Ephesians: Ephesians 1:15-23

Ephesians 1:15-23
People will know us by our love for others. v15
Continually pray. v16
Pray for wisdom v17, Ps. 11:10, Rev 1:12-17 - once you have the proper fear and awe of God, we no longer need to fear Him.
Pray for revelation v17, don't just settle for information, but get to know God better by being close to Him.
Paul wants us to:
1. v18 know and understand the hope to which He has called you. Rom 8:28-31, our hope is in the God who has called us.
2. v18 understand the riches of His glorious inheritance in His holy people. I am His inheritance. That's crazy!! He wants ME as His inheritance???
3. v19-23 understand His incomparably great power for those of us who believe. That power is available to us. Wow!!

Ephesians 1:3-14

Ephesians 1:3-14
Chosen: v4, John 6:44, 15:16, 3:16, 2 Pet 3:9, God chose us, but we are also responsible to choose Him.
Adopted: v5, 2 Cor 5:17, God changes us when He adopts us, we are a new creation.
Redeemed: v7-8, Rom 6:16-18, Col 2:13-14, He took our sin and gave us His righteousness.
Sealed: v13, "marked with the seal of the Holy Spirit." Through the Spirit, there is hope and freedom in Christ.

Ephesians: Spectacular Grace

Ephesians 1:3-14 It all leads to our redemption from our sinfulness. We are all sinners in desperate need of redemption from God. Why would God forgive me and set me free from sin? Because he loves me so much!
Election - v4 God choose me.
John 6:44, 15:16, Josh 24:15, John 3:16, 2 Pet 3:9
We will not come to God unless he has chosen us, but we also have to choose Him.