32</span>
    - <span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":12865,"3":{"1":0},"9":1,"12":0,"15":"Calibri","16":9}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1 Samuel 1-3"}">How we should deal with each other as family </span>
- <span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":12865,"3":{"1":0},"9":1,"12":0,"15":"Calibri","16":9}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1 Samuel 1-3"}">Read Eph 5:1-21</span>
    - <span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":12865,"3":{"1":0},"9":1,"12":0,"15":"Calibri","16":9}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1 Samuel 1-3"}">Same theme as above</span>
- <span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":12865,"3":{"1":0},"9":1,"12":0,"15":"Calibri","16":9}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1 Samuel 1-3"}">Read 5:22-33</span>
    - <span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":12865,"3":{"1":0},"9":1,"12":0,"15":"Calibri","16":9}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1 Samuel 1-3"}">Christian marriage - Christ and the Church</span>
- <span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":12865,"3":{"1":0},"9":1,"12":0,"15":"Calibri","16":9}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1 Samuel 1-3"}">Read Eph 6:1-9</span>
    - <span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":12865,"3":{"1":0},"9":1,"12":0,"15":"Calibri","16":9}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1 Samuel 1-3"}">Same theme as above</span>
- <span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":12865,"3":{"1":0},"9":1,"12":0,"15":"Calibri","16":9}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1 Samuel 1-3"}">Read Eph 10-20</span>
    - <span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":12865,"3":{"1":0},"9":1,"12":0,"15":"Calibri","16":9}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1 Samuel 1-3"}">The whole Armor of God </span>

**Key verse(s):**

- "<sup class="versenum"> do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption." Ephesians 4:30</sup>

**Comments:**

**Review questions:**

**Chapter 4**

1. Verses 1-6 are part of a prayer in our Coptic church. Which prayer and when do we recite it?
2. What sort of things are we to put away and what sort of things should we be doing instead?
3. Now this, "He ascended"; what does it mean but that He also first descended into the lower parts of the earth?
4. "Be angry, and do not sin" Is it OK to be angry?

**Chapter 5**

1. Why did Jesus love and give Himself for the church?
2. What is Paul's summation regarding marital responsibilities?
3. What are the Christians’ responsibilities mentioned in this chapter?
4. What is either the means or the evidence of one filled with the Spirit?

 **Chapter 6**

1. List the armor of God.
2. What else more important should we add to this armor?
3. List the armor of God.
4. What is praying in the Spirit?

**Homework:**

**Chapter 4**

1. There is one body and one \_\_\_\_\_\_\_, just as you were called in one \_\_\_\_\_ of your calling; one Lord, one \_\_\_\_\_\_, one \_\_\_\_\_\_\_; one God and Father of all
2. "Be \_\_\_\_\_\_, and do not sin": do not let the \_\_\_\_\_\_ go down on your wrath.

**Chapter 5**

1. Therefore be \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ of God as dear children. and walk in \_\_\_\_\_\_\_, as Christ also has loved us and given \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ for us,
2. For the husband is \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ of the wife, as also \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ is head of the church; and He is the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ of the body.

**Chapter 6**

1. Children, obey your \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_, for this is \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
2. Put on the whole \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_of God, that you may be able to \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ against the wiles of the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_