Intro to Ephesians:

Here's a simple introduction to Ephesians:

Although there has been debate on authorship, Paul is most likely the Author.
Ephesians is unique to the other Pauline epistles in that it does not address a specific issue within the Ephesian church. For example, in Galatians Paul was specifically addressing the legalism problem arising from the influence of Judaizers. Rather, Ephesians focuses on the glory of God and his great gifts to us. Bible.org has a link to the book of Ephesians by Bob Deffinbaugh, Th.M. that is a much more detailed description. Within, Deffinbaugh breaks down Ephesians in this way...

Chapters 1-3: The Glory of God in the Church
Chapter 1: The glory of God in Redemption
Chapter 2: The glory of God in reconciliation
Chapter 3: The glory of God in the revelation of the mystery of the church
Chapter 4-6: The Glory and Pleasure of God through the Church
Chapter 4: The glory of God in the unity and growth of the church
Chapter 5: The glory of God in the imitation of Christ by the saints
Chapter 6: The glory of God in victory of Christ

My challenge during the study on Ephesians is to take this outline into thought and see if we agree with Deffinbaugh in his assessment of Ephesians.

Above everything, Ephesians is a great reminder of how awesome God is and what he has done for us. I hope that anyone who reads this remembers that and will be able to appreciate God in a new way.