Adopted and Accepted in Christ

Ephesians, Ephesians 1, Grace, Position in Christ, worship 1 Minute

This is an outline for the sermon at Pioneer Bible Church on February 27, 2022.

Adopted and Accepted in Christ (Ephesians 1:3-6 Pt 3)

Overview of Ephesians – Saints: Set Apart in Calling and Practice

  • Chapters 1-3 Position/Calling in Christ
  • Chapters 4-6 Practice/Walk in Christ
  • Connected by Ephesians 4:1
CHRIST IS…IN/THROUGH CHRIST WE ARE…
The Chosen OneChosen
The Son of GodChildren of God
The BelovedAccepted
The RedeemerRedeemed
The ForgiverForgiven
The Center of God’s Plan (Eph. 1:9-10)Knowledgeable of God’s Plan
The Heir of All ThingsFellow Heirs
The Giver of the Holy SpiritSealed and Guaranteed by the Holy Spirit

God the Father has blessed us with EVERY blessing of the Spirit IN CHRIST as He planned and promised to Abraham (Genesis 22:17-18; Galatians 3:16).

  1. Chosen…
    • How: In Christ
    • When: Before foundations of the world
    • Purpose:
      • Holy (set apart)
      • Blameless
      • In the direct, concentrated gaze of God
    • In Love
  2. Adopted in Christ…
    • When: Predestined – marked out before
    • How: Through Christ
    • Sonship:
      • Brought into the family (but more!)
      • As an adult heir
      • Having all the rights, privileges, and responsibilities of a full-grown heir
    • Why – God’s delight! (“…according to the pleasure of his will…” – NET; ISV)
  3. Accepted in Christ…
    • Blessed = Accepted or “graced”
    • How: In the Beloved (Matthew 3:17; 17:5)
    • United to the Beloved Son of God, we are the beloved children of God (cf. John 1:10-12).

God has saved us IN and THROUGH CHRIST… TO THE PRAISE OF HIS GLORIOUS GRACE! (Verse 6)

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