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We have some announcements every Wednesday night we have prayer from 7. It starts at 7, so you're more than welcome to have prayer meetings with us on Wednesday, ladies that they have a everything every second week and fourth week of the month, they have a ladies Bible study. A person in a story, first, and third 1st and 3rd of the month. You don't push it down.

So second of his second person, third person, third ladies, every Thursday. Okay, and inform ends. We're going to start at starting new men's study, starting July 8th, brother. Henry will be the one to believe that it's going to be a survey of the Bible. If I'm going to be, like, 8 sessions long, but that will begin, July 8th, and that'll be on Thursdays. I think it's the second and fourth amendment. Death of loving. Can you put the website?

Oh yeah, that's right. I won't be here next next weekend 4th of July weekend. So brother, John is actually going to be the one preaching and it is stupid for buying service at 10:10 a.m. write Sunday.

I'm doing the comedian. Also every 1st of the month, every first week of the month, we have communion. So so come out for that number 10 2. Next weekend for the gun will be preaching. You don't want to miss it. If you have your Bibles with you, please turn with me to Ephesians chapter 1. we're going to we're going to start a new for new lesson here, but Ephesians chapter 1 verses 1 through 3, you have your Bible. I'm going to go ahead and cooking games.

First one. Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God to the same store on episode. And faithful in Christ, Jesus. Grace to you and peace from God, our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Blessed. Be the God, and father of our Lord. Jesus Christ with every spiritual Blessing in the Heavenly places. In class. Okay, let's go ahead and start.

heavenly father bless this message and give me your words and power this message for your world and For Your Glory

Help us to make disciples, where you use this church. Are you ignoring me and see me? Going by kingdom. Come thy will be done in Jesus precious name, amen. Okay, so We are starting a new study in the book of Ephesians with, we are in a fusion chapter 1, the title just messages of God's greatest blessing. I only read pretty little horses but believe it or not vs. 14 all go together. Vs 3 to 14, actually one long sentence in the original Greek. Most English teachers would not approve of this. It forms the longest sentence ever found in ancient Greek and it's about two hundred two words along in his lungs. Dentist on introduce his most of the teams he develops newsletter. Not to mention in the Greek versus 214 and Compass the past, the present, and the future of God's Eternal purpose for the church. Also there's a certain influence of trinitarian structure to his damn. Doxology election is orchestrated by God. The Father salvation is brought by the Son and the Holy Spirit steals our salvation. Call Welding. College, you forgot, and it freezes God for all of the blessings. He gives to his people, but you might be one good. Well, what exactly is a doxology? I bet he is simply a declaration of praise to God, for a brief him, expressing his power and Glory. Pause praising God, the Father for the many blessings. He has bestowed on us the Believers. Even though Paul is in prison, he feels incredibly blessed. Anyone who's Christian readers then and now to realize how incredibly privileged we are as well as God's greatest blessing apartment. Ephesians 1:3 says, blessed, be the God and father of our Lord. Jesus Christ who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing, in the Heavenly places. When we pray, we often ask God for his blessings upon Our Lives. Upon our families, and our plan, our trip has been. So what does that even mean? In one way to bless me to grab physical prosperity and well-being. Usually when we pray for God's blessings, we are at and got to bestow out with physical and sometimes through to bring in the form of Hell, long life, wealth and power. But what are the spiritual blessings of God? That Paul is talking about here to put it sent me. They are the benefits that the Holy Spirit applies to our experience of knowing god in the spiritual. Convert 3 is talking about God, spiritual blessing, rather than God physical. Another word for blessings. Paul is speaking about are not contemporary materialism of wealth and prosperity or property, but the external Treasures of a personal reconciliation with God, would you experience to the Holy Spirit? The spiritual blessing in the Heavenly places is the special inheritance of God people. Now That's in the church age the Here. And Now for your at, we are blessed by the spirit of God. But in the Old Testament to be blessed meant to be physically Impala word, this was God's greatest way of blessing in the Old Testament. When God bless the Israelites. God gave them the ability to be empowered. One of the most frequent peeing in the Book of Genesis is Scott empowering people to produce children in Genesis 17 verses 16 through 16. We see this blessing. Come upon, Abraham's wife Sarah where it says that God said to Abraham as for Sarah and you why you should not call her Sarah. Was there a show me her name? And I will bless her and also give you a son by her, then I will bless her. And she shall be a mother of nature. Kings of people peoples, shall be from her everything, to a woman. I went ahead and empowers there to have the first very first, son, Isaac, Likewise the other kind of blessing or empowerment was when God gave people the ability to produce. Well we see this done in Genesis Genesis 2435 where it says when the Bible speaks of Abraham Abraham's number one certain that the labeling the Lord has blessed my master greatly and he has become great and he has admitted his in flocks and herds, silver, and gold man would be no servants and camels and donkeys. This is particularly important since they live in a culture where one became wealthy. Stocks and bonds one, possesses the baby's number of Lifestyle, serviceman gold ones that are there for when you guys are hiring people in the Book of Genesis. Keep blessing them. He is empowering them to reduce tutoring, and he's in powering them to produces wealth. But at the same time, the same thing can be said today as well. When you examine God's chosen, people the Jews of, are they continuing to empower and blessed you with gray? Fox. I recently read an article that said, since the mass immigration from 100 years ago, when did you, when did you just came into United States, the Jews have become the richest religious group in American society, They make up 2% of the US population. Just 2% of a, make up 25%, a quarter of the 400, wealthiest Americans.

