Ephesians 1:1-14 – Every Spiritual Blessing In Christ Welcome to Ephesians… To the saints in Ephesus… Theory and practice Praise be… This is an invitation to praise (but not a command) What is praise? Why is he doing it? Three reasons for praise: Reason 1: We’re chosen Reason 2: We’re redeemed Reason 3: We know where things are going How should we…
Sermons on Ephesians (Page 4)
A closer relationship with God As for other matters, brothers and sisters, we instructed you how to live in order to please God, as in fact you are living. Now we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus to do this more and more. 1 Thessalonians 4:1 I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with…
“You can choose your friends, but you can’t choose your family” To be Christian is to be chosen by God. To be chosen by God is to be… sought To be chosen by God is to be… loved But we ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because God chose you as firstfruits to be…
“My prayer is not for them alone” – Jesus prays for the next generation of believers. What the first generation believes… …the second assumes… …the third forgets… …the fourth denies. “I pray… that all of them may be one.” – Jesus’ prayer: unity in the church – The purpose of unity: that the world may believe – Unity in community – the…
Show Movie – Big Red As Christians we believe that the Holy Spirit “indwells and sanctifies the Christian believer.” Sanctifies us = he helps us to live a God honouring (holy) life. Why no argument? … a common gospel. … serious error when they reject other truths What does the bible say? 1) The teaching role … Ezekiel 36:27 … to move…
Are you always trying to prove yourself against others? 1) God is great … so we do not have to be in control 2) God is Glorious … so we do not need to fear anyone or anything 3) God is Good … so we do not need to look elsewhere for satisfaction and purpose in life God is gracious What the…
We must pay our debts Let no debt remain outstanding. Romans 13:8 A debt that none of us will finish paying To show real genuine gospel shaped love Who do we show love to? So what does this love look like? Not an emotional feeling but rather it is an action The love we show has boundaries. Romans 13:8, 10 – love…
What do we mean by literally? Two methods of interpreting the Bible – Historical-Critical method – Historical-Grammatical method Two examples of using the historical grammatical method 1 Chronicles 4:9-10 Ephesians 6:5-9 Reading the Bible well is essential for spiritual growth in submission to God’s word and how it instructs us to live.
Annoying things Why Jesus’ love is so annoying Attaining true spirituality