Hello Friends,
I'm Jill Morikone.
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I just want to welcome you
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to our study of
the book of Ephesians.
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That's right, we're just
beginning Quarter Number 3
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as we journey through
the book of Ephesians.
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This is Lesson Number 2:
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God's Grand,
Christ-Centered Plan.
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Jill: Hello
Friends, I'm Jill Morikone,
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just welcome you to another
3ABN Sabbath School Panel.
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We're on Lesson Number 2,
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God's Grand,
Christ-centered Plan
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as we journey into
the book of Ephesians.
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I think Paul...
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I referenced this the
last Sabbath School Panel,
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Paul and John are my two
favorite authors in the New
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Testament. So, I'm
excited about this journey
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through the book of Ephesians.
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Last week, we kind of
did an overview of the book
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and this week we dive into
Ephesians 1 verses 3 through 14.
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I want to introduce my
family here on this Set...
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your family as well,
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to my left,
Brother Daniel Perrin,
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so glad to have you here.
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Perrin: Thank you,
I'm glad to be here,
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I have Monday's Lesson
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which is: Costly
Redemption; Lavish Forgiveness.
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Jill: Hmmm... that sounds good.
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In the middle... the lady
with the beautiful blue jacket,
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Ms. Shelley
Quinn, glad you're here.
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Shelley: Thank you, Sister,
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I have Tuesday's...
which is the same title as
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the overall...
over-arching thing:
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God's Grand;
Christ-Centered Plan.
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Jill: Amen... Brother Ryan Day,
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Evangelist and Singer in
Israel, so glad you're here.
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Ryan: Amen,
always great to be here,
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I have
Wednesday's Lesson entitled:
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Living in Praise of His Glory.
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Jill: Amen... last but not
least, my Pastor, Pastor John
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Lomacang. Lomacang: And
I have: The Holy Spirit:
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Seal and Down Payment.
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I enjoyed this
Lesson, so that's Thursday,
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I'll be
waiting... I'll be gleaning.
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Jill: I love it
being on Thursday
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because you get to hear
everybody as they go down the
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table. Pastor John,
would you pray for us?
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Lomacang: Sure, let's pray.
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"Loving gracious
Father in heaven,
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You've opened this
door for us to walk through,
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we walk by faith not by sight.
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We've done what we've
pleased our hearts to do
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by studying and
preparing these notes,
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but without Your power, Lord,
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it's of no value.
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Send Your Holy Spirit
now to communicate through us
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to those who are
watching and listening
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and may Jesus
Christ be glorified,
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we pray in Your
precious name, amen. "
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Panel: Amen... amen.
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Jill: Dr. John McVay did a
great job with this Quarter
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in these lessons.
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We look at the
opening to Ephesians,
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we're looking specifically at
Ephesians 1 verses 3 through 14,
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and the Lesson called it:
A Majestic Thank You Note.
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Other people say, this
Section is praise and worship
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to God and Christ
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but you know what
Jill calls this Section?
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This Section, to me, is the
reminder of who I am in Christ.
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Panel: Hmmm... amen.
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Jill: Any time
I start to falter,
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any time I start to question,
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any time I doubt
who I am in Christ,
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I go back to Ephesians chapter 1
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and I discover
who God says, I am.
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Many years ago,
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I did a young woman's retreat...
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it was a Teen Girls' Retreat
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and at the start of the
Retreat, I said to the girls,
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I said, "Why don't
you write down... "
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this is anonymous,
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people are much more
honest when they're anonymous,
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"Write down one thing
that you wish you could change
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about yourself. "
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And I actually kept
this... this is many years ago.
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All these years later, this
is just a couple that I brought,
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this is one
girl... Insecurity...
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Selfishness...
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Judging other people...
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My inability to love
and trust other people...
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My low self-esteem...
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Fear...
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Hate...
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Anger...
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My heart...
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this one just says, "I
want to change my life. "
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these were teen girls...
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the issues they wrestled with...
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the issues they
struggled with...
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and, you know,
we're going to discover
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as we walk through
the book of Ephesians,
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that all of us are
dead in trespasses and sins.
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All of us were there
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but we don't have to stay there.
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Panel: Amen.
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Jill: In Christ, we
discover who we are.
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It changes how we
view other people.
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It changes how
we view ourselves.
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It changes how we
think... it changes how we act.
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It changes how we
love other people,
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it changes how we forgive
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and those
interpersonal relationships.
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Any time you forget
who you are in Christ,
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go back to Ephesians chapter 1.
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Our Memory Text is
Ephesians 1 verse 3,
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you can turn there with
me, Ephesians 1 verse 3,
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"Blessed be the God and
Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
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who has blessed us in Christ
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with every spiritual blessing
in the heavenly places. "
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Sunday's Lesson... we look
at Chosen and Accepted in Christ
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and I have four of those verses,
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we're looking at
Ephesians 1 verses 3 through 6,
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and in that Section, Daniel,
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we're going to look at
seven things we discover.
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We are in Christ
from those four verses.
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Before we do that,
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it's interesting to me that
you really see God the Father,
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God the Son
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and God the Holy Spirit
present in these verses.
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We see God the Father in
verses 3 through 6 specifically,
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"Bestowing on us His
grace through His Son
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and adopting us
as His children. "
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We also see the Holy Spirit...
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we see that present in verse 3.
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We see that God the Son...
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I think Daniel's
going to cover this.
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The redemption and forgiveness
in verses 7 and onward.
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We see God the Holy Spirit,
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Pastor John's
going to cover that.
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The Holy Spirit
seals those who believe
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and provides the
guarantee of our faith.
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So, who am I in Christ?
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Here's seven things
that you are in Christ
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from these first few
verses of Ephesians chapter 1.
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We pick it up in verse 3,
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In Christ... thing number 1
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or identity
characteristic you could say...
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Number 1 of who
you are is: Blessed.
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Ephesians 1 verse 3,
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"Blessed be the God and
Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
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who has blessed us with
every spiritual blessing... "
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that word "spiritual" comes from
the original Greek word: Pneuma
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which is: Spirit
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we use that to
reference the Holy Spirit.
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He's blessed us with
every spiritual blessing
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in the heavenly
places in Christ.
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Takeaway number 1:
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Recognition of
who we are in Christ
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comes through the Spirit.
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You know, we can
read the word of God,
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but you don't really understand
what it's saying to you,
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the Holy Spirit is the One
who brings conviction, right,
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of sin...
righteousness... of judgment...
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the Holy Spirit is the
One who teaches and instructs.
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The Holy Spirit
is the One who...
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who woos us, you could say
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to Himself.
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So, we are...
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recognition of who
we are in Christ...
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it only comes
through the Spirit.
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In Christ, we are blessed.
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Let's look at the next
thing we are in Christ,
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we are chosen... we're
going to the next verse,
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Ephesians 1 verse 4,
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"just as He chose us in Him... "
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when?
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"before the
foundation of the world. "
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I love that, Shelley, it reminds
me of your favorite verse,
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Revelation 13 verse 8, right...
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how the Lamb was slain from
the foundation of the world.
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I don't know about you,
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were you ever chosen
last for anything in life?
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Some people are very
athletically coordinated
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and maybe we're chosen
last for a sport's team.
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Maybe some people
aren't very musically gifted
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and they're chosen last
for some sort of competition.
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Maybe some people
aren't as intellectual
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and maybe chosen last
on a debate team in school
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but in Christ, we
were all chosen...
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oooh! I love that!
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in Christ, we were all chosen
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from before the
foundation of the world.
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What does that
mean? Takeaway Number 2:
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He didn't choose us because
of how well we performed,
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He chose us from before creation
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because he wanted us...
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because he loved us.
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If that doesn't tell
you your value in Christ,
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I love that...
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I don't know what does.
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In Christ, we are chosen...
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it doesn't
matter what we've done,
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it doesn't
matter where we've been,
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in Christ,
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you can be chosen.
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Let's look at... keep going...
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He chose us in Him before
the foundation of the world
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why?
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That we should be
holy and without blame
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before Him in love.
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That word "Hagios"
that word for holy is Hagios
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meaning: Sacred,
Holy or set apart.
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Panel: Hmmm... hmmm...
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Jill: Christ set you
and I apart to be holy,
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He chose us to be holy in Him.
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Takeaway Number 3:
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We don't try harder...
we don't grit our teeth,
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we don't try to pull
ourselves up by our boot straps,
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He sets us apart
to be holy in Him.
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He called us to be
holy not by our own merits
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or our own efforts,
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but through the in-filling
power of the Holy Spirit.
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He called us to
be sanctified in Him.
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In case we forget, okay,
in Christ, we're blessed,
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in Christ, we're chosen,
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in Christ, we're holy...
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it's reiterated...
in Christ... number 4,
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we're blameless.
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Not just
holy... we're blameless.
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We should be holy
and without blame...
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before Him in love.
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That word
"without blame" in Greek
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is derived from two words
meaning "not" and "blemish"
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literally
meaning: without spot...
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no blight...
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the Strong's
Concordance says this,
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without blame...
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without blemish...
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faultless...
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it's the same Greek
word used in Jude 1 verse 24,
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"Now to Him who is able
to keep you from falling,
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and to present
you... " what's the word?
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"faultless... "
the same Greek word,
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"faultless before
the presence of His glory
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with exceeding joy. "
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So, God calls us to
be holy and faultless
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before Him in love.
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Takeaway Number 4:
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Christ is able to
perfect our sinless characters
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and make you and I like Jesus.
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"Oh hallelujah...
" Shelley would say,
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"praise the Lord for that. "
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1st Thessalonians 5:24,
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"Faithful is He who called you,
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who also will do it.
" Panel: That's right.
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Jill: In Romans 4:17,
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God calls those
things that are not
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as though they already were.
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Oooh, I love that.
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Let's look at the
fifth characteristic,
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"in Christ" we are predestined.
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Now, this word
we get hung up on...
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sometimes
Seventh-day Adventists,
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we say, "wa...
wait... wait a minute,
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we don't like to use
the word, "Predestined... "
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because that means
only certain people
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are predestined to be saved
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and certain to be lost...
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no... that's not
what it's talking about.
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Ephesians 1 verse 5,
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"having
predestined us to adoption
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as sons by Jesus Christ. "
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Paul is not saying that only
certain people can be saved.
