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INTRODUCTION
TODAY’S MESSAGE:
LOCKED IN BY LOVE THREE WAYS
I. HE LOVED BEFORE BY POINTING TO THE CROSS (1:3-6)
A. We Are ALREADY Blessed FULLY
B. We Were Loved Before Light Was Formed
EXPLAIN THE POINT
THEN STATE THE VERSE
NOTICE THAT WE WERE CHOSEN IN HIM
THAT IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE JESUS WAS THERE BEFORE THE WORLD BEGAN WHICH MEANS THAT THE CROSS WAS ALWAYS THE PLAN OF THE LORD.
GOD’S LOVE FOR ME IN THE BEGINNING WAS HIM POINTING TO THE EVENT OF THE CROSS THAT WOULD DEMONSTRATE AND SEAL HIS LOVE FOR ME
HOW WOULD YOU FEEL WHEN SHOWING UP TO WORK YOU FOUND OUT THAT PEOPLE HAD DONE A LOT OF PLANNING FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY?
BEFORE YOU WERE BORN - GOD HAD A PLAN FOR YOU
THE ADDED BEAUTY OF UNDERSTANDING THIS IS THIS:
IF GOD LOVED YOU BEFORE YOU WERE BORN THERE IS NOTHING THAT YOU COULD DO AFTER YOU WERE BORN TO CHANGE THE LOVE HE HAD FOR YOU BEFORE YOU WERE BORN
II.
HE LOVED WITH THE CROSS (1:7-12)
A. He Brought Us Back with Blessed Blood (v 7)
Ephesians 1:7 (ESV)
In him we have redemption through his blood...,
B. He Forgave Our Intentional Sins (v 7)
Ephesians 1:7 (ESV)
In him we have ... the forgiveness of our trespasses,
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He Lavished Us with His Thinking
III.
HE LOVED THROUGH THE CROSS (1:13-14)
A. He Allowed You to Hear the Gospel
THERE IS THE STORY OF A WOMAN NAMED LYDIA IN ACTS 16 THAT IS INSTRUCTIVE HERE:
Acts 16:14 (ESV)
One who heard us was a woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a seller of purple goods, who was a worshiper of God.
The Lord opened her heart to pay attention to what was said by Paul.
THE CONVERSION OF LYDIA - PICTURE OF OUR OWN
THIS IS HOW WE ALL COME TO KNOW THE LORD: HE OPENS OUR HEART TO HEAR
ALL THAT TIME YOU WENT TO CHURCH - BUT NOTHING
ALL THAT TIME YOU HEARD PEOPLE SPEAK ABOUT JESUS -BUT NOTHING
THEN - ONE DAY - YOUR EARS HEAR FOR THE FIRST TIME WHAT YOU HAD LISTENED TO MANY TIMES BEFORE
THAT IS THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD OPENING YOUR HEART TO RESPOND TO THE SAVING TRUTH OF THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST
THIS IS WHY WE MUST BE CAREFUL HOW TO TREAT PEOPLE WHO REJECT THE GOSPEL.
WE HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT IT IS NOT
OUR WORDS THAT CONVINCE
OUR PASSION THAT CONVINCES
OUR LOGIC THAT CONVINCES
IT IS THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD THAT OPENS UP THE MIND TO HEAR WHAT THE LORD IS SAYING TO THE SOUL
THAT IS WHY PAUL WOULD SAY
1 Corinthians 3:7–8 (ESV)
So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth....
B He Secures By Sealing
Ephesians 1:13 (ESV)
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,
IV.
WE LOVE BECAUSE OF THE CROSS
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