(Ephesians 2:14-18)

I. True peace (Ephesians 2:14)

A. Prophesied (Isaiah 9:6-7; 52:7; 53:5; 57:19-21)
B. Peace demands unity, and unity demands peace (Acts 2:42-47)

II. Peace in the body

A. Among different nationalities (Ephesians 2:14-17)
B. The peace of Christ is found only in the church (1 Corinthians 12:12-13)
C. Made possible for all “through the cross” (John 3:16; Romans 5:8-11)

III. Peace with the Father (Ephesians 2:18)

A. Access to the Father restored through Christ by one Spirit (Isaiah 59:1-2)
B. There can be no peace apart from the blood of Christ (Eph. 2:13), shed on the cross of Christ (Eph. 2:16)