1 00:00:03,560 --> 00:00:07,720 You're very welcome to today's Triumph Church podcast. 2 00:00:08,119 --> 00:00:10,440 We pray that you enjoy the message. 3 00:00:17,120 --> 00:00:20,560 This past Sunday we begin a new message, a new series on the on 4 00:00:20,560 --> 00:00:25,240 the book of Ephesians. Man, I had a lot of fun last 5 00:00:25,240 --> 00:00:27,560 week. Sharing Ephesians is such an 6 00:00:27,560 --> 00:00:29,280 amazing. Book of the Bible. 7 00:00:29,280 --> 00:00:31,480 That's the things. That the apostle Paul. 8 00:00:32,320 --> 00:00:36,200 Is sharing and declaring. Really is just. 9 00:00:36,200 --> 00:00:40,440 Earth shattering stuff. It's absolutely amazing. 10 00:00:41,560 --> 00:00:42,600 Last. Week we were. 11 00:00:42,640 --> 00:00:46,880 Focusing on the first part in chapter 1 and verses. 12 00:00:46,880 --> 00:00:50,680 Three through through 6. Took three, you know, a whole 13 00:00:50,960 --> 00:00:53,320 whole service just on. 33 verses. 14 00:00:53,680 --> 00:00:55,120 There's so much in there, isn't there? 15 00:00:56,760 --> 00:00:59,800 And that portion of scripture it it it was talking about. 16 00:00:59,800 --> 00:01:05,440 That he has blessed us. That he's chosen us, that he's 17 00:01:05,440 --> 00:01:08,600 adopted us. I would even just say listen to 18 00:01:08,600 --> 00:01:12,800 that message again because it's really important to your life. 19 00:01:12,800 --> 00:01:14,520 The things that the. Apostle Paul is. 20 00:01:14,520 --> 00:01:19,440 Sharing here in Ephesians really will completely change and alter 21 00:01:19,440 --> 00:01:21,240 your life. If you'll catch a hold of it. 22 00:01:22,400 --> 00:01:24,360 I mean all scripture is is important. 23 00:01:24,360 --> 00:01:27,040 Right. Everything we we teach every 24 00:01:27,040 --> 00:01:30,160 Sunday is is important to to your life, but the. 25 00:01:30,720 --> 00:01:32,720 The the. Truths in the revelation that 26 00:01:32,720 --> 00:01:37,680 the apostle Paul is sharing here in Ephesians is is just 27 00:01:37,680 --> 00:01:40,560 absolutely amazing. It's amazing stuff. 28 00:01:41,320 --> 00:01:43,640 This week we're going to be continuing in chapter 1. 29 00:01:43,640 --> 00:01:49,240 We're going to be looking at verses 7 through 14, and really 30 00:01:49,240 --> 00:01:52,200 Paul is reminding believers to. To look at what? 31 00:01:52,200 --> 00:01:55,880 Heaven has already settled. Like he's. 32 00:01:55,880 --> 00:01:58,920 Establishing and sharing with us things that have already been 33 00:01:58,920 --> 00:02:00,880 done. It's not things that are going 34 00:02:00,880 --> 00:02:03,040 to be done. It's things that have been done 35 00:02:03,040 --> 00:02:06,560 and they have been settled. All right, so let's begin here. 36 00:02:06,560 --> 00:02:12,640 In Ephesians chapter 1 verses 7 through 14, verse seven, he says 37 00:02:12,640 --> 00:02:15,720 he is so rich in kindness and grace. 38 00:02:16,320 --> 00:02:18,320 That he. Purchased our freedom. 39 00:02:18,680 --> 00:02:21,560 With the. Blood of his Son and forgave our 40 00:02:21,560 --> 00:02:23,560 sins. He has showered. 41 00:02:23,600 --> 00:02:27,880 His kindness on us, along with His wisdom and understanding, 42 00:02:28,960 --> 00:02:32,120 God has now. Revealed to us his mysterious 43 00:02:32,120 --> 00:02:33,680 will. Regarding Christ. 