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Context about Ephesus; a letter written for survivalRead -143 things we can take away from this textAssuranceHopeBoldness in the GospelRead vs.3-10 & look for all the things that God doesWhat had God done, what is He doing, or what will he do?
Blessed us
Gives redemption
Chose us
Forgives sin
Predestined us
Lavishes riches on us
Adopted us
Made known to us the mystery
Has given us grace
“Purposed” the mystery, or set forth His plan
Loves Jesus
Will bring unity to all things under Christ
Verse 9 mentions the “mystery” of His willWhat is mysterious about it?The word for mystery in is mysterion. We get our English word mystery from it. Sometimes translated “secret,” it is used 27 times in the New Testament—mostly by Paul—including 11 times in Ephesians and its companion epistle, Colossians. Mysterion has two opposite angles to it: (1) something hidden and unknown; (2) something previously hidden that is now being revealed in an unexpected way, at least to some people. Our responsibility is to receive and believe what is revealed, not to figure out all the mysteries of what is hiddenAccording to verse 10, what is the mystery?To unite heaven and earth under Christ’s authority.Read verses 11-14, and see what it says about who we are as ChristiansAccording to these verses, who are we?Chosen peoplePredestined people“For the praise of his glory”Included in ChristMarked with a sealHeirs, with a deposit guaranteeing our inheritanceVerse 12 is essential and can not be over looked.We exist to bring Him praiseWhat does this mean to you? How can we bring Him praise?If you began to see this as your purpose in life, how would that change things?You is a keyword, it is plural. We exist to to bring him praise together.3 takeaways:Assurance: Put your fears aside. Jesus takes care of His own.Hope: Even when things are going badly for us, we know that God is shaping us for greater things.Boldness in the Gospel: Let’s tell the amazing story of the Creator-Redeemer who loves the people of this world. We don’t need to trick people or manipulate them. We just tell the story, and God draws people to himself
