WPC  -"m=$b>֖ 'u|Na9ȡnYZԚ'JUBH^"n7BOwl-nTWH3ccIf&'KYM_BS{wjL}[FT -~U[ʏ@ͣ &]Kt޻ ư%>HK&k/p"Zޖ 8"Ѫ4'P^a&.: tothepointthatmyeyeswerebeginningtomist(whichItriedtocoverup)b݌A%% Ќ  "b"  bO0  0X%%2  7  .3  0X%X%  ButthenInoticedsomethingthatsticksinmymindtothisday:AsIglancedaroundtheplane, D practicallyeveryoneontheplanehadtearsintheireyesastheysawthissymbolofAmericaandthe  G freedomsthatitdeclared.bO|݌!J%% Ќ  "b"  bG0  0X%%2  8  .3  0X%X%  ForthoseofusfromtheUnitedStates!citizensofthisgreatland!itwasanemotionalmoment "M becauseofourloveforthisgreatland,ourloveforthefreedomsandprivilegesweenjoy,our #P  understandingthatthosefreedomscameataprice.bGt݌$S! %% Ќ  "b"  bZ0  0X%%2  9  .3  0X%X%  Idontknowifthiswastrue,butperhapsasthosefromotherlandssawtheemotions,itcausedthem %V"! tofeelemotionalaswell,perhapsnotforAmericabutfortheirownland,asitshouldbe.bZ݌&Y#"%% Ќ  "b "  b#0  0X%%2  10  .3  0X%X%  HereswhatIremembersoclearlyfromthatclassicmomentinmylife:havingbeenfarfromaway '\$# forfromtheUnitedStatesforaboutayear,suddenlywhatIhadgainednewmeaningandanew (_%$ senseofgratitude.b#P݌)b&%%% Ќ  "b "  b0  0X%%2  11  .3  0X%X%  IfeltthenandIfeelnow: WhatanhonorandaprivilegetobecalledanAmerican.Americaisfar *e'& fromperfect,butitisagreatlandandagreatnationandwecanbeproudofourcitizenship.b?݌+h('%% Ќ  "b "  b0  0X%%2  12  .3  0X%X%  Iwondertothisday,weretheremenandwomenonthatplanewhowerecomingtotheUnitedStates ,k)( tomakeittherenewhome!oneswhowerenotyetcitizens,butwerehopingtoonedaybecome .n*) citizensofthiswonderfulcountry.Perhaps.b݌/q+*%% Ќ  "L< "  L<0  2  B  .3  0X%%  Well,ImnotjusttellingthisstorybecauseitsIndependenceDayweekendandwearecelebratingwhat  wehaveasAmericans.Imtellingthisstorybecauseitresonateswithwhatweareseeinginourtextfor  thisweek.L<݌X%X% Ќ  "b"  b 0  0X%%2  1  .3  0X%X%  ThemessageofEphesians2:1122isnotcomplex,butitisemotionallyandpracticallysovery,very   important.b !݌ %% Ќ  "b"  bI"0  0X%%2  2  .3  0X%X%  ThereisafeelinginthistextsimilartowhatIfeltonthatplanethatday!afeelingofdeepgratitude  andwonderforwhathasbeenmadeavailablethroughChrist.bI"v"݌ %% Ќ  "L<"  L<#0  2  C  .3  0X%%  ReadwithmethewonderfulwordsofPaulinEphesians2:1122.READTEXT.( Slide#3 $)L<#%$݌ X%X% Ќ  "L<"  L+drawstheclearlinesandevensuggestsanattitudeonthesideoftheJews: Remember +  thatformerlyyouwhoareGentilesbybirthandcalledthe _uncircumcised_bythosewhocall 2 themselves thecircumcision... +b**݌5%% Ќ  "b"  b-0  0X%%2  3  .3  0X%X%  Atanothertimeitwouldbevaluabletodiscussthechangethatwasdemandedofthe circumcised 8 inthispassageofscripture,butwewontgotheretoday.b-D-݌;%% Ќ  "b"  b.0  0X%%2  4  .3  0X%X%  Letitbenoted,however,thatbothsideswherebeingchallengedtochangeresultingin,asPaulstates > itin verse14, thetearingdownofthedividingwallofhostility. /b..݌A%% Ќ  "b"  b00  0X%%2  5  .3  0X%X%  Thismorning,however,wewillfocusontheGentileside,foritisthesiderepresentedbyyouand H me.b00݌K%% Ќ  "L<"  L<20  2  G  .3  0X%%  Speakingtothegentiles!thatsus!Paulinsimilarfashiontoverses110ofthischapteraskshis N audiencetoRemember:L<2<2݌QX%X% Ќ  "b"  b30  0X%%2  1  .3  0X%X%  Rememberwhatwas.b33݌T%% Ќ  "b"  b40  0X%%2  2  .3  0X%X%  Rememberwhatis.b44݌W%% Ќ  "b"  b50  0X%%2  3  .3  0X%X%  Rememberwhogotyourthere.b55݌Z%% Ќ  "b"  b60  0X%%2  4  .3  0X%X%  Letsremembertogether;reminisceifyouwill.b66݌]%% Ќ  " h"   h72  II  .3  0    (Slide#4F8)REMEMBERWhatWas.  h77݌ c%% Ќ  "L<"  L<80  2  A  .3  0X%%  IfinditinterestingthatPaulwantstomuchtogetpeopletorememberthathesuccumbstobadsentence !j structure!notthatPaulcaredallthatmuchaboutgrammarandstyle(mykindaguy)L<88݌#mX%X% Ќ  "b"  b}:0  0X%%2  1  .3  0X%X%  Asbebeginsinverse11,hemakestheconnectionbackEph.2:110thatisalsoconnectedbackto $p  chapterone,withtheword therefore,andthenhisveryfirstwordisREMEMBER.b}::݌%s!!%% Ќ  "b"  b<<0  0X%%2  2  .3  0X%X%  Whengettotheendofverse11andmoveintoverse12,ifweareEnglishstudentswewouldsay  &v"" somethinglikethis:verse11isanincompletesentencecausedbytherepetitionoftheword  'y## REMEMBERatthebeginningofverse12.b<<i<݌(|$$%% Ќ  "b"  b8>0  0X%%2  3  .3  0X%X%  ImprettysurethatPauldoesntcarethathewasnotoverlygrammaticallycorrect,hejustwanted )%% tocreateanintentionalaction:Hewantedhisreaderstoremember.b8>e>݌*&&%% Ќ  "L<"  L