In this message we begin our verse-by-verse in-depth study of the book of Ephesians. This letter of Paul to the Ephesians has long been one of my favorite books of the New Testament. I think we are in for a thrill as we examine it together!
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Chosen By The Father
In this study we run smack dab into one of the most controversial doctrines in the Bible – the doctrine of divine sovereign election. Although this subject is very controversial, when rightly understood and applied to your life, it can be one of the most life changing truths you will ever grasp! For more on God’s sovereign grace in salvation, read the book Overwhelmed By Grace found under the Books section of the Resource Library.
Read More...Our Riches In Christ
Paul is spurring the Ephesians on to bless God for all the spiritual blessings He has granted to us in Christ Jesus. After describing the glorious blessing of choosing us in Christ before the foundation of the world, He goes on to describe the blessings that come to us in Jesus Christ His Son
Read More...Sealed With The Spirit
Paul’s passion is to glorify God. The way he goes about doing that in this passage is to throw the spotlight on each member of the Trinity to reveal their invaluable contribution to God’s Master Plan of Salvation. After praising God the Father and God the Son for their parts, he moves on to praise God the Spirit for preserving us in our salvation. Believers have been sealed with the Holy Spirit.
Read More...Lord Enlighten The Eyes Of Our Hearts!
In this section, Paul shifts from preaching to praying, from declaring the spiritual riches that are ours in Christ, to praying that believers will comprehend our glorious future inheritance, and the awesome power that has made it possible for us to believe the gospel.
Read More...The Power Of God In The Exaltation Of Christ
Paul prays first that thte Ephesians would understand the greatness of the honor and glory God has destined for them, then the greatness of the power that will bring it to pass. But what kind of power is needed to bring these believers to their glorious inheritance? The same kind of power that was needed to bring Christ into possession of His glory. What did God do to bring Christ into possession of His glory, and how has He exalted Him? Our answer is found in this text.
Read More...The Resurrection Life of Christ
The resurrection of Jesus Christ is absolutely necessary if we are ever to receive the life of God. When the Holy Spirit unites us to the risen Christ, we receive the very life of God and are born from above. Without the reception of this life we have no true Christianity!
Read More...Unconditional Election – Part 2
In Ephesians 1:3-6, the apostle Paul lifts up the doctrine of unconditional election, and gives us glimpses of it from 9 different perspectives. In this message we look at those 9 perspectives, and then see how the Bible itself tells us how to apply this doctrine to our lives. Read More...
The Christian’s Identity
“To the saints who are in Ephesus, and are faithful in Christ Jesus”
Ephesians 1:1
Spiritual Richness In Christ
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ Ephesians 1:3
The Spiritual Blessing Of Sanctification
even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. Ephesians 1:4
Holy and Blameless Before The Father
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him. Ephesians 1:3-4
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Predestined for Adoption
He predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the kind intention of His will, to the praise of the glory of His grace, which He freely bestowed on us in the Beloved. Ephesians 1:5-6
Redemption
In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace, Ephesians 1:7
The Mystery of God’s Will
In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace, which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his purpose, which he set forth in Christ as a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth. Ephesians 1:7-10
Our Inheritance in the Lord
In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will, so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory. In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory. Ephesians 1:11-14
If You Only Knew – The Power of God in the Life of a Christian
Paul’s last prayer petition in Ephesians chapter 1 is one of power………..literally! The Apostle’s prayer for the Ephesians is that the eyes of their heart would be enlightened to know the power of God directed toward them. Do you know the power of God directed toward you?
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