100 out of 400, the wealthiest people in America are in Juice. God's chosen people. And this and this is because God keeps his promises. After all, God is not done with Abraham's offsprings. His original people that Jews, he continues to bless the Jews by empowering them to become wealthy. I feel Tuscany perhaps, the only reason why God has yet to destroy the United States, is because the United States has yet to turn their back on the nation of Israel. God, promise Abraham in Genesis 2:2 in. I will make you a great nation. I will bless you. And how are you, and make your name, great? And you shall be a blessing. I will bless and power. Those who bless you, and I will curse him who curses you? And all of the families of the Earth shall all the families of the air show me black. This is the promise given to a m. A bring him however Saturday in the end time. Tribulation every powerful Nation will turn their back on the nation of Israel. Including the United States. Communication. God, continue to bless the physical descendants of Abraham by empowering them to become wealthy. And yet at the same time, this promise also has a spiritual blessing for us, who are the spiritual children of Abraham. And his dad also said that all the families of the Earth shall be blessed because of fear. And that includes all of the scriptures, we share Abraham's faith in the one true God Jesus. Paul tells us this is Romans 4:16 when he says therefore the promise comes by Bing so that it may be by grace and may be guaranteed to all to all of you were here. Not only for those who are of the law in the Next Room. but also to those who have the faith of Abraham, he is the father of us, all Hotels, is that these two London unlimited blessing from God are in the Heavenly places? You're probably wondering to your cell phone. On the one hand, we have any places in covers the whole entire Supernatural realm of God, is complete domain Heaven itself or he's gone. And on the other hand are here on Earth and in the skies above all is informing us that we as Christians have a paradoxical to level existing a dual citizenship, believe it or not, we are citizens of her. But in Christ, Our primary and morphine for Ship isn't Heaven. Paul tells us in Philippians, 3:20 and 21. For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. Who will transform our lowly by that it may be conformed to his glorious life. According to the working by which he is able even to subdue all things. Note to self. That's Christ is our Lord and King, and we are citizens of his realm. The Heavenly places both here on Earth, and in heaven. In other words, tells us that all of our spiritual blessings can be found in the Heavenly places, which is spiritual Dimension, or the spiritual world for this reason. All his followers are to pursue the things above where Christ is getting seated. At the right hand of God, hotels is in Colossians 1. 1 2, 3 3 1 2 3, did you have been raised to New Life with Christ set your sights on the realities of heaven? Where Christ sitteth in the place of honor at God's right hand. Think about the things of Heaven. Nothing, things easier for you dying to this light. In your real life is hidden with Christ in God. But how do we get to experience the blessings of God? Better simply they are found completely and only in Christ Bible. God has been given His blessings in simple way. Starting with his chosen people in Leviticus 26 through the Bible. God says, if you follow my decrees and are careful to obey my commands, I will send you the seasonal rain. The land will then you visit fox in the disease of the field, will produce their fruit. you're threatening the season will overlap with the Great Harvest and your great while this will relax and what season was 1920 You want to eat your fill and live securely in your name. They're really know there really is no big secret toward. Receiving the blessings of God in the Old Testament. God demanded obedience, the Israelites will. Babe, when did turn receive His blessings are for God? Blesses, those who obey him this is, principal has not changed. Similarly, God, blesses Garvey people, right? Psalm 5:12 Saturday, for you bless, the God's will for you, surround them with your Shield.

