The Greatest Call Upon Your Life
Navaz preached this message at Word of Grace on June 21st, 2026.
The Gospel According to Ephesians 1:1–14
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God,
To God’s holy people in Ephesus,[a] the faithful in Christ Jesus:
2 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
SALUTATION
This letter, as we heard last Sunday, does not address any problems, unlike the letters to the Romans, Galatians, and Colossians. The overall theme of this letter is for everyone to grasp the big picture of who God is, what He has done, and what He requires of us as followers of Christ.
As we know, in the Greeco-Roman world, people began their letters by stating who was writing and to whom.
A FUNCTION, NOT A TITLE
You don’t wear your calling — you live it.
We know that Paul is the author of this letter. Notice he does not say “Apostle Paul”-today, people use the words “Apostle,” “Pastor,” etc., as titles prefixed to their names, just like “Dr.” These are not titles but functions. How many of us would go around with the titles Cleaner Paul, DLP Paul, Announcements Paul?
WRITTEN IN A CONFUSED CITY, FOR A CONFUSED WORLDV.2
Grace & peace, a common salutation Paul uses, combining the Jewish and Roman greetings.
This letter was written from prison in Rome around 60-62AD. We know that Paul stayed in Ephesus for 3 years. Towards the end of his stay, there was a revival, and a riot broke out, and Paul had to leave the city.
Ephesus was known for its worship of Diana (her Roman name) and Artemis (her Greek name). Men became eunuchs, dressed as women, and worshipped her. So, there was a lot of confusion amid the revival.
So we see Paul straddle the Greeco- Roman world, and the Jewish world. And then there is us as well!
While the Bible is not written TO us, it is written FOR us, which is what makes it relevant and eternal.
And Paul is writing this letter as a plumbline for understanding your identity and calling in Christ, your understanding of salvation and God’s big plan for the church on the earth, and, finally, how we ought to live in view of this great God and the great calling upon our lives.
Word of Grace is an Evangelical (Born Again), Spirit-filled (Charismatic), Reformed, English-speaking church in Pune that upholds the Bible as God’s inspired Word for life. We are a church community with people from every part of India and the world. We are here to put the Great Command and the Great Commission into practice by equipping and releasing every member into works of service. Word of Grace is part of a wider international family of Churches called RegionsBeyond.