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Our Spiritual Blessings Introduction: A.
Lord’s Supper B.
One Sentence I.
The One Who Blesses (v. 3) A.
God, the Father of Our Lord Jesus Christ "He chose" is reflexive = "to pick
for oneself " B.
The Description of His Blessings 1.
Every spiritual blessing 2.
In heavenly places 3.
In Christ II. Our Spiritual Blessings (vv. 4-14) A.
He chose us (v. 4) 1.
In Christ 2.
That we should be Holy and without blame before Him in love 3.
Before the foundation of the world B.
He predestined us to adoption as sons (vv. 5-6) proorizo = to mark off or to set off C.
He redeemed us (v. 7a) D.
He forgave us (v. 7b-8) “wisdom” (sophia) = seeing and knowing the truth “prudence” (phronesei) = seeing how to use and
do the truth E.
He made known to us the mystery of His will (vv. 9-10) F.
He gave us an inheritance (vv. 11-12) 1.
Predestined according to the purpose of His will 2.
To the praise of His glory inheritance (eklerothemen) = heritage G.
He sealed us (vv. 13-14) How does a person receive the inheritance? a)
By hearing the Word of God. b)
By believing and trusting in Jesus Christ. III. Why God Blesses Us A.
To the Praise of His Glory (3 Times) 1.
Only God deserves credit for our salvation. 2.
God saved us by His own free will, yet from our perspective
we do two things: a)
we hope in Christ (v. 12) b)
we believe in Him (v. 13) B.
Because we are “In Christ” |
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