Similarly, in Psalm 119, 1 2.

Psalm 119 says blessed are those whose ways are blameless? Who walk according to the law of the Lord blessed. Are those who keep his statutes and seek him with all their heart. Dust in the Old Testament. When people wanted to receive the blessings of God, God required for meeting. And gouging. Okay. What about the New Testament? How does God continue to? How does God continue his Blessing on us today? Games 125, but one who looks intently at the perfect law, the law of Liberty and abide. By it. Not having to come me, forget to hear, but it affects you when you were this man will be blessed. And what day. James has seen a lot here, but you might be wondering why James would refer to God's word as the perfect law, simply put because Jamie was old school, and all of God's revealed word for by referring to it as the perfect long James made particular into and the Lord commanded. David also refers to God's word as the perfect law by saying it's on 19728. The law of the Lord is perfect. Converting the soul. The testimony of the Lord is sure making wise the simple. The statutes of the Lord of my running rejoicing, the heart, the Commandment of the Lord is pure and lightning Beyond. Also, by referring to God's word is the law of Liberty and not just the perfect law. James focus on the word, Redemptive power in freeing Believers from the bondage of sick he does makes this point very clear and John 30 for 30 seconds when he said most assuredly I say to you whoever commits said is a slave to sin. And it's slave does not abide in the house forever, but it's benefice forever. Therefore, if the son Jesus makes you free, you shall be free. Jesus has liberated us from the bondage of sin. Therefore God do not reveal his words simply to do. You learn but to be obeyed and applied. The number for principal James is trying to tell that. There's that God will bless those who meditate on God's word do what it says. Not forgetting it. But most importantly, for the deliver, we are to look into God's word continued. There is no place in the Christian Life, rotational reading and study of the Bible, it is to be a daily practice. I know some of us struggle with that. But it must not be Jesus himself tells us to Matthew 4/4, it is written man. Shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. There are very few pleasures.

And the older we get is what Old-Timers here. So you probably would like the pleasures just dwindled to just one or two but I think we can all agree that eating is definitely number one. Some of you were raised Baptist to get on a potluck, you know, this afternoon even in heaven, we will continue to meet meeting with God after this life. That says a lot about the pleasure of eating, but until then, God calls us to eat his word. Every day it is spiritual food for the soul. We are to meditate upon the bay in Magnum. You know, one of the greatest blessings you have now living in the church age is having God. The Holy Spirit dwelling us. In the Old Testament, this was not the case, the Holy Spirit would come and end. Well certain people But you didn't stay with them permanently but now we have God's promise that you will never leave us nor forsake us. He is the down payment of our Salvation And since we have the Holy Spirit, God gives us spiritual special, spiritual abilities in this life. Hotel, just in Galatians, 5, 22, and 23. But the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace. Long-suffering, kindness goodness faithfulness, gentlemen, self-control against such. There is no law.