44 00:02:34,600 --> 00:02:38,360 Which is to fulfill. His good plan in verse 10 and 45 00:02:38,360 --> 00:02:42,640 this is the plan that at the right time He will bring 46 00:02:43,600 --> 00:02:46,480 everything together under the authority of Christ, everything 47 00:02:46,480 --> 00:02:49,800 in heaven and on earth and furthermore, because we are 48 00:02:49,800 --> 00:02:52,120 united with. Christ we have received. 49 00:02:52,360 --> 00:02:55,200 An inheritance from God. For He. 50 00:02:55,200 --> 00:03:00,040 Chose us in advance and he makes everything work out according to 51 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:06,320 his plan in verse. 12 God's purpose was that we Jews who 52 00:03:06,320 --> 00:03:09,400 were first, were the first. To trust in Christ would bring 53 00:03:09,400 --> 00:03:11,400 praise and. Glory to God. 54 00:03:12,200 --> 00:03:15,840 And now you Gentiles. Have also heard the truth. 55 00:03:16,080 --> 00:03:20,000 The good news that God saves you and when you believe in Christ, 56 00:03:20,520 --> 00:03:24,880 he identified you as his own by giving you the Holy Spirit whom 57 00:03:24,880 --> 00:03:30,080 he promised long ago then verse 14 the. 58 00:03:30,080 --> 00:03:32,920 Spirit is God's. Guarantee that he will give us 59 00:03:32,920 --> 00:03:36,200 the inheritance he promised in and that he. 60 00:03:36,200 --> 00:03:40,160 Has purchased us to be his. Own people and he did this. 61 00:03:40,440 --> 00:03:44,160 So that we would. Praise and glorify God or 62 00:03:44,160 --> 00:03:46,960 glorify Him. Isn't that amazing? 63 00:03:48,280 --> 00:03:51,800 This portion of scripture presents something that's really 64 00:03:51,800 --> 00:03:56,160 completely contrary to worldly and religious. 65 00:03:56,160 --> 00:04:00,200 Ideas of God? Now the world presents God. 66 00:04:00,200 --> 00:04:04,960 As cruel. Restrictive and unloving right 67 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:11,000 Religion presents him often times as indifferent, distant 68 00:04:11,240 --> 00:04:16,000 and demanding, but scripture presents him as completely 69 00:04:16,000 --> 00:04:19,680 different, as patient. Thank God for. 70 00:04:19,680 --> 00:04:24,320 His patience, right as. Kind and as a loving father, 71 00:04:25,680 --> 00:04:30,760 Paul stated in Romans chapter 2 and verse four, he said this. 72 00:04:31,480 --> 00:04:36,480 Don't you see how wonderfully kind, tolerant and patient? 73 00:04:36,840 --> 00:04:39,920 God is with you. Does this mean nothing to you? 74 00:04:40,880 --> 00:04:44,800 Can't you see that? His kindness is intended. 75 00:04:45,000 --> 00:04:47,760 To turn you. From your sin. 76 00:04:48,440 --> 00:04:52,120 That's a picture of God. And he's patient with us, isn't 77 00:04:52,120 --> 00:04:54,040 he? He's tolerant with all of our. 78 00:04:54,280 --> 00:04:55,560 Our. Shortcomings. 79 00:04:56,200 --> 00:05:00,840 And He's kind with us. Isn't he so thankful for God's 80 00:05:00,840 --> 00:05:04,200 kindness in my life in the first? 81 00:05:04,200 --> 00:05:06,520 2 chapter of. Ephesians the the Apostle. 82 00:05:06,520 --> 00:05:12,720 Paul reveals really the enormity of of what God established for 83 00:05:12,720 --> 00:05:16,760 us through Christ. And really, it's staggering. 84 00:05:18,720 --> 00:05:20,520 Like when you really take your time. 85 00:05:21,280 --> 00:05:25,440 To work your way bit by bit. Through Ephesians chapter 1. 