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! I.Introduction
!! A. Spiritual Blessings
As a Born Again Christian... like you, I certainly enjoy a lot of spiritual blessings and benefits because of my special relationship to Jesus.
We have a Privileged Position in Christ!
Wouldn’t you agree?
!! B. Considered Lately?
Have you considered lately just how blessed you are in that privileged position... to be “in Christ”.
If you will.
A part of His body.
Saved & sealed.... an adopted daughter or son of God Almighty.
With a hope and a future in Christ!
You’re Alive in Christ.
United in Christ.
One in Christ.
With an inheritance in Christ.
!! C. Inheritance Begins Today
You get the idea!
We have all those things and more.
We are rich, we are absolutely loaded from God’s perspective!
Like the Donald Trump of the heavenlies.
Yet with nicer hair.
Do you know why we are so rich?
I think you do.
Because we are what?
IN CHRIST!
And I’m sure you’d agree.
Because of our privileged position in Christ as His followers ... we’re just over-the-top blessed!
!! D. Great Purpose
Now I say all of that with great purpose and conviction this morning.
Why?
Because we are beginning this morning a new series entitled /Growing... guess what... in Christ/.
Yes... /Growing in Christ/... building a foundation upon Jesus Christ.
That’s our aim!
!! E. Exposition of Ephesians
Now this series is an exposition of the Book of Ephesians!
Don’t let the $52 word trip you up... we are going to continue to do what we normally do here at Refuge Calvary Chapel.
What do we do?
We unpack the scriptures one verse at a time.
Why?
So that we can understand “what the passage says” “in context in which it was said” and then put “what was said” into practice in our lives.
That’s kind of what exposition means.
At least to me!
!! F. Phrase “IN CHRIST”
And as we expound the Book of Ephesians.
With knife and fork in hand and our bibs around our neck... as we dig into this amazing book over the next few months.
We are going to see a phrase repeated over and over again in this letter.
That phrase is this... IN Christ.
!! G. Appears Nearly 40 Times
IN CHRIST and its many variations appears almost 40 times in the 6 chapters of Ephesians.
In Christ, In Him, in the Lord Jesus, In the beloved.
Over and over and over again we see this theme!
It speaks of what?
Our position... our privilege position in Christ.
!! H. Wants Readers to Know
Now... think about this.
Do you know why the Lord had the Apostle Paul hone in on this theme in his letter?
This whole theme of... being in Christ?
The purpose of Ephesians... what is it?
Well... the Lord wants us (His followers) to understand as we study this letter, the amazing spiritual benefits that we have what?
IN Christ.
!! I. How’s Help as Believer?
Now... knowing that... how’s that help me as a believer in my walk?
Here’s how!
In order that we as Jesus followers, might grow in our relationship to Him.
The first step in Growing in Christ, is Knowing in Christ, if we can but Understanding who we are in Christ.
That’s step #1!
!! J. First 3 Chapters Purpose
And that’s why Paul, as lead by the Holy Spirit, devotes the first 3 chapters of Ephesians for that very specific purpose.
Reminding us of who we are in Christ.
Now... please bear with me... we are a laying a foundation here.
We need this bird’s eye view before we begin to unpack the scriptures.
Now it is not enough to simply know who you are in Christ.
From there... the Lord wants us to then Walk in Christ.
That’s step #2!
And the ultimate aim and the exhortation of Ephesians.
!! K. Walk in Revelation of God’s Truth
Walk in the revelation of who you are IN Christ.
That’s where the last 3 chapters of Ephesians come in.
!! L. Ephesians Divides Simply
You see, the point I am trying to make then is this.
The Book of Ephesians divides rather simply.
There are two parts to the book.
3 chapters each.
The first 3 chapters are doctrinal.
In other words... they are informational.
Tell us all about the spiritual benefits that we have in Christ.
!! M. Doctrine – What we Believe
Doctrine is a fancy way of saying.
This is what we believe as Christians.
So once we have that straight.
Understand what we believe as Christians and embrace who we are in Christ.
And getting real excited about all that!
The last 3 chapters.
They are then practical.
Exhorting us to now live in view of what we believe and who we are in Christ.
!! N. Screaming Out to Us
You see.. the second half of the letter just screams out to the reader.
Knowing what you know about being IN Christ.
Now practice what you preach.
That’s how you /Grow in Christ/.
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