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He's very clear in
1st Timothy 2 verse 4,
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"God desires all men to be saved
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and to come to the
knowledge of truth. "
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not just certain
people that He's predestined
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ought to be saved.
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No, He wants all to be saved.
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2nd Peter 3:9, "God is not
willing that any should perish,
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but that all should
come to repentance. "
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So, if He wants all to be saved
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and all to come to repentance,
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what is this talking about?
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Paul is saying
that God made provision
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before the
world was even created
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for all
sinners... that's you and me
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to be restored
to divine favor...
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to be adopted as His children.
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Takeaway Number 5:
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From before creation,
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God made provision for you and I
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to be predestined to be saved.
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He wants everybody to be saved.
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Not only that... Number 6:
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We are adopted...
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Having predestined
us to adoption as sons
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by Jesus Christ Himself
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according to the
good pleasure of His will.
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You and I are not
children of darkness...
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we're light in the Lord.
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We're not sold under sin,
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we are set free
by the power of God.
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We are not enslaved,
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we are redeemed by
the blood of Christ.
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Takeaway Number 6:
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Adoption by Jesus
Christ gives you and I freedom,
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rights and an inheritance.
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Finally, Number 7:
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In Christ, we are accepted.
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We're in Ephesians 1:6,
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"To the praise of
the glory of His grace,
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by which He made us
accepted in the Beloved. "
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Remember sin
brought separation from God
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when Adam and Eve
sinned in Genesis chapter 3,
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sin brought that
separation from God.
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Jesus came to reconcile...
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we see this in
2nd Corinthians 5:18,
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"to reconcile
the world to God. "
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In other words,
He bridged the gulf
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so that you and I
could be accepted in God.
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Takeaway Number
7... our final takeaway,
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Christ's
substitutionary sacrifice
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makes us
accepted in the beloved,
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so, in Christ, we are blessed,
chosen, holy, blameless,
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predestined,
adopted and accepted.
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Panel: Amen.
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Perrin: It's a great
list, thank you, Jill.
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I'm Daniel Perrin and
I have Monday's Lesson:
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Costly Redemption;
Lavish forgiveness.
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This Quarterly is literally
taking us verse by verse
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through Ephesians and
this brings us to verse 7
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of chapter 1 of Ephesians.
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A picture is worth a
thousand words, they say,
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if you see something,
you can understand it.
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1st Peter chapter 1 verse 12,
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Peter talks about
prophets who shared
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the gospel
message... they taught it
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through the Holy Spirit
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and then he adds this
phrase about the gospel,
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"things which angels
desire to look into...
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that there is something... a
picture that they want to see. "
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And so, with one word,
Paul sometimes paints a picture
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for us.
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He does that
with the word "gift"
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and justification and sacrifice.
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But here at
Ephesians 1 verses 7 and 8,
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it says, "In Him we have
redemption through His blood,
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the forgiveness of sins,
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according to the
riches of His grace
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which He made
to abound toward us
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in all wisdom and prudence. "
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Now everyone back then...
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they knew exactly what
redemption was all about.
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We've got to go
back in time a little bit
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to get a picture of this word.
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If you were in Paradise
and you were enjoying it
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and the weather was good
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and the birds were singing
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and someone came and ripped
and dragged you out of there,
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you might not be too pleased.
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Panel: Laughter.
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Perrin: But if someone
dragged you out of slavery,
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that would be different
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and so, everybody in ancient
Rome understood the life of a
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slave. It was
illegal to formally marry.
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No control of your education
if you could receive any.
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No physical mobility...
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no upward mobility...
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no sideways mobility,
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no plans for the future,
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private ownership...
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no privacy for that matter,
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no right to object,
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no freedom of conscience,
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bodily autonomy,
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no access to medical care,
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and so, there are
those who have estimated
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that up to 20
percent of the Roman Empire,
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even more so in
the city of Rome,
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were slaves.
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And there were
people who suggested,
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"If we could have all the slaves
wear an identifying garment"
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well, that idea was nixed
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because then they would realize
how many other slaves there were
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and perhaps, they would revolt.
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In fact, archaeologists
have discovered that
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there are...
they've dug up metal collars
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with riveted tags on
them to identify a slave...
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to prevent them from escaping
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and... and to give
instructions to return them.
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And so, this then
becomes an illustration of sin,
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slavery,
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and you could be
born into slavery
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and we find that in sin as well,
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born into a sinful nature
and the consequences of sin.
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We could also be conquered
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and that happens to
us too, an enemy intrudes
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and a friend in Grade School
they share a picture with you,
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or a song with you,
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or a relationship with you
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and suddenly, you're conquered
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and it's been
downhill ever since.
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Or something
shows up on a device,
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and all of a
sudden, you are conquered.
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Redemption is the experience
of having your freedom
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purchased from slavery
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and that's what
everybody then understood.
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Paul talks about this
in his book to Philemon
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about the
runaway slave, Onesimus
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and listen to what he
says in verses 15 to 18,
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he says, "Receive him...
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receive the former slave,
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receive the
runaway slave forever,
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no longer as a slave
but more than a slave...
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a beloved brother... "
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in other words,
let his slavery go.
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"Receive him as you would me.
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But if he has wronged
you or owes you anything,
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put that on my account. "
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In other words, let me pay and
make him better than a slave.
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We often use this
word interchangeably,
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"Redemption" with "salvation"
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but it's a specific picture.
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There are two
New Testament words,
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one of them is "agorazo"
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which is the price that is paid
to redeem a slave or a cost,
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we find this in Revelation 5:9,
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it says, "You are
worthy to take the scroll,
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and to open its seals;
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for You were
slain, and have redeemed"
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or purchased us
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"by Your blood. "
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But the word Paul uses here
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is "apolutrosis"
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which focuses on being delivered
from the old manner of life...
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the change to a new life.
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We read about it
in Titus 2:13 and 14,
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it says, "Jesus Christ,
who gave Himself for us,
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that He might redeem us
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from every lawless deed. "
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Redemption here is a
before and after experience.
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Your life goes through a change.
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You're redeemed from sin
00:18:48.36\00:18:50.36
that literally, before you were
in shackles of guilt and shame
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and now you have
forgiveness and peace
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and something changes.
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Redeemed from total
darkness which is ignorance.
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Maybe you didn't even
know there was a better life,
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you didn't know that
there was another option
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unaware that the
patterns of your life
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were following worldly
customs and slavery to sin.
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Redeemed from Servitude.
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Controlling
habits... deeply seated habits
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from which you are
helpless to extricate yourself
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and somebody... something
more powerful has to come
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and pull you out.
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Maybe you've been there
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and maybe you're
there right now saying,
00:19:27.40\00:19:29.20
"I'm stuck... I need
somebody else to redeem me. "
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Redeemed from
worldly traditions...
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worldly examples...
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worldly comfortabilities,
00:19:36.87\00:19:38.67
we've been flowing
along with what we call:
00:19:38.71\00:19:40.81
a normal life or a new normal
00:19:40.84\00:19:43.08
and it simply is... then
the normal of slavery to sin,
00:19:43.14\00:19:47.38
the world slavery.
00:19:47.42\00:19:48.92
Well, how are we redeemed?
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Because there is a
price to redeem a slave
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and a cost for us...
it's... it's not money,
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it is a substance... it's blood
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and on the one hand,
blood is biohazardous waste
00:19:57.86\00:20:02.00
that... that could be discarded
00:20:02.03\00:20:03.40
and some people do that
with the blood of Christ.
00:20:03.43\00:20:05.73
On the other hand, blood is
a valuable prized possession,
00:20:05.80\00:20:09.77
not a possession
but you think about it,
00:20:09.80\00:20:12.01
if you have
AB-positive blood type
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you can receive
blood from anyone,
00:20:14.61\00:20:17.11
but if you are O negative,
00:20:17.15\00:20:18.51
well, then you've
got to receive blood
00:20:18.58\00:20:20.62
from somebody who
has O negative blood
00:20:20.65\00:20:22.55
which is seven
percent of the population
00:20:22.58\00:20:24.39
and so, that
blood is precious...
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it's valuable.
00:20:26.82\00:20:28.16
The price of redemption...
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our blood takes us
to the foot of the cross
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to the blood of Christ
00:20:32.19\00:20:34.13
because He has good blood.
00:20:34.16\00:20:36.20
We have tainted blood...
00:20:36.23\00:20:38.23
polluted... diseased...
00:20:38.27\00:20:40.24
infected...
contaminated dirty blood
00:20:40.27\00:20:42.90
and if I... if I
were to go give blood,
00:20:42.94\00:20:45.51
at the end of that
experience, I could...
00:20:45.54\00:20:48.04
take a... they give you a
little sticker... two bar codes,
00:20:48.08\00:20:50.81
one of... they...
they look identical,
00:20:50.85\00:20:52.91
one of them says,
"Don't use this blood. "
00:20:52.95\00:20:54.98
You can put
that on there saying,
00:20:55.02\00:20:56.35
"My blood is not good... "
00:20:56.38\00:20:58.05
all right, for whatever reason.
00:20:58.09\00:20:59.65
1st Peter 1:18 and 19,
00:20:59.69\00:21:02.12
says, "knowing that
you were not redeemed
00:21:02.16\00:21:03.76
with corruptible things,
like gold and silver... "
00:21:03.79\00:21:05.93
some people say,
"Invest in gold, it's good... "
00:21:05.99\00:21:08.10
it's corruptible... we know it.
00:21:08.13\00:21:09.56
All right, "from
your aimless conduct
00:21:09.63\00:21:11.47
received by tradition
from your fathers... "
00:21:11.53\00:21:13.34
that's an
inherited diseased blood,
00:21:13.37\00:21:15.40
"but redeemed with the
precious blood of Christ,
00:21:15.44\00:21:17.87
as of a lamb
without blemish or spot. "
00:21:17.91\00:21:20.91
Jesus Himself is the
only true universal donor
00:21:20.94\00:21:25.71
when it comes to blood
00:21:25.75\00:21:27.08
because we need a very
specific kind of blood.
00:21:27.12\00:21:30.09
Panel: That's right.
00:21:30.12\00:21:31.45
Perrin: It's got to be perfect
in the likeness of sinful flesh,
00:21:31.49\00:21:34.76
but sinless.
