5.3.33 7.15.2018 Ephesians 1.7-14 Our Inexhaustible Endowment

Entice: Jesus did not have much. He was a sharer. He was benevolent. Jesus lived like a beggar though He was the true emperor of all his incarnate eyes ever beheld.

• Entice: Jesus did not have much. He was a sharer. He was benevolent. He lived like a beggar though He was the true emperor of all his incarnate eyes ever beheld.

Caesar may have aspired to all the riches of the inhabited earth.

Caesar may have aspired to all the riches of the inhabited earth. Jesus had created them. He had given up the riches of His eternal place with God to give you and I

Jesus had created them.

a share of those eternal riches.

He had given up the riches of His eternal home to give you and I a share of those riches.

• Engage: In the end every Caesar, every King, every dictator ends up the same. The graves of the rich and the poor may be decorated differently but on the inside

Engage: In the end every Caesar, every King, every dictator ends up the same. The graves of the rich and the poor may be decorated differently but on the inside every tomb contains the remains of someone who is dead. Paul proclaimed and we share the message of Jesus who calls us from the fading riches of this world to an eternal inheritance.

Engage: In the end every Caesar, every King, every dictator ends up the same. The graves of the rich and the poor may be decorated differently but on the inside every tomb contains the remains of someone who is dead. Paul proclaimed and we share the message of Jesus who calls us from the fading riches of this world to an eternal inheritance.

every tomb contains the remains of someone who is dead. Paul proclaimed and we share the message of Jesus who calls us from the fading riches of this world to

Ephesians 1:7–14 ESV

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.

an eternal inheritance.

Expand: Today's text is pretty simple to understand. in vs. 7, 11, 13 Paul uses the phrase in Him "followed" by a concrete verb. (I phrase it that way because the “following” concrete verb in verse 13 is actually separated by 16 words encompassing 2 subordinate clauses…Paul's gonna be Paul.) He is communicating fully what

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Expand: Today's text is pretty simple to understand. in vs. 7, 11, 13 Paul uses the phrase in Him "followed" by a concrete verb. (I phrase it that way because the

God has proposed,

• Expand: Today's text is pretty simple to understand. in vs. 7, 11, 13 Paul uses the phrase in Him "followed" by a concrete verb. (I phrase it that way because the

God has proposed,

following concrete verb in verse 13 is actually separated by 16 words encompassing 2 subordinate clauses…Pau's gonna be Paul.) He is communicating fully what

what

God has done,

God has proposed, what God has done, and what God still promises to those who are in Jesus. We preach Jesus. We preach His saving death and empowering

and what

and what God still promises

God still promises

to those who are in Jesus. We preach Jesus. We preach His saving death and empowering resurrection. We preach God's eternal plan to save. We talk about the riches of heaven and the blessings of eternal life but clearly, unashamedly proclaim the Christ who makes those riches the inheritance of the saints.

resurrection. We preach God's eternal plan to save. We talk about the riches of heaven and the blessings of eternal life but clearly, unashamedly proclaim the Christ

who makes those riches the inheritance of the saints.

Excite: You and I cannot get at the riches of heaven unless we are in Jesus. You can't storm the gates of the treasury. You cannot make an individual side-deal. There is no black-market and no one smuggles the riches of heaven to those who wish to be enriched apart from the saving design of God.

• Excite: You and I cannot get at the riches of heaven unless we are in Jesus. You can't storm the gates of the treasury. You cannot make an individual side-deal.

There is no black-market and no one smuggles the riches of heaven to those who wish to be enriched apart from the saving design of God.

Explore:

• Explore: In Jesus all the eternal riches of heaven are made your inheritance!

In Jesus all the eternal riches of heaven are made your inheritance!

• Explain: Let's think about three aspects of God's endowment in Jesus.

Explain: Let's think about three aspects of God's endowment in Jesus.

1 Intervention. 7-10

What Paul describes first is an...

▾ 1 Intervention. 7-10

1 Intervention. 7-10

▾ 1.1 Redemption. 7-8

1.1 Redemption. 7-8

• 1.1.1 God: Forgiveness & Enrichment.

1.1.1 God: Forgiveness & Enrichment.

• 1.1.2 Us: Release & Fulfillment.

1.1.2 Us: Release & Fulfillment.

▾ 1.2 Disclosure. 9

1.2 Disclosure. 9

• 1.2.1 Understanding that God has a purpose....

1.2.1 Understanding that God has a purpose....

• 1.2.2 And that His purpose is set forth in Christ.

1.2.2 And that His purpose is set forth in Christ.

▾ 1.3 Unification. 10

1.3 Unification. 10

• 1.3.1 God's eternal plan is to sum up everything everywhere in Jesus.

1.3.1 God's eternal plan is to sum up everything everywhere in Jesus.

• 1.3.2 AND you are a part of God's design!

1.3.2 AND you are a part of God's design!

The next aspect Paul discusses is our

▾ 2 Inheritance. 11-12

2 Inheritance. 11-12

• 2.1 In Jesus we have become benefactors of the "great set-aside."

2.1 In Jesus we have become benefactors of the "great set-aside."

• 2.2 The result of inheriting eternity in Jesus is that we are ourselves, and participate in the celebration of God's goodness in Jesus.

2.2 The result of inheriting eternity in Jesus is that we are ourselves--and participate--in the celebration of God's goodness in Jesus.

Now Paul gets to the aspect that we generally like to begin with, describing God’s great

▾ 3 Investment. 13-14

3 Investment. 13-14

• 3.1 Sealed with the indwelling Spirit. 13

3.1 Sealed with the indwelling Spirit. 13

• 3.2 Filled with the redeemable deposit of eternity. 14

3.2 Filled with the redeemable deposit of eternity. 14

▾ Shut Down:

Riches Eternal...

• The salvation God has achieved in Jesus, the redemption He has provided is comprehensive. It includes what He planned, what He did, and what He promises.

• We make it seem far too complex. It is all about getting into Jesus. When you are in Jesus God's plan is your plan. When you are in Jesus God's actions are for you.

When you are in Jesus God's promise is yours.

• Our plea this morning. Jesus' claim upon your life. The beating heart of our Gospel: you need to be in Jesus.

• God is waiting to make a deposit in your life to be redeemed by Him when you step into eternity. It is placed in you when you come to Jesus, when you are in