ephesians 1:11-14 blue bible pg 1241 · 1. benefits: what are the benefits of being “in...
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Ephesians 1:11-14 Blue Bible pg 1241
Ephesians 1:11-14 Blue Bible pg 1241
11 …[everything] predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will.
Ephesians 1:11ESV
1. Sermon 1: An Eternal Tapestry: God’s Will – Start Here. (Eph. 1:1-6)
2. Sermon 2: The Jesus Jar – in Him, All things – A Guarantee. (Eph. 1:7-10)
Summary
1. Benefits: What are the benefits of being “In Christ”?
2. Distribution: How are those benefits applied to us?
3. Maximization: How do we get the most out of what’s being offered to us?
Benefit Summary
Spiritual Blessings in Christ 3 The God and Father…has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing…
Ephesians 1:3ESV
1. God made known his plan for us (vs 9, 4, 12)
2. We are chosen (vs 4) 3. Our boundaries have been marked
out (“predestined” – vs 11)
Benefits Summary (Eph. 1:1-11)
4. We have forgiveness of sins (vs 7)
5. We have grace to live (vs 7-8) 6. “Sealed” (vs 13) = We
permanently belong, are claimed, and secure
Benefits Summary (Eph. 1:1-11)
7. We have an eternal inheritance (vs 11)
8. ALL things will be fully and finally fixed (vs 10)
9. We end up being a blessing (vs 12)
Benefits Summary (Eph. 1:1-11)
“The Spirit inside you is better than Jesus beside you.”
J.D. Greear
1. God made known his plan for us (vs 9, 4, 12)
2. We are chosen (vs 4) 3. Our boundaries have been marked
out (“predestined” – vs 11)
Benefits Summary (Eph. 1:1-11)
4. We have forgiveness of sins (vs 7)
5. We have grace to live (vs 7-8) 6. “Sealed” (vs 13) = We
permanently belong, are claimed, and secure
Benefits Summary (Eph. 1:1-11)
7. We have an eternal inheritance (vs 11)
8. ALL things will be fully and finally fixed (vs 10)
9. We end up being a blessing (vs 12)
Benefits Summary (Eph. 1:1-11)
11 In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will, 12 so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory.
Ephesians 1:11-12ESV
13 In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit.
Ephesians 1:13ESV
14 …the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.
Ephesians 1:14ESV