00:21:34.82\00:21:36.16
Panel: Hmmm...
00:21:36.19\00:21:37.53
Perrin: We need blood that...
that adds up to something
00:21:37.56\00:21:40.83
and Jesus... His
life... and when you...
00:21:40.90\00:21:43.40
when you add up the
value of every human life
00:21:43.43\00:21:46.40
lived throughout eternity,
00:21:46.43\00:21:48.00
the value of Jesus is
still greater than that.
00:21:48.07\00:21:52.11
Panel: Yeah... hmmm...
00:21:52.14\00:21:53.48
Perrin: The life of
Jesus is not just a document:
00:21:53.51\00:21:55.84
Jesus of Nazareth
Identification Number...
00:21:55.88\00:21:58.95
no...
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eternal unity with
the Father and the Son,
00:22:00.35\00:22:02.75
that is worth something.
00:22:02.78\00:22:04.12
The One through whom the
Father created all things,
00:22:04.15\00:22:06.86
that is really worth something.
00:22:06.89\00:22:08.89
The One who is the
image of the invisible God
00:22:08.92\00:22:11.86
that is irreplaceable...
00:22:11.89\00:22:13.29
unmeasurable...
00:22:13.33\00:22:14.73
both Son of God and Son of man.
00:22:14.76\00:22:17.60
That is a
treasure worth counting on.
00:22:17.63\00:22:20.14
Panel: Yeah... that's right.
00:22:20.17\00:22:21.50
Perrin: What parent... if
they received a ransom note
00:22:21.54\00:22:24.54
would not literally
liquidate their entire fortune
00:22:24.57\00:22:27.84
and pay what was required.
00:22:27.88\00:22:29.94
Panel: Hmmm... hmmm...
Perrin: That's what God does.
00:22:29.98\00:22:31.81
Matthew 20:28 says,
00:22:31.85\00:22:33.58
"The Son of man did
not come to be served,
00:22:33.62\00:22:36.38
but to serve,
00:22:36.42\00:22:37.75
and to give His life
as a ransom for many. "
00:22:37.79\00:22:41.72
That word "ransom" is
"Lutron" it's related to it...
00:22:41.79\00:22:44.93
it's the same derivative
of that word "apolutrosis"
00:22:44.96\00:22:48.06
because "lutron" is
the price that was paid
00:22:48.10\00:22:51.43
to redeem the life of a slave.
00:22:51.47\00:22:53.40
Panel: Hmmm... hmmm...
00:22:53.44\00:22:54.77
Perrin: What did Jesus
give when He gave Himself?
00:22:54.80\00:22:56.24
The redemption price.
00:22:56.27\00:22:57.81
Panel: Right...
00:22:57.84\00:22:59.17
Perrin: And He did
not begrudge the price
00:22:59.21\00:23:00.58
and He did not resent the cost.
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In fact, there's
rejoicing in heaven
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when that cost is paid
over one sinner who repents.
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Panel: Hmmm... hmmm...
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Perrin: And repentance,
then, brings us full circle
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to the "before"
and "after" experience
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of what redemption is
00:23:17.46\00:23:19.09
because we live out...
00:23:19.13\00:23:20.70
we have to live out
what God is purchasing in us.
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He makes the payment
but we have a choice.
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God doesn't just want
to improve our condition
00:23:28.20\00:23:31.67
in this life of slavery.
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He starts
there... He starts there,
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but He goes somewhere different.
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The goal for God is a
total change of my loyalty
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because I have a
choice in my redemption.
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Romans 1 verses 18 and 19,
such a powerful verse here,
00:23:46.09\00:23:49.82
it says, "Having been set free,
00:23:49.89\00:23:51.83
you became slaves
of righteousness. "
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There's that word again,
00:23:54.86\00:23:56.20
you've been
redeemed from slavery,
00:23:56.23\00:23:58.10
to become slaves
of righteousness.
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He says, "So now
then, present your members
00:24:00.20\00:24:03.34
as slaves of
righteousness for holiness. "
00:24:03.41\00:24:06.47
This is God's
work in us and for us.
00:24:06.51\00:24:08.78
This takes us to
that great song...
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might be dangerous to break
out in song so I won't do it
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but redeemed by the
blood of the Lamb...
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what a great song!
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And the ending
words of that song,
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"His child and forever I am. "
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God's redemption lasts.
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Jill: Amen, I love
that, thank you so much,
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Jill: Welcome back to
our study of Ephesians,
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it's Ephesians chapter 1,
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we're going to kick
it over to Shelley Quinn
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and Tuesday's Lesson.
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Shelley: I'll tell you... you
all laid a marvelous foundation
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and it's just so inspiring
00:25:14.41\00:25:16.41
to get into the
book of Ephesians
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and as you said, any time that
you feel a little downhearted,
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just get in and start
claiming all of these promises.
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My name is Shelley
Quinn, I have Tuesday:
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God's Grand,
Christ-centered Plan,
00:25:29.62\00:25:32.99
let's begin with
Ephesians chapter 1 and verse 4,
00:25:33.03\00:25:37.17
and Paul wrote, "just
as He chose us in Him... "
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in Christ...
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"before the
foundation of the world,
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that we should be
holy and without blame
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before Him in love. "
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You know, Paul mentions
in Second Timothy 1 verse 9
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that God has saved us
00:25:54.18\00:25:56.82
and called us
with a holy calling,
00:25:56.85\00:25:58.69
not according to our works,
00:25:58.75\00:26:00.76
but according to His
own purpose and grace
00:26:00.79\00:26:04.63
which was given
to us in Christ Jesus
00:26:04.66\00:26:09.63
before time began.
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In Titus chapter 1 verse 2,
00:26:11.03\00:26:14.50
he talks about the
hope of eternal life
00:26:14.54\00:26:17.57
which God, who cannot lie,
00:26:17.61\00:26:21.04
promised before time began.
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When we talk about the gospel,
00:26:24.58\00:26:29.58
it's the good news.
00:26:29.62\00:26:30.95
Revelation 14:6 talks
about the everlasting gospel.
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It is the everlasting...
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the everlasting good news
00:26:37.49\00:26:39.39
that God planned
before he created us.
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When God created a
perfect universe...
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a perfect world...
00:26:48.27\00:26:50.04
a perfect
garden... perfect people,
00:26:50.07\00:26:53.54
He operates by a
government of love
00:26:53.58\00:26:56.98
and choice.
00:26:57.01\00:26:59.38
Sin entered into his
sphere of righteousness.
00:26:59.41\00:27:03.59
It fractured the
relationship between God and man
00:27:03.62\00:27:07.72
and between man and man.
00:27:07.76\00:27:10.66
But, you know what? It
didn't catch God by surprise.
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Before he created the world,
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God the Father,
Son and Holy Spirit...
00:27:16.73\00:27:20.64
you say, "How can one
God be three persons?"
00:27:20.67\00:27:23.91
God... the Father
Son and Holy Spirit,
00:27:23.97\00:27:27.08
that's not one
plus one plus one,
00:27:27.11\00:27:30.15
but one times one
times one equals one.
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The Godhead got
together and they decided
00:27:33.92\00:27:37.59
one of them would come down
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and take on our flesh
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and pay the penalty for sin.
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Now, this is interesting.
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Philippians tells us
00:27:48.73\00:27:51.87
that when Jesus
Christ came down,
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He was God... He
took on our flesh...
00:27:55.37\00:27:58.77
laid aside
everything of His glory
00:27:58.81\00:28:02.21
but what the Bible tells us
00:28:02.24\00:28:04.55
is that... the... the
goal of the everlasting gospel
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2nd Corinthians 5:21,
00:28:09.08\00:28:11.45
that He made Him who knew no sin
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to be sin for us,
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that we can become
the righteousness of God
00:28:16.16\00:28:18.26
in Christ Jesus.
Panel: Right, that's right.
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Shelley: Jesus
Christ... my favorite verse,
00:28:20.60\00:28:22.80
Revelation 13:8...
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is the Lamb who was slain before
the foundation of the world.
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He introduced a substitutionary
sacrificial system in the
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Garden, He introduced the
everlasting covenant in Genesis
00:28:35.64\00:28:39.91
3:15 and God has
only ever had one plan
00:28:39.98\00:28:43.92
and that plan is
that all would be saved
00:28:43.95\00:28:47.06
through righteousness by faith.
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If righteousness by
faith has two aspects,
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He delivers us
from the penalty of sin.
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But God also
through Christ delivers us
00:28:56.30\00:29:00.07
from the power of sin.
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Jesus came to destroy
the works of the devil.
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Now, I love what
Paul is saying here.
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He's introducing God's plan,
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he labels it as: The
mystery of His will...
00:29:14.68\00:29:18.52
His purpose and a plan
for the fullness of all times.
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What was God's plan?
00:29:21.86\00:29:23.19
He's going to unite
everything everywhere in Jesus.
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In Ephesians 1:9
through 10 he says,
00:29:28.73\00:29:32.07
"having made known to
us the mystery of His will,
00:29:32.13\00:29:34.44
according to His good pleasure
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which He purposed in Himself,
00:29:36.67\00:29:38.77
that in the dispensation
00:29:38.81\00:29:41.88
of the fullness of times"
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notice... that's plural...
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"in the fullness of times
00:29:46.38\00:29:48.38
He might gather in
one all things in Christ,
00:29:48.42\00:29:54.26
both which are in
heaven and on earth. "
00:29:54.29\00:29:57.19
So, Paul is
announcing that unity in Christ
00:29:57.23\00:30:01.93
is the grand, divine
goal for the universe.
00:30:01.96\00:30:06.63
And what we see is this...
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when he says
"mystery" it's not a secret,
00:30:10.64\00:30:14.08
it's just that it
wasn't fully understood
00:30:14.11\00:30:19.31
in times past.
00:30:19.35\00:30:20.68
Panel: Hmmm... hmmm.
00:30:20.72\00:30:22.05
Shelley: What you see is the
everlasting gospel is introduced
00:30:22.08\00:30:24.82
in Genesis 3:15,
00:30:24.85\00:30:26.52
and it progressively unfolds
throughout the Old Testament
00:30:26.55\00:30:31.46
and each
generation understood a bit...
00:30:31.49\00:30:34.83
understood this.
00:30:34.86\00:30:36.20
You know prophecy is
never fully understood
00:30:36.23\00:30:38.87
until it is fulfilled.
