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Sermon on Ephesians 1.1-14
Title: Calling: Side A
Theme: By God’s pleasure we share in the adoption as heirs of God.
Goal: to encourage the congregation that it is by God’s pleasure that he adopted us as his heirs.
Need: We sometimes miss the opportunities to celebrate our adoption as God’s heirs.
Outline of the Passage
*/1/*Paul,
an apostle
of Christ Jesus
by the will of God,
To the saints
in Ephesus,
the faithful
in Christ Jesus:
*/2/*Grace and peace
to you
from God
our Father
and the Lord
Jesus Christ.
*/3/*Praise be
to the God and Father
of our Lord Jesus Christ,
who has blessed us
in the heavenly realms
with every spiritual blessing
in Christ.
*/4/*For he chose
us
in him
before the creation of the world
to be holy and blameless in his sight.
*/5/*he predestined
us
In love
to be adopted
as his sons
through Jesus Christ,
in accordance with his pleasure and will—
*/6/*to the praise of his glorious grace,
which he has freely given
us
In the One he loves.
we have redemption
*/7/*In him
through his blood,
the forgiveness of sins,
in accordance with the riches of God’s grace
*/8/*that he lavished
on us
with all wisdom and understanding.
*/9/*And he made known
to us
the mystery
of his will
according to his good pleasure,
which he purposed in Christ,
*/10/*to be put into effect
when the times will have reached their fulfillment
—to bring all things
in heaven
and on earth
together under one head,
even Christ.
we were also chosen,
*/11/*In him
having been predestined
according to the plan
of him
who works out everything
in conformity
with the purpose of his will,
*/12/*in order that we,
who were the first to hope in Christ,
might be for the praise of his glory.
*/13/*And you also were included
in Christ
when you heard the word of truth,
the gospel of your salvation.
you were marked
Having believed,
in him
with a seal,
the promised Holy Spirit,
*/14/*who is a deposit
guaranteeing our inheritance
until the redemption of those who are God’s possession
—to the praise of his glory.
Sermon Outline
Praise Because
He chose us
He predestined us
We are redeemed
Congregation,
Does this sort of prayer sound familiar?
Thank you Lord for health and strength, for food, shelter and clothing, for family and friends.
Thank you for freedoms of our country.
Thank you for good weather.
Amen.
When we pray, we have so many good things to be thankful for.
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