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The Mystery of Suffering (Ephesians 3:1-6)

Mark BarnesMark Barnes, December 30, 2018
Part of the Grace in Christ (Ephesians) series, preached at a Sunday Morning service

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Ephesians 3:1–6 (Listen)

3:1 For this reason I, Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles—2 assuming that you have heard of the stewardship of God’s grace that was given to me for you, 3 how the mystery was made known to me by revelation, as I have written briefly. 4 When you read this, you can perceive my insight into the mystery of Christ, 5 which was not made known to the sons of men in other generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit. 6 This mystery is that the Gentiles are fellow heirs, members of the same body, and partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel.

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