Said so much more eloquently than I could ever. My inspiration for this week's sermon...
Friday, February 3, 2023
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
Saturday, January 21, 2023
Ephesians 1:19-20
Ephesians 1:19-20
You Who Were Wrought in Christ
Eph
1:19 And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who
believe, according to the working of his mighty power,
Eph
1:20 Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and
set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,
1.
An Incredible Gift of Power Has Been Given to All Those that Have
Faith in Christ – vs. 19a
a.
The Gospel has the power to save us from sin
i.
Romans 1:16
b.
The gospel has power to save because of the work of the Holy
Spirit
i.
1 Thessalonians 1:5
c.
Even our labor for Christ is a work of grace
i.
Colossians 1:29
d.
The Holy Spirit also has the power to preserve our salvation
i.
Philippians 1:6
2.
Incredible Energy Comes to the Believer by God’s Work Within Them –
vs. 19b
a.
The book of Ephesians gives us overwhelming evidence of God’s
faithful work in our salvation
i.
Ephesians 1:5
ii.
Ephesians 1:7
iii.
Ephesians 1:9
iv.
Ephesians 1:11
v.
Ephesians 3:7
vi.
Ephesians 3:11
vii.
Ephesians 3:16
viii.
Ephesians 3:20
3.
The Incredible Power Comes from the Resurrection of Christ – vs.
20a
a.
When we die with Christ, we rise again with Him in newness of life
i.
Romans 6:6-8
b.
Do you believe that the same Spirit that raised Jesus from the
dead can conquer your fleshly nature?
i.
Romans 8:11
4.
The Incredible Energy Comes from the Exaltation of Christ – vs.
20b
a. Hebrews 2:5-11
Saturday, January 14, 2023
Ephesians 1:18
Ephesians 1:18
That Your Understanding May Be Enlightened
Eph 1:18 The eyes of your
understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his
calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the
saints,
·
Three Essentials
Pray for Our Fellow Believers
1.
A Greater Understanding
of the Gospel
a.
Before you
were saved you were Blinded to the truth
i.
Ephesians 4:17-19
b.
Those that
are Blinded by this world embrace foolish things
i.
Romans 1:21-23
c.
Because of
the judicial Blindness the world is experiencing, they are given over to reprobation
i.
Romans 1:28
2.
To Know the
Purpose of Their Calling
a.
Our Calling
give us true enlightenment
i.
1 Corinthians 1:22-24
b.
Our Calling is
blessed by the faithfulness of God
i.
1 Corinthians 1:9
c.
Our Calling includes
the gift of eternity
i.
1 Timothy 6:12
d.
Our Calling
is to Glory
i.
1 Thessalonians 2:12
e.
Our Calling
is a faithful work of God
i.
1 Thessalonians 5:24
3.
To Experience
the Glory of Their Fellowship with the Church
a.
The Church is
purchased by the blood of Christ
i.
Acts 20:28
b.
The Church is
God’s most prized possession
i.
Deuteronomy 32:9
c.
The Church is
God’s Magnum Opus
i.
Romans 9:23
d.
Praise God
that you have become a part of His Church
i.
Colossians 1:12
e.
You too will receive
an inheritance with the Church
i.
Colossians 3:24
Saturday, January 7, 2023
Ephesians 1:17
Ephesians 1:17
Revelation in the Knowledge of Him
Eph
1:17 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give
unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:
1.
Who Do We
Petition When We Pray?
a.
The God of
our Lord Jesus Christ
i.
If Jesus was God,
why did he have to pray?
1.
Jesus took
time to pray when He faced the anger of others
a.
Luke 6:11-12
2.
Jesus took time
to pray when crowds followed Him
a. Matthew 14:22-23
3.
Jesus took
time to pray after tending to the needs of others
a. Luke 5:15-16
4.
Jesus took
time to pray in times of great sorrow
a. Matthew 26:36-38
b.
The Father of
Glory
i.
God is the
origin of light - James
1:17
ii.
God is the
origin of life - Hebrews
12:9
iii.
God is the
eternal Father - Isaiah
9:6
2.
What Do We
Petition When We Pray?
a.
We are to
petition the Father for two works of the Holy Spirit in the life of a fellow
believer
i.
A Spirit of
Wisdom
1.
The filling
of the Holy Spirit produces a greater knowledge of God
a. Colossians 1:9-10
ii.
A Spirit of
Revelation
1.
A greater
filling of the Holy Spirit enables us to better understand His revelation: the Scriptures
a. Ephesians 3:3-5
iii.
Which produces
a knowledge of God
1.
This is not simply
knowing about God
a.
The devils
know a lot about God
i.
Mark 1:23-24
b.
Even the
unsaved can know a lot about God
i.
Romans 1:21
c.
Rather this
is an experiential fellowship with God
i.
1 John 1:1-4
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