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Ephesians 1:4 · BSB
1:4 For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In love
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…that we have a generous God. Maybe you say, I wish God would love me with this kind of love, but don't you see, brothers and sisters, he has.Ephesians chapter 1says, Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.…
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…want the last five weeks to go in one ear and out the other. That's all about uh becoming a fully devoted follower of Jesus. So turn with me toEphesians chapter 1. Let me pray for the word of God, and we'll get started. Dear Lord, this is your word. Your word is truth, your word is active and alive. Father,…
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…all these other identities that we tend to put on ourselves. And instead of preaching the gospel to ourselves, we preach our shame to ourselves. InEphesians chapter 1and 2, we get the identity of a Christian. And those aren't the things that God says about a Christian. The things that God will say about a…
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…with us is carrying the the weight, the burden of our lives. What does the Apostle Paul say finally to the fear in our hearts of what if I miss it?Ephesians chapter 1vers 11. We have received an inheritance from God. Watch this. And he makes everything work out according to his plan. He makes everything work out…
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…and election of all of God's children. God is not asking man to do anything, instead, he's decreeing how it's going to be. So turn, if you will, toEphesians chapter 1. And look at the language. And there are sometimes, brothers and sisters, when I lose those chapters in the Bible altogether. Here we go. In…
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…of the world? And you see, last week we began studying one of the most remarkable passages in all of Paul's writing. The original Greek forEphesians chapter 1, verses 3 to 14is actually one long sentence. It's like one running, long sentence, a long, uninterrupted expression of praise. It's almost as if Paul begins…
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…have your mind transformed, Romans 12:2. Because the church that Jesus built is spiritual. Here's number 4: the church Jesus built is singular. InEphesians chapter 1, Paul describes the body of Christ as the church and the church as his body, and metaphorically he says that Jesus is the head of the church,…
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…has placed his seal of approval. The Father placed his seal on the Son. Before any of us were marked, he was, and that is why Paul's wording inEphesians chapter 1is so precise. He does not simply say you were sealed. He says you were marked in him with a seal in him. The sealing of a Christian is not a…
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…our eyes to see the glory of Christ Jesus. And we're asking for it in Jesus' name. Amen. Amen. Bible's open. Here we go. The gospel in a greeting.Ephesians chapter 1. We're going to look at three things. Say the author, the recipients, and the message of Ephesians. And it goes like this. We have the author in…
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…glory for all that. I want to close this morning by reading just a couple scriptures. We're not even going to comment a whole lot on them. It's inEphesians chapter 1. We're going to hit all of those famous verses this morning. Ephesians chapter 1. We're going to read verses 3 through 7. So when God was accused…
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…going to remember it for a long time. And I pray that you guys will as well. The title of my sermon this evening is All We Have in Christ. It'll beEphesians chapter 1, verses 1 through 14. I'm going to read the text, pray, and then we'll get after it. This is God's holy and authoritative word. Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the…
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…would read Ephesians. Ephesians is just unbelievable, but it's believable. It blows my mind. Literally have to just, I read Ephesians and I'm like,Ephesians chapter 1. Just try to just read Ephesians chapter 1 without your mind being blown and your heart for God growing and strengthening. It's unbelievable. And…
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…You can find it there. It's on page uh oh, it's not in my Bible. Oh, here it is. It's in page 1167 of my Bible, and you can find it in yours.Ephesians chapter 1is where we're gonna be. As you turn, I'm gonna pray for us, and then we're gonna get started. Father in heaven, as we open your word, would you…
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…says, seek and set your minds above, seek things above, because your life has been raised with him. He did this. You'll see this in Ephesians. InEphesians chapter 1through 3, it's heavy theologically. There's some nuggets in chapters 1 through 3. And then 4 through 6 gets real practical. And so, chapter 4 of…
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…His Spirit. I want to know that kind of fullness of God in my life. There's a few other examples of the Holy Spirit working in the New Testament.Ephesians chapter 1. Every Christian is sealed by the Holy Spirit. When they heard the word of truth and believed, not just hearing, but receiving, believing it,…
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…It's interesting how perfect it was. Not only did he ensure that the plan would be successful, he then fulfills the plan and does something for us.Ephesians chapter 1. You can turn there. Turn to Ephesians chapter 1 if you would. What's interesting about this amazing manner means matter and method of God's love…
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…of Jesus Christ is a description, it's a glimpse of only what God has done and is doing. This is Jesus' church. And Jesus Christ, according toEphesians chapter 1, is far above all rule and authority and power and dominion in every name that is invoked, not only in the present age, but also in the one to…
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…the day of redemption. Well, Christ returns, or where we go home first, whichever it is. God marks believers with the Holy Spirit. We learn that inEphesians chapter 1. It's a sign of divine ownership, security, and as Paul says earlier, a down payment until we're finally with Jesus in eternity. Look at verse 32…
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…is incredibly clear, the author of Hebrews is making this point. He's joining all of these things. He's he's essentially saying what Paul says inEphesians chapter 1, that all things are being united together with Christ. That's a plan for the fullness of time to unite all things in him, things in heaven and…
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…the first section of the passage, verses 11 and 12. Remember how far away you were. And interestingly, this is the first command in the book ofEphesians. Chapter 1, he's mostly praying to God. And so the first command that we see is remember. Remember. He asked these Gentile Christians, Gentiles, they were…
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