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God of All BlessingEphesians 1
In Christ 34Lord 22Love 16Grace 11Body 11Church 9
Ephesians’ Divisions
1:1-3:21 Christian Wealth4:1-6:9 Christian Walk6:10-6:24 Christian Warfare
Ephesians 1:1-14 Divisions
1-6 Selected7-12 Saved 13-14 Sealed
1-6 Selected
Divisions
1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints in
Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus:
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2 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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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
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4 For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and
blameless in his sight
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5 In love he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus
Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will
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6 to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the
One he loves
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James 1:17
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not
change like shifting shadows.
Principle
Application Questions
How will God’s Innumerable Blessings change the way you live?
Application Prayer
I Adore You Everlasting Creator and FatherI Confess I have loved Your gifts more than YouThanks for personally selecting & adopting meI Pray for Power to stand for Truth at all cost
7-12 Saved
Divisions
7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of
God’s grace
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8 that he lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding
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Present salvation does not remove The presence of sin in life
But the power of sin over life
Principle
Application Questions
How will you deal with the sins you are struggling with?
[Our] weapons have divine power to demolish strongholds [and] every
pretension […] against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to
make it obedient to Christ.
2 Corinthians 10:4-5
Application Prayer
I Adore You Risen & Exalted Lamb of GodI Confess prayer has become an empty ritualThank You for Your Infinite Love & Sacrifice
I Pray I will love the lost & forgive my enemies
13-14 Sealed
Divisions
13 And you also were included in Christ when you heard the word of truth, the
gospel of your salvation. Having believed, you were marked in him with
a seal, the promised Holy Spirit
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14 who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession—to
the praise of his glory.
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God seals sinnersNot just to be our Help in life
But to be our LIFE
Principle
Application Questions
How will you start living to the praise of His Glory?
Application Prayer
I Adore You my Holy & Promised OneI Confess I live too independently of You
Thank You for securing me & indwelling meI Pray I may abide in You & bear eternal fruit
Ephesians 1:1-14 Divisions
1-6 Selected by the Father7-12 Saved by the Son13-14 Sealed by the Spirit
Blessed in Christ
Before Time, the Father chose usAt the right Time, Jesus purchased us
For All Time, the Spirit sealed us
Blessings in Christ
God has blessed us (3), chosen us (4), adopted us (5), favored us (6), redeemed us (7), forgiven us (7), revealed His Will
to us (8-9), united us (10), sealed us (13), enriched us with an inheritance (14)
God of All Blessing
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