86 00:05:25,440 --> 00:05:29,440 Ephesians chapter 2 and you really begin to think about and 87 00:05:29,440 --> 00:05:32,120 meditate on each. Part of that. 88 00:05:32,120 --> 00:05:33,640 And let's just just break it down. 89 00:05:33,640 --> 00:05:35,240 Like everything, there's so much. 90 00:05:35,240 --> 00:05:42,320 There like you realize what what God did for us is absolutely. 91 00:05:42,320 --> 00:05:47,040 Staggering like he didn't just. Forgive us of our. 92 00:05:47,040 --> 00:05:48,840 Sins like it's talking about in here that. 93 00:05:48,840 --> 00:05:51,640 We that we just. Read that he has an inheritance. 94 00:05:51,720 --> 00:05:54,560 For us. It's amazing. 95 00:05:56,480 --> 00:05:57,600 It's really amazing. What? 96 00:05:57,600 --> 00:05:59,240 What? What God did? 97 00:05:59,240 --> 00:06:03,560 For us, becoming adopted into God's own family is is so much 98 00:06:03,560 --> 00:06:08,280 more, I think, than we can even, like, comprehend, I guess. 99 00:06:08,320 --> 00:06:10,680 If I were. To adopt someone in into my 100 00:06:10,680 --> 00:06:12,760 family, you know, I would hope that that. 101 00:06:12,760 --> 00:06:14,920 Would be be a. Blessing to them and I would 102 00:06:14,920 --> 00:06:16,600 treat them as my own. My own. 103 00:06:16,600 --> 00:06:20,400 Child they'd have access. To anything and everything that 104 00:06:20,400 --> 00:06:23,680 my. Other children have right, but 105 00:06:23,680 --> 00:06:26,400 God tells us that he's adopted us. 106 00:06:26,680 --> 00:06:31,840 Into his family. Leiden doesn't really need to 107 00:06:31,840 --> 00:06:34,200 ask to get into the refrigerator. 108 00:06:34,200 --> 00:06:36,320 Like he just goes in and helps himself to. 109 00:06:36,320 --> 00:06:39,320 Whatever is there. Sometimes it's like, oh, I meant 110 00:06:39,320 --> 00:06:41,520 those leftovers for dinner. Oh well. 111 00:06:42,280 --> 00:06:44,200 He just helps him, helps himself. 112 00:06:44,480 --> 00:06:47,720 You know, I don't mind, right? He's part of our family. 113 00:06:48,400 --> 00:06:51,960 Right, we're part of. God's family. 114 00:06:52,760 --> 00:06:55,640 Like, think of it like. That you're his child. 115 00:06:55,760 --> 00:06:58,440 He has an inheritance. For you. 116 00:06:59,560 --> 00:07:04,600 So in Ephesians chapter one, in verses 7 through 14, that really 117 00:07:04,600 --> 00:07:07,640 anchors our faith where it belongs, not in our feelings, 118 00:07:07,920 --> 00:07:09,760 right? We're not ruled by our feelings, 119 00:07:10,000 --> 00:07:13,040 not in our performance, but in the finished. 120 00:07:13,040 --> 00:07:16,280 Work of Christ the. Finished. 121 00:07:16,280 --> 00:07:18,840 Work of Christ. So let's begin this morning in 122 00:07:18,840 --> 00:07:20,160 this first. Part of this. 123 00:07:20,520 --> 00:07:22,920 Redeemed by the blood. Of Christ. 124 00:07:23,960 --> 00:07:26,080 Let's read. Ephesians chapter one verse 7 125 00:07:26,080 --> 00:07:28,800 again and it says. He is so. 126 00:07:28,800 --> 00:07:33,480 Rich in kindness and. Grace that he purchased our. 127 00:07:33,480 --> 00:07:39,520 Freedom with the blood of his Son and forgave our sins. 128 00:07:40,120 --> 00:07:41,840 You know, in the new Living Translation, I I. 129 00:07:41,840 --> 00:07:43,880 Like what it says it says purchased our our. 130 00:07:43,880 --> 00:07:46,280 Freedom in the new King James Version. 