00:30:38.90\00:30:40.44
So, there's all...
this... this universal unity
00:30:40.47\00:30:44.31
there were
stages of development,
00:30:44.34\00:30:46.04
it's all adding up to the
big reveal of Christ Jesus
00:30:46.07\00:30:50.11
when He came.
00:30:50.15\00:30:51.48
So, Paul is just one
of these excited voices
00:30:51.51\00:30:56.08
that gets to announce this
00:30:56.12\00:30:57.72
and he says in Ephesians 1:18,
00:30:57.75\00:31:00.66
he says, "O, that the
eyes of your understanding
00:31:00.69\00:31:04.23
would be enlightened;
00:31:04.26\00:31:05.59
that you may know the
hope of His calling. "
00:31:05.63\00:31:07.86
The hope of His calling as
you so perfectly told us, Jill,
00:31:07.90\00:31:11.90
is that in Christ
we are a new creation.
00:31:11.93\00:31:16.77
The old is
gone... the new is come.
00:31:16.81\00:31:19.37
We have all these
blessings in Christ.
00:31:19.41\00:31:21.91
We have all the glorious
riches of His inheritance in the
00:31:21.94\00:31:27.22
saints. He says
in Ephesians 2:13,
00:31:27.28\00:31:30.19
2:12 and 13,
00:31:30.25\00:31:32.15
he's speaking to
them, he says, "You know,
00:31:32.19\00:31:35.32
once at that time
you were without Christ,
00:31:35.36\00:31:38.39
being aliens from the
commonwealth of Israel
00:31:38.46\00:31:42.56
and strangers from the
covenants of promise... "
00:31:42.60\00:31:46.70
that everlasting covenant
00:31:46.74\00:31:49.50
that God put in motion
before He created the world.
00:31:49.57\00:31:53.64
He said, "You had no hope
00:31:53.68\00:31:55.51
you were without
God in the world.
00:31:55.54\00:31:57.31
But now in Christ... "
00:31:57.35\00:31:59.98
he's speaking
specifically to the Gentiles...
00:32:00.02\00:32:03.12
"you who were once far off
00:32:03.15\00:32:06.49
have been brought near
by the blood of Christ. "
00:32:06.52\00:32:10.13
You've been reconciled with God.
00:32:10.16\00:32:12.73
Jesus is our peace
00:32:12.76\00:32:14.26
and He wants us to be
reconciled with one another.
00:32:14.30\00:32:17.83
He tells us in
Ephesians chapter 4
00:32:17.87\00:32:20.84
verses 4 through 6,
00:32:20.87\00:32:22.90
"There is one
body... one Spirit,
00:32:22.94\00:32:27.18
just as you were called
in one hope of your calling;
00:32:27.21\00:32:32.65
there's one Lord,
00:32:32.68\00:32:34.65
one faith,
00:32:34.68\00:32:36.18
one baptism;
00:32:36.25\00:32:37.69
one God and Father of all,
00:32:37.72\00:32:41.12
who is above
all, and through all,
00:32:41.16\00:32:45.33
and in you all. "
00:32:45.39\00:32:48.30
Jesus is the center and
circumference of our faith.
00:32:48.33\00:32:53.23
Panel: That's right.
00:32:53.27\00:32:54.60
Shelley: He is the
center and circumference...
00:32:54.64\00:32:56.81
the supreme hope of the church.
00:32:56.84\00:33:00.21
When Paul says,
00:33:00.24\00:33:02.74
"This great plan is
the unity of all things...
00:33:02.78\00:33:07.38
all believers... "
00:33:07.42\00:33:08.75
we need to look around and say,
00:33:08.78\00:33:10.62
"How unified are we?
00:33:10.65\00:33:11.99
Are we fulfilling God's
great plan in the world?"
00:33:12.02\00:33:15.96
He tells us that God is going
to win the great controversy
00:33:15.99\00:33:21.56
by overcoming the
evil of earth's time,
00:33:21.60\00:33:25.30
he says in Ephesians
1:9, "Making known to us
00:33:25.33\00:33:28.54
the mystery of His will... "
00:33:28.57\00:33:30.34
His plan... His purpose...
00:33:30.37\00:33:32.07
"that is in accordance
with His good pleasure... "
00:33:32.11\00:33:36.08
His merciful attention,
00:33:36.14\00:33:37.65
"which He previously
purposed set forth in Him,
00:33:37.68\00:33:42.62
He planned for the
maturity of the times
00:33:42.65\00:33:45.32
and the climax of the ages,
00:33:45.35\00:33:46.79
to unify all
things and head them up
00:33:46.86\00:33:50.36
and consummate them in Christ
00:33:50.39\00:33:52.89
both things in
heaven and on earth. "
00:33:52.93\00:33:55.60
I have to read what
Pastor John McVay wrote
00:33:55.63\00:34:00.24
because this is beautiful.
00:34:00.27\00:34:02.24
He says, "In this way,
00:34:02.30\00:34:04.21
the church
signals to the evil powers
00:34:04.24\00:34:07.18
that God's plan is underway
00:34:07.21\00:34:10.35
and their
divisive rule will end. "
00:34:10.38\00:34:14.35
Division is sown by Satan.
00:34:14.38\00:34:17.82
Panel: Hmmm...
00:34:17.85\00:34:19.19
Shelley: He says,
"As the Bible says,
00:34:19.22\00:34:20.56
'the devil has come down to you,
00:34:20.59\00:34:21.92
having great wrath,
00:34:21.96\00:34:23.29
because he knows that
he has a short time. '"
00:34:23.32\00:34:26.03
But he says, "The
last half of Paul's letter
00:34:26.09\00:34:28.90
opens with this
passionate call to unity,
00:34:28.93\00:34:32.03
he continues with
a lengthy exhortation
00:34:32.07\00:34:35.17
to avoid behavior
00:34:35.20\00:34:36.87
that damages unity... "
please listen to God's heart,
00:34:36.91\00:34:41.34
God doesn't want
us to be divided.
00:34:41.38\00:34:44.61
He said, "instead, it
is to build solidarity
00:34:44.65\00:34:48.92
with fellow believers. "
00:34:48.95\00:34:51.15
and he concludes this
rousing image of the church
00:34:51.19\00:34:55.66
as a unified army.
00:34:55.69\00:34:57.86
We cannot beat Satan at his game
00:34:57.89\00:35:00.63
until we become a unified army
00:35:00.66\00:35:03.37
participating with vigor
00:35:03.40\00:35:05.53
in waging peace in
the name of Christ.
00:35:05.60\00:35:10.24
Panel: Hmmm... amen.
00:35:10.27\00:35:11.61
Ryan: Thank you so much Shelley
00:35:11.64\00:35:12.97
for that beautiful lesson,
00:35:13.01\00:35:14.34
I have Wednesday's
lesson, my name is Ryan Day
00:35:14.38\00:35:15.94
and the Lesson is
entitled: Living...
00:35:15.98\00:35:17.95
I'm going to say
this a little slower
00:35:17.98\00:35:19.88
because it just
helps to really comprehend
00:35:19.91\00:35:22.35
what it is we're studying...
00:35:22.38\00:35:24.32
Living in Praise of His Glory.
00:35:24.35\00:35:26.25
I think it... sometimes...
we need to slow things down,
00:35:26.32\00:35:28.59
just comprehend
what it is we're studying
00:35:28.62\00:35:30.26
because in this case,
00:35:30.29\00:35:31.63
we need to learn
to live in praise
00:35:31.66\00:35:34.10
of His glory... not our own
00:35:34.13\00:35:36.43
and, you know,
the lesson brings out
00:35:36.46\00:35:38.53
and I'm not...
there's a large chunk of this
00:35:38.57\00:35:40.37
that I feel we've
already somewhat covered,
00:35:40.40\00:35:42.00
there's a lot of
repetition and that's great
00:35:42.04\00:35:43.61
because
repetition is a great teacher
00:35:43.64\00:35:45.74
but having been through
these particular verses here
00:35:45.77\00:35:48.08
in Ephesians chapter 1,
00:35:48.14\00:35:49.71
the Lesson brings out that
you know, Paul reached a point
00:35:49.74\00:35:52.21
where he
recognized that the Ephesians
00:35:52.25\00:35:54.12
had basically lost a clear sense
of who they were as Christians,
00:35:54.15\00:35:58.29
in fact, in
Ephesians chapter 3 verse 13
00:35:58.32\00:36:01.16
talks about how
they had lost heart
00:36:01.22\00:36:03.32
and so, he's trying to
awaken them back to this concept
00:36:03.39\00:36:06.86
of who they are in Christ.
00:36:06.90\00:36:08.63
He's trying to
help them understand
00:36:08.66\00:36:10.80
their spiritual
identity in Christ.
00:36:10.83\00:36:12.93
We see that word... that phrase
coming up many, many times,
00:36:12.97\00:36:15.20
"in Christ... in
Christ... in Christ... "
00:36:15.24\00:36:16.57
so that could be kind of the...
the theme of this whole book,
00:36:16.60\00:36:19.41
as Paul saying,
"You're in Christ...
00:36:19.44\00:36:20.78
in Christ... in Christ. "
00:36:20.81\00:36:22.14
All of this is
in Christ and so...
00:36:22.18\00:36:23.51
and, of course, he
reminds us in here that
00:36:23.55\00:36:26.28
their lives as well as our
own should shout the message
00:36:26.31\00:36:28.55
of Ephesians chapter
1 verses 3 through 14,
00:36:28.58\00:36:30.65
we're going to read a
couple of these verses
00:36:30.69\00:36:32.65
but they've been covered
very clearly up to this point,
00:36:32.69\00:36:35.79
but, you know, Paul really...
in this particular lesson...
00:36:35.82\00:36:38.89
we're going to hone
in on what he teaches
00:36:38.93\00:36:40.83
and what he brings out
in terms of our inheritance
00:36:40.90\00:36:44.53
or God's inheritance,
00:36:44.57\00:36:46.33
so, this "inheritance" concept
00:36:46.37\00:36:47.70
so, not once... not
twice... but three times
00:36:47.74\00:36:50.51
in this particular
passage of Ephesians chapter 1
00:36:50.54\00:36:53.81
much like the
"in Christ" passage,
00:36:53.84\00:36:56.31
this comes up three times
00:36:56.34\00:36:57.68
inheritance...
inheritance... inheritance.
