16 August 2015 Ps Andrew Harper - Ephesians pt 2

16 August 2015 Ps Andrew Harper - Ephesians pt 2

Eph 1:3-6.

Ephasus was a lot like us, multicultural, and many religions.

 - Sinner or Saint? - we are a saint dealing with our sin.

 - Beware, because the enemy wants us to live in condemnation.

3 - As a believer, we are blessed, with every spiritual blessing.

 - We live in a spiritual realm, because God is a spiritual being. In the spiritual realm, sin is conquered.

 - If we have accepted Christ, we have conquered sin. Although, we can still sin because of free will. God knows us completely, including our sin.

1:5 - We have been adopted as sons of Jesus.

 - We can choose to more like Christ. An adoptive family. Only after we become perfect, by accepting Christ. Amen.

 - We are part of Gods predestined plan, since before creation.

 - Christs crucifiction was the biggest display of Gods' Grace the world has ever seen.

 - We are part of Gods' family.

 - All of heaven, and the spiritual realm, are aghast at the act of Gods' grace. so we need to acknowledge it, and praise God for what he has done for us.

1:7 - Redemption through his blood, (released from slavery), our sin.

9. - Prior to salvation, we were sinners, and had no other option, but to sin.

 - Once redeemed, we are changed, and forgiven through Christ. Which means, God will never see our sins again, because Christ has cleansed us. And our sins are thrown away, so God only sees us as purely clean. But the devil wants to hold onto our sins, and to keep us buried in our sins. So that we lose our identity in Christ.

 - It can be hard to forgive ourselves, if we think God can't forgive us.

 - When God lavishes us with unwarranted favour, we are incredibly blessed.

 - God wants to see us grow.