131 00:07:46,440 --> 00:07:51,360 It says that that uses the word. Redemption in him we have 132 00:07:51,560 --> 00:07:55,440 redemption right purchased our freedom and redemption are the 133 00:07:55,440 --> 00:07:57,880 same things that's what redemption means, that our 134 00:07:57,880 --> 00:07:59,720 freedom has been purchased but the. 135 00:07:59,720 --> 00:08:03,240 Language here that Paul is. Using is intentional and 136 00:08:03,240 --> 00:08:05,040 everyone. Who heard that? 137 00:08:05,040 --> 00:08:08,520 Would have understood. What it was that? 138 00:08:08,520 --> 00:08:12,000 He was saying and using that kind of language. 139 00:08:12,240 --> 00:08:16,120 That he. Purchased our freedom that in 140 00:08:16,120 --> 00:08:17,840 him we. Have. 141 00:08:18,040 --> 00:08:23,080 Redemption he's using language leaking linking our our sinful. 142 00:08:23,080 --> 00:08:26,240 State to slavery. In Romans chapter 6. 143 00:08:26,240 --> 00:08:29,040 The Apostle Paul talks a lot about how we were. 144 00:08:29,040 --> 00:08:34,400 Slaves to sin all right and back in that time slavery was a a 145 00:08:34,440 --> 00:08:36,600 normal and common. Part of life. 146 00:08:37,440 --> 00:08:39,720 And a lot of different cultures, unfortunately. 147 00:08:40,320 --> 00:08:42,360 But what does that mean? Redemption. 148 00:08:42,840 --> 00:08:47,080 Redemption means that a. Price was paid to secure 149 00:08:47,160 --> 00:08:49,920 release. It describes someone who was 150 00:08:49,920 --> 00:08:54,520 enslaved, OK, but then whose freedom has been? 151 00:08:54,520 --> 00:08:57,480 Bought at a great. Cost. 152 00:08:57,960 --> 00:09:01,040 That's redemption, the language that the. 153 00:09:01,040 --> 00:09:03,280 Apostle Paul is. Using here in Ephesians is 154 00:09:03,480 --> 00:09:06,200 intentional. Right, because without 155 00:09:06,200 --> 00:09:09,040 bloodshed. There is no redemption. 156 00:09:09,680 --> 00:09:13,040 Without the cross, we wouldn't have the gospel. 157 00:09:13,720 --> 00:09:19,360 The gospel is how Jesus was crucified, how he how he died. 158 00:09:20,080 --> 00:09:25,240 How he was buried and how he rose from the dead right when we 159 00:09:25,240 --> 00:09:26,920 take communion. It's. 160 00:09:27,200 --> 00:09:29,560 Done with great reverence and honor, isn't it? 161 00:09:30,680 --> 00:09:33,880 Because the blood. Of Jesus represents. 162 00:09:34,440 --> 00:09:38,360 His life. Poured out in our place in the 163 00:09:38,360 --> 00:09:41,600 New Testament in the book of Hebrews Chapter 9 and verse 22, 164 00:09:42,280 --> 00:09:47,040 it says this Hebrews 922 says, in fact, according to the law of 165 00:09:47,040 --> 00:09:52,320 Moses, nearly everything was. Purified with blood for without 166 00:09:52,320 --> 00:09:54,680 the. Shedding of blood there is no 167 00:09:54,680 --> 00:09:59,680 forgiveness and in the Old Testament book of Leviticus in 168 00:09:59,680 --> 00:10:04,320 chapter 17 and verse 11. It says for the life of the 169 00:10:04,320 --> 00:10:06,360 body. Is in its blood. 170 00:10:07,040 --> 00:10:08,920 I have. Given you the blood on the. 171 00:10:08,920 --> 00:10:11,680 Altar to purify you. Making you. 172 00:10:11,680 --> 00:10:14,200 Right with the Lord, it is the blood. 173 00:10:14,200 --> 00:10:16,720 Given in exchange. For a life. 174 00:10:17,760 --> 00:10:20,680 That makes purification possible. 175 00:10:21,560 --> 00:10:24,680 This isn't symbolic language. That the Bible. 176 00:10:24,680 --> 00:10:26,040 'S using. It's very. 177 00:10:26,040 --> 00:10:28,800 Literal. Right, God is telling us the 178 00:10:28,800 --> 00:10:35,400 requirement for our forgiveness. That blood had to be shed. 179 00:10:36,400 --> 00:10:40,040 All of humanity had become enslaved to sin. 180 00:10:40,160 --> 00:10:42,040 There wasn't anyone who hadn't been. 181 00:10:42,480 --> 00:10:45,840 We had all become trapped, born into slavery to sin. 182 00:10:45,840 --> 00:10:47,320 But. God had already. 