00:36:57.71\00:36:59.71
So, he... he wants
us to focus in on that
00:36:59.75\00:37:01.82
and so, what I
would like to do is
00:37:01.85\00:37:03.18
start with
Ephesians chapter 1 verse 11,
00:37:03.22\00:37:05.25
and then we're going to
go read Ephesians chapter 1
00:37:05.29\00:37:07.49
verses 13 and 14,
00:37:07.52\00:37:08.99
and specifically verse 14 there
00:37:09.02\00:37:11.39
and then we're
going to read verses...
00:37:11.43\00:37:13.40
Ephesians chapter 1
verses 15 through 18
00:37:13.43\00:37:15.90
and we're going to
hone in on verse 18
00:37:15.93\00:37:18.30
so, verses 11, 14, and
18 is what we're focusing on
00:37:18.33\00:37:21.37
and I'm going to
read verse 11 here,
00:37:21.40\00:37:23.24
this is Ephesians
1:11, we read it already
00:37:23.27\00:37:24.67
but it says here,
00:37:24.71\00:37:26.04
"In Him also we have
obtained an inheritance,
00:37:26.07\00:37:28.98
being predestined
according to the purpose of Him
00:37:29.01\00:37:32.18
who works all things according
to the counsel of His will. "
00:37:32.21\00:37:36.42
So, in Him also we have
obtained an inheritance,
00:37:36.45\00:37:40.06
all right, what
does that actually mean?
00:37:40.09\00:37:41.52
We're going to talk
about that in just a moment.
00:37:41.56\00:37:43.12
Now, we'll skip down to
Ephesians chapter 1 verse 13 and
00:37:43.16\00:37:47.36
14, 14 is what
we are focusing on
00:37:47.40\00:37:48.96
but we're going to read
it in context of verse 13.
00:37:49.00\00:37:51.47
It says in verse 13,
00:37:51.50\00:37:52.83
"In Him you also trusted,
00:37:52.87\00:37:54.94
after you heard
the word of truth,
00:37:54.97\00:37:56.57
the gospel of your salvation;
00:37:56.60\00:37:58.47
in whom also, having believed,
00:37:58.51\00:38:00.34
you were sealed with the
Holy Spirit of promise. "
00:38:00.38\00:38:03.85
And then he goes
on to say in verse 14,
00:38:03.88\00:38:06.61
"who is the
guarantee of our inheritance
00:38:06.65\00:38:09.35
until the redemption of
the purchased possession,
00:38:09.38\00:38:12.35
to the praise of His glory. "
00:38:12.39\00:38:15.26
I love that... we're
going to come back to that.
00:38:15.29\00:38:16.76
Now going to Ephesians chapter
1 we're going to read verses 15
00:38:16.79\00:38:19.59
and we're going
to set up verse 18.
00:38:19.63\00:38:21.76
So it says
"Therefore... " in verse 15,
00:38:21.80\00:38:23.87
"I also, after I heard of
your faith in the Lord Jesus
00:38:23.90\00:38:27.04
and your love
for all the saints,
00:38:27.07\00:38:29.44
do not cease to
give thanks for you,
00:38:29.47\00:38:31.71
making mention
of you in many... "
00:38:31.74\00:38:33.91
excuse me, "Do not
cease to give thanks for you
00:38:33.94\00:38:36.21
making mention
of you in prayers:
00:38:36.24\00:38:37.58
that the God of
our Lord Jesus Christ,
00:38:37.61\00:38:39.58
the Father of glory,
00:38:39.61\00:38:40.95
may give you the spirit
of wisdom and revelation
00:38:40.98\00:38:43.72
in the knowledge of Him... "
00:38:43.75\00:38:45.09
and now verse 18,
00:38:45.12\00:38:46.55
"the eyes of your
understanding being enlightened;
00:38:46.59\00:38:49.82
that you may know what
is the hope of His calling,
00:38:49.86\00:38:54.00
what are the riches of
the glory of His inheritance
00:38:54.03\00:38:58.10
in the saints. "
00:38:58.13\00:38:59.47
Did you catch that?
00:38:59.50\00:39:00.84
So, the lesson
actually is bringing out
00:39:00.87\00:39:02.20
and it asks the question here,
00:39:02.24\00:39:03.57
"Compare the uses of
the idea of 'inheritance'
00:39:03.61\00:39:05.44
in... in these three verses
00:39:05.47\00:39:06.88
and what is it that Paul...
00:39:06.94\00:39:08.28
what's the big idea that Paul
is trying to communicate here?"
00:39:08.31\00:39:11.01
Well, the lesson
actually brings this out
00:39:11.05\00:39:12.75
and I love this because
00:39:12.78\00:39:14.12
when you read
further down in the lesson,
00:39:14.15\00:39:15.48
this is what Brother
McVay brings out very clearly,
00:39:15.52\00:39:17.65
he says, "Have you
ever received an inheritance
00:39:17.69\00:39:19.85
as a result of someone's death?"
00:39:19.89\00:39:23.09
This is the reality in
life, right, this happens.
00:39:23.12\00:39:25.83
"Perhaps a relative
left you a valuable treasure
00:39:25.86\00:39:28.53
or a considerable sum of money.
00:39:28.56\00:39:30.23
In Paul's view by
virtue of the death of Jesus,
00:39:30.27\00:39:35.10
Christians have received
an inheritance from God... "
00:39:35.14\00:39:39.57
we see that in
verse 14 very clearly
00:39:39.61\00:39:42.08
but notice this,
00:39:42.14\00:39:43.48
it also says, "And become
an 'inheritance' to God. "
00:39:43.51\00:39:47.62
And we see that
clearly in verse 18
00:39:47.65\00:39:49.72
but even he goes on to
suggest that even verse 11
00:39:49.75\00:39:53.36
suggests this as
well because it says,
00:39:53.39\00:39:54.99
"In the Old Testament,
00:39:55.02\00:39:56.36
God's people are sometimes
00:39:56.39\00:39:57.73
thought of as
being His 'heritage'"
00:39:57.76\00:40:00.46
and we see this, you
know, in terms of an inheritance
00:40:00.50\00:40:03.60
in Deuteronomy 9...
00:40:03.63\00:40:04.97
in Deuteronomy 32
00:40:05.00\00:40:06.33
as well as Zechariah chapter 2.
00:40:06.37\00:40:07.84
It says, "This sense of being
or becoming God's inheritance
00:40:07.87\00:40:10.77
is clear in Ephesians 1:18... "
00:40:10.81\00:40:13.11
we just read that,
00:40:13.14\00:40:14.48
it seems as... it
makes it very clear
00:40:14.51\00:40:15.84
that we are God's inheritance
00:40:15.88\00:40:17.21
and that's like "what?
What does that even mean?"
00:40:17.25\00:40:19.15
"And it is likely
the meaning of the term
00:40:19.18\00:40:21.42
in Ephesians 1:11 as well
00:40:21.45\00:40:23.42
which would then
be translated... "
00:40:23.45\00:40:26.15
Okay, little bit different
than what we read earlier,
00:40:26.19\00:40:29.32
it says, "In Him, we
have become an inheritance.
00:40:29.36\00:40:32.46
So, as a central element
in their Christian identity,
00:40:32.49\00:40:36.40
Paul wishes believers to
know their value to God. "
00:40:36.43\00:40:39.10
Like, this is the...
this is the main point here,
00:40:39.13\00:40:41.77
"Who are you in the Lord?"
00:40:41.80\00:40:43.61
Be reminded that
you're just not some...
00:40:43.64\00:40:45.74
some random
speck in the universe,
00:40:45.77\00:40:47.88
you are God's...
00:40:47.91\00:40:49.44
you are not... He has not
only given you an inheritance,
00:40:49.51\00:40:51.88
but you are His inheritance.
00:40:51.91\00:40:54.18
"Therefore, the
final message brings about
00:40:54.22\00:40:56.28
that they not only
possess an inheritance from God,
00:40:56.32\00:40:58.89
but they are
God's inheritance. "
00:40:58.92\00:41:01.26
And so, you know,
the message also...
00:41:01.29\00:41:03.22
the... the...
the lesson brings out
00:41:03.26\00:41:04.63
that I thought
was a great question,
00:41:04.66\00:41:05.99
You know, "What is
the difference between
00:41:06.03\00:41:07.36
working to get something
and inheriting it instead?"
00:41:07.40\00:41:09.83
Panel: Hmmm...
00:41:09.86\00:41:11.20
Ryan: You know,
you think of a...
00:41:11.23\00:41:12.57
of inheritance, you know, I'm...
00:41:12.60\00:41:13.94
you know, my father
has discussed this with...
00:41:13.97\00:41:15.30
with... with me and
my siblings many times,
00:41:15.34\00:41:17.07
he's still a young man
00:41:17.11\00:41:18.44
and I believe he's
going to be with us...
00:41:18.47\00:41:19.81
I believe he's going to be a 100
before he dies, I don't know,
00:41:19.84\00:41:22.04
but I have faith in that,
00:41:22.08\00:41:23.98
he's still a healthy
young man and... but he has
00:41:24.01\00:41:26.11
had that talk with us...
we've... conversed with us
00:41:26.15\00:41:28.15
and he says, "You know, I'm
going to leave you something,
00:41:28.18\00:41:30.05
I've... I've already,
made it clear in my will
00:41:30.09\00:41:31.92
and, you know, what...
what I'm leaving behind. "
00:41:31.95\00:41:35.09
But it's interesting when
you think of that inheritance,
00:41:35.12\00:41:37.16
I don't deserve it.
00:41:37.19\00:41:38.53
It's... it's all
the works of his life,
00:41:38.56\00:41:40.20
what he earned...
what he worked for...
00:41:40.23\00:41:42.20
what he established
00:41:42.23\00:41:43.57
but when that's left
to me, I didn't earn it,
00:41:43.60\00:41:45.83
it's not something
that I worked hard to get
00:41:45.87\00:41:48.04
I... I inherit it
00:41:48.07\00:41:50.24
and so the lesson brings out,
00:41:50.27\00:41:52.97
"How does the
idea help us understand
00:41:53.01\00:41:54.48
what we have
been given in Christ?"