Without God it's hard to know what true love is. Tour de France, winners. the van is prone to making making himself a guy a little God, according to God,

Matt is going to make himself a God. People have a hard time learning how to truly love others. But true love, according to God is sacrificial. Love, I love that. It seems others more highly than yourself. That's hard to do, especially in this culture, the spirit of God gives us the ability to experience Joy, but true Joy comes. When God gives us the conviction that we belong to me. And the devil would love nothing more than to rob you of that Joy. In order to remain in the joy of Christ, we must continually be in Philly shift with him. Entropy can only come when we know we have a right relationship with her loyalty. Jesus says, in John 14:27. I am in with you, my peace. I give to you not as the world gives you like it. Let not your heart, be troubled. Neither Let It Be Afraid. You see in Christ, we now have the peace of mind and heart knowing that our eternity is in his hand. But what are the most essential things? Any parent meeting invite for patients, right? Some of you guys were her parents, can I get an amen? For parents and God gives us the patience to put up with her foolish children or with our spouses or even our enemies. No one in this world knows how to push your buttons more than your spouse. Therefore when we are angry, when he got the patience to deal with our spouse, as well as our children. Patience is actually, one of God may need your address. God revealed this major attribute, when he spoke to Moses in Exodus 34:6. When he set himself the Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious. Long-suffering if patient right in the middle and abounding in goodness and Truth. Papa John's, most loving attributes. Were given to Moses got in the Creator and his dwelling personification of kindness and goodness for apart from him. We would not know what goodness and kind of. Okay. This is actually one of the most logical reason as to why we have your world or we can both experience good.

But without the bad without the eagle, what would never know. What the true goodness inhaled and truly goodness and love of God. But let us not forget. Basically, we have God gives us the ability to be faithful people in a culture, full of divorce and infidelity we now have the power to be faithful even when we are surrounded by the most Unfaithful people in the world are reminds us in 2nd, Timothy 3:16 to 13 If we are faithless, he remains faithful for, he cannot deny himself. That is something you struggle with eternal security. You need to realize that your Eternal salvation is not in your hand. Or in your lack of faith, or in your inability to reject the lies of the devil. But in the faithfulness of god, good Drake. if you return security dependent on your gullibleness, your insecurity is for your lack of faith, God would have made a huge mistake but God makes no mistakes. And this is why you are not in charge of your salvation. But he is. Paul reminds us in Philippians 1:6, being confident of this very thing. Jesus, who has begun a good work in? You will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ. To think that you could lose your salvation is to undermine not only God's intelligence. But his faithfulness as well. Gentleness is in close relationship with humility. Those who are gentle, are usually open on the heart. God tells us in Philippians 4 by

Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand. But you going to stay well, that's hard to do, especially in such an evil city, like Chicago. I know. But what I'm saying here is that somebody doesn't have to earn a gentle response. We have to give them that was a bomb out of the very first character of trying to blow spinner. tell someone cuts you off while driving or angers you at work you must humble yourself and pursue a spirit of gentlemen But how do you do that are trending? Close your mouth.

Take a deep breath. Walk away if you can. It starts raining. Boss somewhere where you can cool off and find some alone time. This guy asked him to take away your anger. You have a spirit, you can do all things through Christ. Gentleness is a virtue. gentleness is the virtue that you can't in, are called to have by being a follower of Jesus, by having the spirit of God,

We can show others the gentleness of God to a law. And hostile word world. If you conduct yourself with gentleness, it's much easier to live in unity with everyone else, especially your church. This is why Paul says in Romans 12:18. If it is possible as much as it depends on, you live peaceably with all men. Likewise Proverbs 15:1 reminds us that a soft answer turns away wrath but he harsh. Word stirs up anger. Therefore, with the holy spirit's help, we could learn to control our tongue. Instinct gentle word that produces peace and unity, and not hate and Division. And lastly, the holy spirit gives us self-control self-control refers to the Mastery. Over soon. You men desired in every aspect of our life. If you struggle with eating too much junk food, God gives us the self-control to start eating healthy. If you struggle with the lust of the flesh, God gives us the ability to be sure. Live pure lying. If you struggle with being lazy, God gives you the willpower to move. If you struggle with drugs alcohol or idolatry, God gives us the power to quit. If you struggle with any unhealthy or sinful, have it like having an anger issues that is has the power to stop. Cattails is in Proverbs 25:28 a person without self-control is like a city with broken down the wall. You going to get it. Did you get it to get to take me home early? Another word for self-control fortifies. The inner person. It builds a wall of defense against destructive forces of evil. In other words, it helps keep the demons eye.

Ultimately the holy spirit gives us the spiritual blessings and we need to pursue a life that's easy. And really that is the Christian God to please, God hotels in 2nd Corinthians 5:9.