183 00:10:47,320 --> 00:10:51,560 Had a plan at redemption, already had a plan for our 184 00:10:51,560 --> 00:10:53,960 redemption, he said in Leviticus. 185 00:10:54,320 --> 00:10:56,320 And we had just read that it is the blood. 186 00:10:56,320 --> 00:11:00,200 Given in exchange. For a life it. 187 00:11:01,560 --> 00:11:06,920 Was an exchange that happened. Jesus was exchanging his life. 188 00:11:07,640 --> 00:11:13,880 For ours he took. Everything upon himself. 189 00:11:14,360 --> 00:11:16,680 So that we could. Live. 190 00:11:16,920 --> 00:11:19,920 Free. Isn't that amazing? 191 00:11:21,400 --> 00:11:24,120 He himself, you have the. Father you. 192 00:11:24,120 --> 00:11:28,200 Have the Son, you have the Holy. Spirit right, He himself, Jesus 193 00:11:28,200 --> 00:11:31,920 would step. Down from heaven, leave behind 194 00:11:31,920 --> 00:11:35,280 everything that made him God. So that he could. 195 00:11:35,280 --> 00:11:39,840 Become a human. To be a sacrifice to. 196 00:11:39,840 --> 00:11:43,560 Redeem you and I from what we could not. 197 00:11:43,560 --> 00:11:50,000 Purchase for ourselves. Many people try, many people do 198 00:11:50,000 --> 00:11:53,120 all these religious works try to live a a good. 199 00:11:53,120 --> 00:11:56,040 Life and do all these things. To to try to. 200 00:11:56,040 --> 00:12:01,320 Earn salvation, but it is impossible a slave. 201 00:12:01,320 --> 00:12:03,360 Can't. Free themselves. 202 00:12:04,120 --> 00:12:08,520 We've all were born into that. Only someone who was free. 203 00:12:08,800 --> 00:12:12,280 Could purchase our freedom. Could purchase. 204 00:12:12,280 --> 00:12:16,680 That redemption and Christ was the one who. 205 00:12:16,680 --> 00:12:21,120 Did that for us. Such good news and this. 206 00:12:21,120 --> 00:12:23,320 Is why Jesus said. That he's the only. 207 00:12:23,320 --> 00:12:28,000 Way to the Father. There's no other religion, no 208 00:12:28,000 --> 00:12:31,600 other philosophy, no other person, no matter what they 209 00:12:31,600 --> 00:12:34,920 claim, who can lead you to God only. 210 00:12:34,920 --> 00:12:39,200 Jesus. Revelation chapter 13 and verse. 211 00:12:39,200 --> 00:12:44,040 8 says that Jesus. Was the Lamb slain before the 212 00:12:44,040 --> 00:12:47,640 foundation of the? World, this was always. 213 00:12:47,920 --> 00:12:50,840 God's plan Jesus knew full well when you. 214 00:12:50,840 --> 00:12:54,120 Read the the 1st. Chapter in John it says in the 215 00:12:54,120 --> 00:12:55,520 beginning was the word and the word. 216 00:12:55,520 --> 00:12:57,960 Was with God, and the Word was God and it. 217 00:12:57,960 --> 00:12:59,200 Goes on to say that all things were. 218 00:12:59,200 --> 00:13:02,840 Created through him, right as Jesus is. 219 00:13:02,840 --> 00:13:07,600 Creating the world. Right, he knew full well before 220 00:13:07,600 --> 00:13:08,760 the. Foundation of the World. 221 00:13:08,760 --> 00:13:10,720 He knew what? Was going to be. 222 00:13:10,720 --> 00:13:15,200 Required of. Him as he's creating this world. 223 00:13:16,240 --> 00:13:20,640 It was a plan. He was the Lamb slain before the 224 00:13:20,640 --> 00:13:23,080 Foundation. Of this world. 