00:41:54.51\00:41:56.61
And it brings back the idea
that we are His inheritance,
00:41:56.64\00:41:59.85
we have received
this inheritance,
00:41:59.88\00:42:01.45
we're unworthy,
we have not worked...
00:42:01.48\00:42:03.05
we have not earned it,
00:42:03.08\00:42:04.42
how are you going
to earn an inheritance
00:42:04.45\00:42:05.95
that Jesus Christ
has accomplished, right,
00:42:05.99\00:42:07.69
Jesus Christ has completed.
00:42:07.72\00:42:09.59
And so, Romans
chapter 9 verse 16,
00:42:09.62\00:42:10.99
as I was
studying this through...
00:42:11.03\00:42:12.36
there were few texts
that popped in my mind
00:42:12.39\00:42:14.90
that really helped
to communicate this idea
00:42:14.93\00:42:17.43
of the importance
of understanding...
00:42:17.47\00:42:19.07
the difference
between working for something
00:42:19.10\00:42:21.90
and inheriting something.
00:42:21.94\00:42:23.51
Romans chapter 9 verse 16,
00:42:23.57\00:42:25.11
what does it say?
We've read it many times,
00:42:25.14\00:42:26.61
it says, "So then it
is not of him who wills,
00:42:26.68\00:42:29.51
nor of him who runs,
00:42:29.54\00:42:31.35
but of God who shows mercy. "
00:42:31.38\00:42:33.82
The very concept of this is
the foundation of the gospel
00:42:33.88\00:42:36.65
and that is that
Jesus Christ has... has...
00:42:36.69\00:42:39.55
has bestowed
upon us His goodness.
00:42:39.59\00:42:41.76
We receive it freely...
00:42:41.79\00:42:43.12
His grace freely
00:42:43.16\00:42:44.49
not something that we earn,
00:42:44.53\00:42:45.86
not something that we will
00:42:45.89\00:42:47.23
or that we run to accomplish,
00:42:47.26\00:42:48.60
but because he has bestowed
that mercy upon us freely.
00:42:48.63\00:42:52.07
Also, 2nd Timothy
chapter 1 verses 8 and 9,
00:42:52.10\00:42:55.17
2nd Timothy
chapter 1 verses 8 and 9,
00:42:55.20\00:42:57.97
it says,
"Therefore do not be ashamed
00:42:58.01\00:42:59.67
of the testimony of our Lord,
00:42:59.71\00:43:01.48
nor of me His prisoner,
00:43:01.51\00:43:04.31
but share with me in the
sufferings for the gospel
00:43:04.35\00:43:07.55
according to the power of God,
00:43:07.58\00:43:09.35
who has saved us and
called us with a holy calling,
00:43:09.38\00:43:13.56
not according to our works,
00:43:13.62\00:43:16.52
but according to His
own purpose and grace
00:43:16.56\00:43:19.23
which was given
to us in Christ Jesus
00:43:19.26\00:43:21.76
before time began. "
00:43:21.80\00:43:23.50
We've already established that
from the foundation of the world
00:43:23.53\00:43:26.53
we were on His mind
because of His love,
00:43:26.57\00:43:29.10
because of His compassion,
00:43:29.14\00:43:30.47
because of His mercy,
00:43:30.51\00:43:31.84
He bestows this upon us,
00:43:31.87\00:43:33.21
if we simply just receive Him,
00:43:33.24\00:43:35.38
if we surrender our will to Him,
00:43:35.41\00:43:37.61
it's not something that we earn.
00:43:37.65\00:43:39.78
Jesus stretches out
His hands on the cross,
00:43:39.81\00:43:42.18
He says, "I love
you this much... "
00:43:42.22\00:43:43.89
and I know you can't
see all my hands and arms
00:43:43.92\00:43:46.05
in the camera here,
00:43:46.09\00:43:47.42
but I'm literally touching
Shelley and Pastor Lomacang
00:43:47.46\00:43:49.79
I love you this much
00:43:49.82\00:43:51.16
and it's like, "How are
you going to add to that?"
00:43:51.19\00:43:52.59
What can you do to that?
00:43:52.63\00:43:53.96
And that's the purpose here.
00:43:54.00\00:43:55.33
God loves you so much
00:43:55.36\00:43:56.83
that you are His inheritance
00:43:56.87\00:43:59.33
and He has bestowed
an inheritance upon you,
00:43:59.37\00:44:01.67
you didn't earn it...
00:44:01.70\00:44:03.04
you didn't work for it,
00:44:03.07\00:44:04.41
you did nothing because
you can't add anything to it.
00:44:04.44\00:44:06.17
it's because of His love.
00:44:06.21\00:44:08.04
Galatians chapter
2 verse 20 and 21,
00:44:08.08\00:44:11.28
I love this text, "I have
been crucified with Christ;
00:44:11.31\00:44:14.75
it is no longer I who
live, but Christ lives in me;
00:44:14.78\00:44:18.19
and the life which I
now live in the flesh
00:44:18.22\00:44:20.42
I live by faith
in the Son of God,
00:44:20.46\00:44:22.39
who loved me and
gave Himself for me. "
00:44:22.42\00:44:24.33
But... then verse 21, okay,
00:44:24.36\00:44:25.86
what does it say?
00:44:25.89\00:44:27.23
"I do not set
aside the grace of God;
00:44:27.26\00:44:29.13
for if righteousness
comes through the law,
00:44:29.16\00:44:31.67
then Christ died in vain. "
00:44:31.70\00:44:33.27
Is the law important?
00:44:33.30\00:44:34.74
Yes.
00:44:34.77\00:44:36.10
Are the commandments important?
00:44:36.14\00:44:37.47
Yes, it has a
functional foundational aspect
00:44:37.51\00:44:38.84
in the gospel plan of salvation
00:44:38.87\00:44:40.34
but we do not
work or earn our way.
00:44:40.38\00:44:42.54
My Friends, when are
we going to get this?
00:44:42.58\00:44:44.18
And then, when are
you going to get this?
00:44:44.21\00:44:45.75
We got to get
this through our head.
00:44:45.81\00:44:47.58
It's not... it's
not about what you do,
00:44:47.62\00:44:49.35
it's who you know
00:44:49.38\00:44:50.72
and who you know
changes what you do.
00:44:50.75\00:44:53.29
It's all about what He's
done and our acceptance of that
00:44:53.32\00:44:56.73
and our surrendering of that,
00:44:56.76\00:44:58.13
it's not about
what we do to earn that,
00:44:58.16\00:45:00.40
it's His inheritance...
we are His inheritance.
00:45:00.43\00:45:02.70
He bestows it upon us
because of His compassion,
00:45:02.73\00:45:04.97
His love and His mercy,
00:45:05.00\00:45:07.00
I'm getting
excited as you can see,
00:45:07.04\00:45:08.50
it's a passion of mine...
00:45:08.54\00:45:09.87
it's the gospel...
00:45:09.90\00:45:11.24
it's the
foundation of the gospel
00:45:11.27\00:45:12.61
and we should... as
the Lesson is entitled:
00:45:12.64\00:45:15.14
Live in praise of
not our glory... but His.
00:45:15.18\00:45:18.08
Panel: Amen...
00:45:18.11\00:45:19.45
Lomacang: Wow! wow...
00:45:19.48\00:45:20.82
I get all of this... sum total
of all of this inspiration.
00:45:20.85\00:45:24.22
Thank you for
delivering Thursday to me
00:45:24.25\00:45:27.36
which is... The Holy
Spirit: Sealed and Down Payment.
00:45:27.42\00:45:31.06
We're going to begin with
Ephesians 1, let's start here
00:45:31.09\00:45:34.66
and thank you
Ryan for reminding us
00:45:34.73\00:45:38.00
and every one of you.
00:45:38.03\00:45:39.37
I still can't just get
that "in Christ" out of my brain
00:45:39.40\00:45:42.84
from that last Lesson
Study, thank you so much
00:45:42.87\00:45:45.44
and all that
methodical walking through
00:45:45.47\00:45:47.48
and Shelley, your
passion is always there
00:45:47.51\00:45:49.44
but this continues because
what this lesson is about,
00:45:49.48\00:45:53.11
is not what we've studied
00:45:53.15\00:45:54.72
but what the Holy Spirit
has done through each one of us.
00:45:54.75\00:45:57.02
Panel: Amen. Hmmm...
00:45:57.05\00:45:58.39
Lomacang: That's why I like
this Lesson Study on Thursday.
00:45:58.42\00:46:00.46
Ephesians 1 verse 13,
00:46:00.49\00:46:02.16
"In Him you also trusted... "
00:46:02.19\00:46:05.76
notice whom we trust...
not us... we trust Christ.
00:46:05.79\00:46:09.16
Panel: Hmmm... hmmm...
00:46:09.20\00:46:10.53
Lomacang: And how did
that trust get activated?
00:46:10.57\00:46:12.37
"after you heard
the word of truth. "
00:46:12.43\00:46:14.87
Panel: Yes.
00:46:14.90\00:46:16.24
Lomacang: Do not discount truth.
00:46:16.27\00:46:17.61
Panel: Yes.
00:46:17.64\00:46:18.97
Lomacang: So many people
don't pay attention to the word
00:46:19.01\00:46:20.64
"truth" and I... I'm
working on a sermon, Ryan,
00:46:20.68\00:46:23.61
what ever happened to the truth?
00:46:23.65\00:46:25.28
It has become a word
that has been downplayed
00:46:25.31\00:46:28.82
and become a byword.
00:46:28.85\00:46:30.22
It seems like if you mention,
"Come our church teaches truth"
00:46:30.25\00:46:34.09
people feel uncomfortable
00:46:34.12\00:46:35.66
and so, they're
selling experiences now a days
00:46:35.69\00:46:39.13
instead of realizing that
00:46:39.16\00:46:41.10
our salvation has
already been purchased.
00:46:41.13\00:46:43.53
You don't have to buy something
that has already been purchased.
00:46:43.57\00:46:46.50
Jesus Christ has
purchased our salvation
00:46:46.53\00:46:49.37
but it doesn't omit
the truth and it continues,
00:46:49.40\00:46:52.71
"the gospel of your salvation;
00:46:52.74\00:46:54.61
in whom also,
having believed... "
00:46:54.64\00:46:57.31
not only having the truth,
00:46:57.35\00:46:58.78
but believe it.
