Blueprints for the Church

Notes:

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.

What comes before the blueprints?

Chosen in Christ, In him, in The Beloved

Context Part I: Worship

Worship!

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ…”

God Action Part I: Blessing and Choosing

God worthy of blessing blesses us.

When?

God’s Purpose Part I: Holiness

Holiness and blameless

Context Part II: In love...

God Action Part II: Predestined and Adopting

Purpose: Worship

Worship: Blessed be…

God action: Blessing and Choosing

Our Response: Holy and Blameless

God action: Predestined and Adopted

Worship: To the praise of his glorious grace.

v.7: Benefits of being in Christ:

Redemption through his blood

Forgiveness of our trespasses

We have these 2 things according to the riches of his grace.

AKA: We received these things because of grace alone.

Story of Grace:

v. 8: Lavished grace upon us

v. 9-10: What was a mystery, grace has now revealed.

It was his plan all along “According to his purpose.”

Christ set it in motion, revealing they mystery, a plan for all time, to make sure all things unite under Christ.

v. 11: More Benefits:

Obtained an inheritance (of eternal life)

Because we were chosen, according, again to his purpose who works all things according to his Will of Decree…

v.12: For what? Worship!!

SO THAT… we might be to the praise of His glory!

v. 13: How does this all work? Faith!

In him you also… were sealed with the Promised Holy Spirit.

(When you heard the gospel and believed)

Who is the Holy Spirit? “Guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it…”

To the praise of his glory.

INTRODUCTION:

Passage: Proof of God’s Inspiration

Deeper you dive into it, the more profound it is.

There is not figuring it out completely!

Set Apart to Worship : v. 3-6

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.

Part I: To the Praise of his glories grace

To the praise of this glorious grace

Blessing to God

Blessing to us

Worship: Blessed be…

God action: Blessing and Choosing

Our Response: Holy and Blameless

God action: Predestined and Adopted

Blessing to God: To the praise of his glorious grace.

Blessing to Us: Which he has blessed us in the Beloved

Positioned to Worship : vv. 7-12

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.

The Dizzy Christian

The Directionally Challenged Christian

Be the Praise of his Glory

Worship as not merely something we DO, but something BECOME.

We “BECOME” the Praise of his Glory.

Worship as Pointing to God

Guarenteed to Worship: vv.13-14

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.

Telos=Worship