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Riches in Christ (Ephesians 1:1-14)
Andrew Clark, 8 July 2018
Part of the Going Deeper series, Sunday Morning service
We open up into July and August with our series on the letter to the Ephesians where the invitation is to explore ‘Going Deeper’ into Christ. It is very easy, as believers, to lose sight of our spiritual vitality, our connection to the Lord through the Spirit in the midst the demands of life. The Ephesians are reminded in the first chapter of this glorious letter that they possess innumerable riches in Christ. Do we have a sense that is true for us? How can we become aware of just how much he has provided for us? Let’s go deeper!
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Ephesians 1:1–14 (Listen)
1:1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God,
To the saints who are in Ephesus, and are faithful in Christ Jesus:
2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, 4 even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love 5 he predestined us for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, 6 to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved. 7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace, 8 which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight 9 making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his purpose, which he set forth in Christ 10 as a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth.
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. 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, 14 who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.
(ESV)