00:46:58.81\00:47:00.15
Then it says, "You were sealed
00:47:00.18\00:47:02.32
with the Holy
Spirit of promise... "
00:47:02.35\00:47:04.99
and I love verse 14,
00:47:05.02\00:47:06.79
"who is the guarantee... "
00:47:06.86\00:47:08.19
you know, when
you get a guarantee,
00:47:08.22\00:47:09.56
you hold that.
00:47:09.59\00:47:10.93
When you buy
something they say now,
00:47:10.96\00:47:12.29
"to your warranty...
this is to your guarantee...
00:47:12.33\00:47:13.86
hold that... do you want
to buy an extended warranty?"
00:47:13.90\00:47:16.33
I love the way
you said it, Daniel,
00:47:16.36\00:47:17.70
"In Christ, we have
an extended warranty,
00:47:17.73\00:47:19.63
the blood never
loses its power. "
00:47:19.67\00:47:21.67
Thank you for that.
00:47:21.70\00:47:23.04
It's the purchased
blood... the precious blood...
00:47:23.07\00:47:25.54
the spotless blood...
00:47:25.57\00:47:26.98
the non-tainted blood.
00:47:27.04\00:47:28.38
The guarantee
of our inheritance,
00:47:28.41\00:47:30.95
"until the redemption of
the purchased possession... "
00:47:31.01\00:47:34.98
until the day we walk through
the gates of that New Jerusalem,
00:47:35.02\00:47:38.35
and then, we are covered by the
perfect righteousness of Christ,
00:47:38.39\00:47:41.69
"to the praise of His glory. "
00:47:41.72\00:47:44.39
All of that in verses 13 and 14,
00:47:44.43\00:47:47.10
and Paul brings out three
very high important points
00:47:47.13\00:47:49.70
that I want to bring out to you,
00:47:49.73\00:47:51.07
notice the first one:
00:47:51.10\00:47:52.43
The Holy Spirit works on us.
00:47:52.47\00:47:54.84
He does what?
00:47:54.87\00:47:56.20
Works on us...
00:47:56.24\00:47:57.57
What's the purpose?
00:47:57.61\00:47:59.17
To make us a believer.
00:47:59.21\00:48:00.71
That's called: He delivers me.
00:48:00.74\00:48:03.38
Then the Holy Spirit works in me
00:48:03.41\00:48:05.95
after I become a believer
00:48:05.98\00:48:09.05
and that is...
after delivering me,
00:48:09.08\00:48:11.65
He develops me.
00:48:11.69\00:48:13.02
Panel: Yes.
00:48:13.05\00:48:14.39
Lomacang: Thirdly,
the Holy Spirit works
00:48:14.42\00:48:15.76
through me to attract
others to become believers
00:48:15.79\00:48:18.43
and what is that
third "d"? To display me.
00:48:18.46\00:48:21.63
First, He delivers me...
00:48:21.66\00:48:23.23
develops me...
00:48:23.26\00:48:24.60
and then, displays me.
00:48:24.63\00:48:25.97
And that
display is in Matthew 7,
00:48:26.00\00:48:27.54
"Let your light so shine... "
00:48:27.57\00:48:29.20
that display is not
to attract others to us,
00:48:29.24\00:48:31.61
but to attract
others to Christ...
00:48:31.64\00:48:33.74
"Let your light
so shine before men,
00:48:33.78\00:48:35.34
that they may
see your good works
00:48:35.38\00:48:36.95
and glorify your Father... "
00:48:36.98\00:48:38.45
the praise and glory
is His alone, not ours.
00:48:38.48\00:48:41.45
If you are
gifted in any capacity,
00:48:41.48\00:48:44.12
and you've been side-tracked
00:48:44.15\00:48:45.95
by allowing the
praise to come to you,
00:48:45.99\00:48:47.96
I think today is a
good day to recalibrate
00:48:47.99\00:48:49.92
the purpose for that gift.
00:48:49.96\00:48:51.53
God does not give you a
gift and I love this statement,
00:48:51.56\00:48:54.06
I say it wherever I go,
00:48:54.10\00:48:55.43
"I will never use God's
gift to rob God of His glory. "
00:48:55.46\00:48:58.73
Because the glory is not yours,
00:48:58.77\00:49:00.37
it's the praise of His
glory that makes the difference.
00:49:00.40\00:49:04.14
So, those three
things: Deliverance...
00:49:04.17\00:49:06.64
Development and Display
00:49:06.68\00:49:08.48
that's what the
Lord wants to do.
00:49:08.54\00:49:09.88
But then also, the other
parts of the Holy Spirit is:
00:49:09.91\00:49:11.98
first authentication...
00:49:12.01\00:49:13.35
let's go to Luke
Chapter 1 verse 35,
00:49:13.38\00:49:14.75
and you'll see this
authentication in a way
00:49:14.78\00:49:16.69
that you probably
not understood it before.
00:49:16.72\00:49:18.45
I'm going to take a passage
00:49:18.49\00:49:20.36
that applies to a
specific character in history,
00:49:20.39\00:49:23.02
it shows how it's
not an exclusive passage
00:49:23.06\00:49:26.53
but an inclusive passage.
00:49:26.56\00:49:28.96
The Holy Spirit
authenticates us listen to this,
00:49:29.00\00:49:32.30
Luke 1:35,
00:49:32.33\00:49:34.27
"And the angel
answered and said to her,
00:49:34.30\00:49:36.94
'The Holy Spirit
will come upon you,
00:49:36.97\00:49:39.51
and the power of the
Highest will overshadow you;
00:49:39.57\00:49:42.78
therefore, also, the
Holy One who is to be born
00:49:42.81\00:49:45.98
will be called the Son of God. "
00:49:46.01\00:49:48.38
Okay, now, didn't Paul say,
00:49:48.42\00:49:50.72
"Christ in you,
the hope of glory. "
00:49:50.75\00:49:52.29
Panel: That's right.
00:49:52.32\00:49:53.66
Lomacang: This was a
passage we know applies to Mary
00:49:53.69\00:49:55.39
in exclusivity
00:49:55.42\00:49:56.76
but applies to every
one of us in inclusivity
00:49:56.79\00:50:00.16
because we
cannot have Christ in us
00:50:00.20\00:50:03.33
unless the Holy
Spirit overshadows us.
00:50:03.37\00:50:06.43
Panel: Agreeing.
00:50:06.47\00:50:07.80
Lomacang: And the power of
the highest is developed in us.
00:50:07.84\00:50:10.21
So, the Christ that
has been born in us...
00:50:10.24\00:50:12.71
is another
aspect... He's placed there.
00:50:12.74\00:50:15.38
That seed... that
that seed remains in us,
00:50:15.44\00:50:17.81
we are not just
delivered, we're developed
00:50:17.85\00:50:20.22
and then finally displayed.
00:50:20.25\00:50:21.58
The seed is planted
there by the Holy Spirit...
00:50:21.62\00:50:24.12
developed by the Holy Spirit,
00:50:24.15\00:50:26.42
so we are safe to
be put on display.
00:50:26.45\00:50:29.02
A person that is not
developed by the Holy Spirit,
00:50:29.06\00:50:32.33
is not safe to be put on display
00:50:32.39\00:50:35.13
because they think
the glory is theirs
00:50:35.16\00:50:37.13
like the sons of Sceva,
00:50:37.17\00:50:38.50
they think the
glory belongs to them.
00:50:38.53\00:50:39.87
No... but the
glory belongs to God.
00:50:39.90\00:50:41.24
Panel: Right.
00:50:41.27\00:50:42.60
Lomacang: That's
the authentication.
00:50:42.64\00:50:43.97
Luke 1 verse 35
validated by Colossians 1:27,
00:50:44.01\00:50:46.88
Christ in you,
the hope of glory.
00:50:46.91\00:50:48.94
That cannot happen without
the work of the Holy Spirit.
00:50:48.98\00:50:51.21
Next thing... the validation:
00:50:51.25\00:50:53.35
The Holy Spirit validates
the excellence and veracity
00:50:53.38\00:50:57.12
of the gospel.
00:50:57.15\00:50:58.49
Look at 1st
Thessalonians 1 and verse 5,
00:50:58.52\00:51:00.56
The Holy Spirit
validates the veracity...
00:51:00.62\00:51:03.22
the excellence of the gospel.
00:51:03.26\00:51:04.86
"For our gospel did not
come to you in word only,
00:51:04.89\00:51:09.16
but also in... " what else?
00:51:09.23\00:51:11.00
Panel: Power.
Lomacang: "in power,
00:51:11.03\00:51:12.37
and in the Holy
Spirit and in much assurance,
00:51:12.40\00:51:17.44
as you know what kind of men we
were among you for your sake. "
00:51:17.47\00:51:21.74
I love the way that
Paul that Apostle says,
00:51:21.78\00:51:23.98
"You know about me...
00:51:24.01\00:51:25.35
so, this gospel
couldn't be just about me... "
00:51:25.38\00:51:27.42
so, don't let the
gospel be about you.
00:51:27.45\00:51:29.95
If you present
yourself... show your frailty
00:51:29.98\00:51:33.39
but never present Jesus
Christ as the reason why...
00:51:33.42\00:51:36.83
well, let me
just re-phrase that,
00:51:36.86\00:51:38.19
when you present Jesus Christ,
don't present His frailty...
00:51:38.23\00:51:40.90
present His glory.
00:51:40.93\00:51:42.43
Always your frailty I would say,
00:51:42.46\00:51:44.20
if you hear something messed
up in the sermon... it's me.
00:51:44.23\00:51:46.53
Any glory...
always belongs to God
00:51:46.57\00:51:48.87
because the
Holy Spirit validates
00:51:48.90\00:51:51.11
the excellence and
veracity of the gospel
00:51:51.14\00:51:53.68
which in fact is Christ
00:51:53.71\00:51:55.11
and we are only included by
the power of the Holy Spirit
00:51:55.14\00:51:59.28
which is the third part,
00:51:59.31\00:52:00.98
the empowering authentication,
let's go to Acts 1 verse 8,
00:52:01.02\00:52:04.82
first the authentication about
the Spirit being planted in us,
00:52:04.85\00:52:09.29
the validation of
the power in the gospel,
00:52:09.32\00:52:11.19
and then the
empowering transaction
00:52:11.23\00:52:13.40
that is done by the Holy Spirit.