225 00:13:24,040 --> 00:13:26,920 This language is decisive and complete. 226 00:13:27,480 --> 00:13:29,480 Forgiveness here is not presented as a. 227 00:13:29,480 --> 00:13:31,680 Process but as a. As an. 228 00:13:31,680 --> 00:13:35,640 Established fact. The debt wasn't reduced. 229 00:13:36,440 --> 00:13:40,120 But it was cancelled. It was wiped out. 230 00:13:40,600 --> 00:13:43,920 As if it never even existed. Scripture is clear. 231 00:13:44,240 --> 00:13:47,000 Right before Jesus died, what were the words that he said He 232 00:13:47,000 --> 00:13:49,400 said? It is finished. 233 00:13:50,120 --> 00:13:51,640 Finished. That means completed. 234 00:13:51,640 --> 00:13:53,440 It's done. It's a done deal. 235 00:13:53,440 --> 00:13:56,920 It's been written right. It's now complete. 236 00:13:56,960 --> 00:13:59,080 It is. Finished. 237 00:14:00,240 --> 00:14:02,880 This was God's covenant. With those who. 238 00:14:03,000 --> 00:14:07,920 Repent and believe in him in Romans chapter 8 and verse one. 239 00:14:09,680 --> 00:14:11,440 It says. There is no longer any 240 00:14:11,440 --> 00:14:14,440 condemnation for those who are in. 241 00:14:14,600 --> 00:14:17,600 Christ the devil has. Nothing to hold. 242 00:14:17,600 --> 00:14:19,360 Over you. Any longer your. 243 00:14:19,360 --> 00:14:22,640 Past is the past. Jesus paid for those. 244 00:14:22,640 --> 00:14:25,440 Sins he paid for those things, they're done. 245 00:14:25,440 --> 00:14:27,840 They're wiped out. Listen to what Psalms one O 3 246 00:14:27,840 --> 00:14:29,000 and verse 12. Says. 247 00:14:29,520 --> 00:14:33,080 Says he has removed our sins as far from us as the. 248 00:14:33,080 --> 00:14:37,800 East is. From the West, meaning they're 249 00:14:37,800 --> 00:14:40,200 not going to touch. They're not even. 250 00:14:40,200 --> 00:14:43,400 Associated with each. Other anymore the devil cannot 251 00:14:43,400 --> 00:14:47,040 condemn you and try to bring up your past and drudge up all 252 00:14:47,040 --> 00:14:48,800 those things that. Used to do because. 253 00:14:48,960 --> 00:14:51,880 That person was crucified with. Christ, Christ. 254 00:14:51,880 --> 00:14:54,240 Paid for those sins, those things have been. 255 00:14:54,240 --> 00:14:59,160 Blotted out right the devil. Can't hold those against you any 256 00:14:59,160 --> 00:15:03,960 longer and anytime he tries. To what you need to do is just 257 00:15:03,960 --> 00:15:06,840 say sorry devil. You have me mistaken with 258 00:15:06,840 --> 00:15:09,280 someone else. That person's dead. 259 00:15:10,000 --> 00:15:13,120 Christ already. Purchased my redemption. 260 00:15:13,440 --> 00:15:16,160 I'm free. I'm no longer bound by those 261 00:15:16,160 --> 00:15:18,800 sins. I'm no longer bound by any of 262 00:15:18,800 --> 00:15:22,560 those things. I am a new creation in Christ. 263 00:15:23,200 --> 00:15:27,480 Isn't that good news? You are a new creation in 264 00:15:27,480 --> 00:15:29,120 Christ. Old things. 265 00:15:29,120 --> 00:15:31,360 The Bible. Says have passed away. 266 00:15:31,520 --> 00:15:35,480 And all things have become new. You're a new person. 267 00:15:36,840 --> 00:15:40,320 Isn't this good news? Man, there's so much to the book 268 00:15:40,320 --> 00:15:41,680 of Ephesians. I love it. 269 00:15:42,840 --> 00:15:44,440 This means that. What God has. 270 00:15:44,440 --> 00:15:45,760 Done. Is completely. 