Church notes - 1st March 2026

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Ephesians 5:22 - 33
Ephesians 5:1
Be imitators of God.
Ephesians 4:32
You are forgiven

Therefore be imitators.

In Greek
Present Imperative Tense
- Present ongoing
Do it over and over again.
Continue to imitate God
Plural
As a collective or group.
A community is to imitate Christ
A new people

Live as a forgiven people.

Mimicing a heart.

e.g. Children learning the behaviours of their parents.

Scripture as meditative literature.
Means something different in different seasons of life.
Reading over and over again.
Not like how the Pharisees were viewing the Old Testament.

Meditating upon Scripture; going from your head to your heart.

Change your perspective.

We should allow God to change our perspective.

vs 24 - 26
Agape - a deep self-sacrificing love.

vs 32
It is grounded in Christ and what He did at the Cross.

The community of believers is what Christ sacrificed Himself for.

Hebrews 10:24, 25

Not giving up meeting together.

Trusting alliegence

It's about God; about Jesus.