The Glorious Church Of Christ
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Introduction
Introduction
Greetings...
There is no other book in the Old or New Testament that better describes “The Glorious Church Of Christ.”
As we journey for a moment today through the “manifold wisdom of God” lay bear for us in this fantastic book we will see...
The Glorious Salvation Of The Church
The Glorious Spiritual Nature Of The Church
The Glorious Unity Of The Church
The Glorious Strength Of The Church
With this in mind let’s get into our lesson this evening.
The Glorious Salvation Of The Church
The Glorious Salvation Of The Church
Jesus is the head of the church.
Jesus is the head of the church.
From the beginning this was foreknown.
The Salvation Of The Church
The Salvation Of The Church
22 The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
Just as it was promised the church came to fruition.
18 And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
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18 And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
23 For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior.
22 And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church,
22 And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church, 23 which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.
3 But I want you to know that the head of every man is Christ, the head of woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.
Eph 1:22
Eph
Jesus is the Messiah of the church.
Jesus is the Messiah of the church.
To be the head of the “body” means to be the Savior as well.
23 For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior.
To be the Savior of the church means...
Jesus had to give up everything but righteousness.
6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7 but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men.
6 But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by mankind and despised by the people. 7 All who see me mock me; they make mouths at me; they wag their heads;
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2 looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.
Jesus had to mediate on our behalf.
15 Therefore he is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, since a death has occurred that redeems them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant.
5 For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,
Heb 8:
Jesus has to lead us to the eternal promise land.
24 Then comes the end, when he delivers the kingdom to God the Father after destroying every rule and every authority and power. 25 For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. 26 The last enemy to be destroyed is death.
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The glorious salvation of the church of Christ.
The glorious salvation of the church of Christ.
How glorious is the church if it has such a leader as Jesus the only begotten Son of God!!!
This awareness should inspire us to...
Work out our own salvation.
12 Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling,
To keep our steps steady and in line with God’s Word.
8 His heart is steady; he will not be afraid, until he looks in triumph on his adversaries.
Praise our God.
1 Praise the Lord! Praise, O servants of the Lord, praise the name of the Lord!
11 And again, “Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles, and let all the peoples extol him.”
Summery
Summery
In the book of Ephesians Paul demonstrates the glorious salvation of the church found in the head of the church, Jesus the Christ.
Jesus, the free gift of grace, is the reason the church is gloriously saved.
8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God,
Eph 2:
The Glorious Spiritual Nature Of The Church
The Glorious Spiritual Nature Of The Church
The church receives every spiritual gift of God.
The church receives every spiritual gift of God.
This means the church receives...
A God that has cared about the church since before the “foundation of the world.”
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
Eph 1:
The continuous grace of God.
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,
5 he predestined us for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will,
Eph 1:6
7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.
Family status.
5 he predestined us for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will,
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,
Wisdom and insight into how to obtain precious unity.
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.
Eph 1:8-
The promised family seal of approval for the eternal inheritance of the righteous.
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.
Summery
Summery
Eph 1:13
In this great book Paul clearly shows the glorious church of Christ’s spiritual nature and the blessings that spring forth from it.
As Paul would finish up in verse 14 “to the praise of His glory.”
The Glorious Unity Of The Church
The Glorious Unity Of The Church
There’s been a long standing separation between Jew & Gentile.
There’s been a long standing separation between Jew & Gentile.
The Jews became “God’s chosen people.”
2 For you are a people holy to the Lord your God, and the Lord has chosen you to be a people for his treasured possession, out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth.
The Gentiles, though not forgotten (Jonah), became a people who had left their Creator for the most part.
12 so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory.
12 so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory.
12 remember that you were at that time separated from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.
Eph
Through the church, unity was now possible again.
Through the church, unity was now possible again.
Eph 1:12
This unity was achieved by...
The blood of Christ.
Eph 2:
13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
Making one law for all.
Eph 2:15
15 by abolishing the law of commandments expressed in ordinances, that he might create in himself one new man in place of the two, so making peace,
Making us all one people again.
16 and might reconcile us both to God in one body through the cross, thereby killing the hostility.
Eph 2:
19 So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God,
Eph 2:19
Making us “a” single temple or house of God.
21 in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord. 22 In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit.
22 In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit.
Summery
Summery
In this great epistle Paul lays out the glorious unity found in the church of Christ.
The church was never intended to be divided nor allowed ().
The Glorious Strength Of The Church
The Glorious Strength Of The Church
God has always intended for the church to be strong.
God has always intended for the church to be strong.
God desires for the the church to be steadfast and immovable against the evil of this world.
58 Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.
This strength comes from the Spirit.
This strength comes from the Spirit.
God the Spirit will help each member of the church to grow strong making the collective the strongest it can be.
Eph 3:16-
16 that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being,
16 that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, 19 and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
We get the our strength from the Holy Spirit through...
16 that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being,
Building a relationship with God in Bible study.
17 and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God,
12 For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
11 Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.
18 Therefore encourage one another with these words.
1 Th 4:1
Building a relationship with God in prayer.
15 For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”
6 And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!”
Building a relationship with God in trust.
7 Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.
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Summery
Summery
The great letter demonstrates the glorious strength of the church of Christ.
This forces, in turn, makes the collective all the more strong.
Conclusion
Conclusion
The church “God’s eternal purpose” has been made known to us through His “manifold wisdom” by His apostle Paul ().
It’s salvation, spiritual nature, unity, and strength are its backbone and light to the world that has no salvation, a longing spiritual nature, a misguided understanding of unity, and weak beyond belief.
God’s eternal purpose has been made known to u
Invitation
1 Behold, the Lord’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save, or his ear dull, that it cannot hear; 2 but your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God, and your sins have hidden his face from you so that he does not hear.
6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7 but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men.