So whether you are here in this body, your flesh or away from this by this. our goal is to, please you look up form into the image and likeness of God himself, Jesus. That is your calling. That is the. The Mystery of Life. People often say, what, what is the meaning of lying? That's it, could be conformed into the image and likeness of God to be like him. That Fellowship. How tall is writing this letter to all of the Believers me? The churches of Ephesus. He wanted to inform the Believers of all the blessings that God truly gives them But if you don't belong to Christ, if you are not in Christ, if you're not a dude child of God nor have the holy spirit inside of you. These blessings don't apply to me. For missing out on the greatest, blessing of all. Morgan Freeman, Finance boss. More important than having children. Yes, even more important than your whole Earthly existence. It's important to realize that having physical Wells is great.

I like to be, well, I'm pretty sure you would too. But it's not spiritual. Is Subway David considered the greatest blessing of all Jesus says in Matthew. 16:26 for what profit is it to a man? If he gain the whole world and lose his own soul? For what will a man give in exchange for the stone?

if you don't have Jesus, If you're not in price, if you're not covered by the blood of God, you're a Born Sinner. And your soul would spend eternity in hell. But why?

Because when I do well, our forefather, our original father birthday, father in Genesis chapter 3, He gave us all a sinful nature, a nature that resembles more, the devil and God Adams Rebellion made us. May the enemies of God in sinners in the eyes with them. For this reason, God has every right to punish us and banish us to the place where the Satan and his demons will spend eternity. In the Lake of Fire. John 3:36 gives us Insight by the very words of Jesus when he says he who believes in the son, Has eternal life. But he who does not obey, the son will not feel like it. But the wrath of God abides on him. Believing and obeying. Go hand-in-hand. You want blessings? No bad. You don't want blessings.

The Demons of this world believe in God but they don't obey him. And just like, then we have a terrible habit of not obeying and either. They're for the wrath of God abide in us as well. We are naturally naturally both Fallen prideful, arrogance and disobedient creatures enemies of our greater If that is our creator. Logically, he has every right to do what is just in his eyes to his creation. After all, he is Guy, G major, maybe not much. However, What Paul is talking about In this passage is got salvation. God's greatest blessing is now available to you through the blood of his son. Jesus the Christ.

And this is God's gift to all of us. This is what he considers to be the greatest blessing to all Humanity. Jesus died for your sins. So you can spend eternity with him. We don't have to spend eternity in Hell, God Almighty made himself a human being Jesus having a perfect blood of God. Jesus just the wages of sin is death that Adam had given us and paid for our sins with his perfect blood on the cross. Jesus got a terrific death was buried in Rose from Death to life to prove to the world that whoever believes in him. Would not die in their sleep. But have forgiveness and never asking why you with him. This is what God considers to be the greatest, blessing of all and false premises but can is doxology. It is the gospel, the good news of Jesus the Christ. God has given us a second chance. God has given us a new hope. While we were yet, Spalding. God has come to give us his way to Pleasanton. God has given us, forgiveness. God has given us salvation. We now have a second chance of living life to the fullest, Kevin God, living in us, and giving us, all of the blessings that come with the Holy Spirit. We can all be forgiven a Donahue in sealed by the spirit of God. but if you have never surrendered your life over to God, and you want to make that happen.

Let's ask God to bless our lives with salvation. Let's ask Jesus to empower us to repent. Remember repent, means to surrender Our Lives over to the lordship of Jesus. Do you want to accept Jesus into your heart and bless you with the Holy Spirit? Repeat after Repeat after me. The prayer. Heavenly Father. I understand there. But I need forgive. I believe in you. Can I Surrender my life to you?

Help me. And love my word, Jesus. Adopt me as one of your children. Fill me with your Holy Spirit. Engine power me to live my life. Are you? I thank you for my salvation. I thank you for your greatest question. In Jesus name, I pray. Amen. Have you prayed that with me? Tell everyone, you know. And come back to church and be this time. But I want you to grow. In the human. Sure, in Christ. So, come back.

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Be grateful for that salvation. Go out and tell everybody and we'll see you next week.

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