00:52:13.43\00:52:15.60
Acts 1 verse 8,
00:52:15.63\00:52:16.97
"But you shall receive power
00:52:17.00\00:52:18.47
when the Holy
Spirit has come upon you;
00:52:18.50\00:52:20.40
and you shall be
witnesses to Me in Jerusalem,
00:52:20.44\00:52:22.94
and in all Judea and Samaria,
00:52:22.97\00:52:24.61
and to the ends of the earth. "
00:52:24.64\00:52:26.24
You know, we can't be witnesses
of Christ in a validating way
00:52:26.27\00:52:30.61
until the Holy
Spirit comes upon us.
00:52:30.65\00:52:33.28
Now, what does that mean?
00:52:33.31\00:52:34.65
That's where the power lies.
00:52:34.68\00:52:36.02
The gospel... the
Bible is a book of power,
00:52:36.05\00:52:38.35
it's a book that breathes.
00:52:38.39\00:52:39.72
I believe that.
00:52:39.75\00:52:41.09
But you can take
the book that breathes
00:52:41.12\00:52:42.92
and make it a
book that you present
00:52:42.96\00:52:45.36
but when you allow the book to
be presented by the Holy Spirit,
00:52:45.39\00:52:48.90
the power is far greater
than you can ever imagine.
00:52:48.93\00:52:50.47
Panel: That's right.
00:52:50.50\00:52:51.83
Lomacang: It doesn't come in
the ecclesiastical communication
00:52:51.87\00:52:55.24
of your... of your... of
your... you... your vocabulary,
00:52:55.30\00:52:58.84
but it comes to the
transmission of a life
00:52:58.87\00:53:01.74
that is being
radiated through you.
00:53:01.78\00:53:03.85
Panel: Thank you.
00:53:03.88\00:53:05.21
Lomacang: I want
you to understand
00:53:05.25\00:53:06.58
that when the Lord
lights you on fire,
00:53:06.61\00:53:07.95
nobody will miss it.
00:53:07.98\00:53:09.32
So, don't try to
light your own fire,
00:53:09.35\00:53:10.69
be the bush that
seems to be insignificant
00:53:10.72\00:53:13.29
but you're not being consumed,
00:53:13.32\00:53:15.52
you're being ignited
for the glory of God.
00:53:15.59\00:53:18.43
Panel: Hmmm... hmmm...
00:53:18.46\00:53:19.79
Lomacang: I want to
be an insignificant bush.
00:53:19.83\00:53:21.16
I will burn not to be consumed
00:53:21.20\00:53:22.96
but to simply
display the glory of God
00:53:23.00\00:53:25.03
and that can only happen through
the power of the Holy Spirit.
00:53:25.07\00:53:27.87
Panel: Amen... amen.
00:53:27.90\00:53:29.24
Lomacang: So Paul... Paul
brings out two points that
00:53:29.27\00:53:31.87
Dr. John McVay identifies.
00:53:31.91\00:53:34.64
He also points out
these are the aspects,
00:53:34.68\00:53:38.05
the ownership that the
Holy Spirit aligns us of,
00:53:38.08\00:53:40.62
look at Ezekiel 28 and verse 12,
00:53:40.65\00:53:42.75
and I read this in
the interest of time,
00:53:42.78\00:53:45.25
"Son of man, take up a
lamentation for the king of
00:53:45.29\00:53:48.42
Tyre, and say to him,
'Thus says the Lord GOD:
00:53:48.46\00:53:51.59
"You were the
seal of perfection,
00:53:51.63\00:53:53.19
full of wisdom and
perfect in beauty. "'"
00:53:53.23\00:53:54.96
Anything God touches,
00:53:55.00\00:53:56.56
anything God builds,
00:53:56.63\00:53:58.17
anything Jesus
Christ is connected to,
00:53:58.23\00:54:00.50
is moving in the seal of
perfection... direction...
00:54:00.54\00:54:04.27
and the wisdom we
get is the wisdom of God.
00:54:04.31\00:54:06.78
When we stand before
God in perfect beauty,
00:54:06.81\00:54:09.18
it's the work that the Spirit
of God has done through us
00:54:09.24\00:54:11.41
and notice the
Seal of Perfection,
00:54:11.45\00:54:13.21
that Seal is not only ownership
00:54:13.25\00:54:14.95
but that Seal is
also a transaction.
00:54:14.98\00:54:16.95
It's transactionary.
00:54:16.99\00:54:18.59
What transaction?
00:54:18.62\00:54:20.16
Let's go to
Jeremiah 32 verses 10 to 14
00:54:20.22\00:54:22.06
and let's see if I
can get this in there,
00:54:22.09\00:54:23.93
verse 10... and he speaks about
the transaction that takes place
00:54:23.96\00:54:27.36
when God is involved in
the process of developing,
00:54:27.40\00:54:29.93
delivering and displaying us.
00:54:29.96\00:54:31.87
"And I signed the
deed and sealed it,
00:54:31.90\00:54:33.97
took witnesses,
00:54:34.00\00:54:35.60
and weighed the
money on the scales.
00:54:35.64\00:54:37.31
So I took the purchase deed,
00:54:37.34\00:54:38.84
both that which was sealed
according to the law and custom,
00:54:38.87\00:54:42.41
and that which was open... "
00:54:42.44\00:54:43.85
and it goes down all the
way then to verse... verse 12,
00:54:43.88\00:54:48.15
and I'll read
simply the latter part.
00:54:48.18\00:54:49.88
"In the
presence of the witnesses
00:54:49.92\00:54:51.75
who signed the purchase deed. "
00:54:51.79\00:54:53.62
and lastly, verse 14,
00:54:53.66\00:54:55.76
"Thus says the Lord of
hosts, the God of Israel:
00:54:55.79\00:54:57.79
'Take these deeds,
both this purchase deed
00:54:57.83\00:55:00.76
which is sealed and
this deed which is open,
00:55:00.80\00:55:03.67
and put them in
an earthen vessel,
00:55:03.70\00:55:05.70
that they may last many days. '"
00:55:05.73\00:55:07.67
Now, I don't know
if you caught that,
00:55:07.70\00:55:09.14
We're the earthen vessel.
00:55:09.17\00:55:10.51
Panel: Hmmm... hmmm...
00:55:10.54\00:55:11.87
Lomacang: We're the
cracked earthen vessel.
00:55:11.91\00:55:13.24
Panel: That's right.
00:55:13.27\00:55:14.61
When the Lord
seals us and signs us,
00:55:14.64\00:55:15.98
He puts that deed
in an earthen vessel
00:55:16.01\00:55:18.75
"and it lasts
there for many days. "
00:55:18.78\00:55:20.65
Panel: Yes.
00:55:20.68\00:55:22.02
Lomacang: How many days?
00:55:22.05\00:55:23.39
Only the Lord can determine
00:55:23.42\00:55:24.75
but all the work that is done,
00:55:24.79\00:55:26.12
is being done by the power
and presence of the Holy Spirit.
00:55:26.15\00:55:29.42
Jill: Amen... oh that
was incredible, Pastor John,
00:55:29.46\00:55:32.16
thank you.
00:55:32.19\00:55:33.53
Deliver... Develop and
then Display... I love that.
00:55:33.56\00:55:36.26
Thank you so much, you
and Ryan, Shelley, and Daniel,
00:55:36.30\00:55:39.60
what an incredible study!
00:55:39.63\00:55:40.97
Want to give you a few moments
to share a final thought.
00:55:41.00\00:55:43.94
Perrin: Well, we don't
have slavery as they did
00:55:43.97\00:55:46.34
in ancient Roman times
00:55:46.37\00:55:47.91
but some of you are
struggling and suffering
00:55:47.94\00:55:50.65
in slavery to sin...
things you can't overcome,
00:55:50.71\00:55:53.15
I just want to encourage you
00:55:53.18\00:55:54.58
that there is an incredible
price that was paid for you.
00:55:54.62\00:55:58.45
You are valuable.
00:55:58.49\00:55:59.82
Panel: Hmmm... hmmm...
00:55:59.85\00:56:01.19
Shelley: God's
grand Christ-centered plan
00:56:01.22\00:56:04.36
was developed before
He created our world.
00:56:04.39\00:56:07.90
Old Testament saints were saved
by righteousness through faith
00:56:07.93\00:56:12.20
looking forward to
the coming Messiah,
00:56:12.23\00:56:14.67
we are saved also looking
back at what He accomplished
00:56:14.70\00:56:19.87
and up to our
High Priest in heaven.
00:56:19.91\00:56:22.14
Ryan: Hmmm... it seems this
lesson has brought those words
00:56:22.18\00:56:24.85
that great Andraé Crouch song...
00:56:24.88\00:56:26.61
"The blood that
Jesus shed for me... "
00:56:26.65\00:56:31.72
you know it...
00:56:31.75\00:56:33.09
"Way back on Calvary
00:56:33.12\00:56:38.09
The blood that gives me strength
00:56:38.13\00:56:42.00
from day to day
00:56:42.03\00:56:47.04
It will never lose
00:56:47.07\00:56:51.21
its power. "
00:56:51.24\00:56:53.88
That's the gospel right there.
00:56:53.91\00:56:55.24
Lomacang: Wow!
wow, praise the Lord.
00:56:55.28\00:56:57.51
Ryan, since you
included that to me,
00:56:57.55\00:56:59.18
I will just turn
the time over to Jill.
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Praise God for that.
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It will never lose its power.
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Jill: It will
never lose its power.
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Isn't that incredible?
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Thank you all so much.
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I always love it
when you sing on the Set
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and I'm glad to
have a duet today.
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Join us next week...
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we're still in
Ephesians chapter 1,
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finishing out
Ephesians 1 next week
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which is this incredible prayer.
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Ephesians 1 and Ephesians 3,
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Paul prays for the believers.
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We'll be studying
this in detail next week.
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The Power of the Exalted Jesus.
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What a gift is ours in
the gift of Jesus Christ
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and the gift of the Holy Spirit.
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I just want to appeal to
you right now... make a choice,
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open up your heart to Jesus.
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Today, if you hear His voice,
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do not harden your heart.
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Do not push that invitation
aside for another day.
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Today is the day of salvation.
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