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.

Ephesians 1

Acts 18-20 Paul had such a deep love for the people of Ephesus, and they had deep love for him.
Ephesians 4:1
Ephesians 1:1-14
-v3 blessings in the heavenly realm - our blessings are not always here on earth

Faith Made Simple: Love Revealed - Jim Blue

John 21:15-19
Intentional faith development - God's love revealed.
Feed my sheep.
God's love that is given to us, is ours to be shared with others.
What am I doing in my life to grow stronger in Christ? To build up my foundation?

Family Groove: Strong Foundation

The ultimate family groove begins with placing ourselves under the authority of God. Josh 24:14-15 As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.
v14: Now - conveys urgency to make a decision, Fear the Lord - awe and reverence of God and realization that we are nothing, Throw away the gods - stop putting other people or things before God.
v15: choose today whom you will serve
Josh 23: remember what God has done

The Book of Daniel

Dan 11-12
Dan 11:1-35 - God gave Daniel prophecy that lines up perfectly with history. God is sovereign and it is His Story.
Dan 11:35 - last period of 7 years that is yet to come.
v36-45 describes the Tribulation
Dan 12:1 Michael will come to our aid. v5-6 Mt 24:15-22 Jesus says the Great Tribulation will be very bad,  but will only last 3.5 years.