271 00:15:46,680 --> 00:15:48,440 Is completely. Separated us. 272 00:15:48,560 --> 00:15:53,080 From our sin as believers, when we stand before God, we're not 273 00:15:53,080 --> 00:15:55,560 going to be standing there as the old person that we. 274 00:15:55,560 --> 00:15:57,680 Used to be we're. Actually going to be standing in 275 00:15:57,680 --> 00:16:03,280 Christ's righteousness. We're as white as snow. 276 00:16:03,920 --> 00:16:07,120 There's no stain there. There's no blemish there, right? 277 00:16:07,120 --> 00:16:09,240 That doesn't mean we're not going to make mistakes in this 278 00:16:09,240 --> 00:16:13,880 life from from time to not time. Right, but Christ paid. 279 00:16:13,880 --> 00:16:19,800 For that sin, 1 John 19 says that when we confess our sins 280 00:16:19,800 --> 00:16:21,600 before God. He's just to forgive. 281 00:16:21,600 --> 00:16:24,360 Us of those things, those that scripture wasn't written to 282 00:16:24,360 --> 00:16:26,840 unbelievers, it was written to Christians it was written to. 283 00:16:26,840 --> 00:16:29,240 Believers, right? We're all. 284 00:16:29,240 --> 00:16:33,040 Going to make another mistake. I may make another mistake on on 285 00:16:33,040 --> 00:16:34,200 the way. Out of this hotel. 286 00:16:34,200 --> 00:16:37,600 I don't know, but if I repent, man. 287 00:16:37,960 --> 00:16:40,240 As far as the. East is from the West and that 288 00:16:40,240 --> 00:16:42,960 good news. Let's move on to Ephesians 289 00:16:42,960 --> 00:16:46,760 chapter one. In verses 10 through 11 it says 290 00:16:46,760 --> 00:16:50,280 and this and this is the plan that at the right time he will 291 00:16:50,280 --> 00:16:52,520 bring everything together under the. 292 00:16:52,520 --> 00:16:56,120 Authority of Christ. Everything in heaven and on 293 00:16:56,120 --> 00:16:58,880 earth. Now verse 11 it says therefore, 294 00:16:58,880 --> 00:17:01,800 because we are united with Christ, we have received an 295 00:17:01,800 --> 00:17:05,000 inheritance from God. For He. 296 00:17:05,000 --> 00:17:08,720 Chose us in advanced and he makes everything work out 297 00:17:08,720 --> 00:17:13,560 according to his plan. Reading in in verse 11 we can 298 00:17:13,560 --> 00:17:16,680 understand that everything from creation onward. 299 00:17:17,200 --> 00:17:21,359 Is moving forward towards. Redemption, right, And when 300 00:17:21,359 --> 00:17:24,040 Christ fulfilled, when he, when he completed. 301 00:17:24,040 --> 00:17:26,319 That work of. Redemption on the cross and he 302 00:17:26,319 --> 00:17:29,720 said it is finished. Everything then from that moment 303 00:17:29,720 --> 00:17:34,480 on then begin to move towards the restoration of everything 304 00:17:36,000 --> 00:17:37,680 you know one day. Scripture says that. 305 00:17:37,920 --> 00:17:42,640 God's going to create a new heaven and a a new earth. 306 00:17:43,240 --> 00:17:46,600 I'm not too concerned about global warming, right? 307 00:17:46,600 --> 00:17:48,800 Because one day. Bible. 308 00:17:48,800 --> 00:17:52,720 Says scripture says that he's going to create a new heaven and 309 00:17:52,720 --> 00:17:53,520 a new. Earth. 310 00:17:54,040 --> 00:17:55,320 This Earth. Is going to pass. 311 00:17:55,320 --> 00:17:58,120 Away. This earth is tainted by by sin. 312 00:17:58,120 --> 00:18:00,920 The Lord's going to destroy. This Earth. 313 00:18:01,640 --> 00:18:05,200 And create a new one. Right, that's what Scripture 314 00:18:05,200 --> 00:18:07,600 says. So am I too concerned about 315 00:18:07,600 --> 00:18:08,880 global warming? I'm not. 316 00:18:09,760 --> 00:18:14,520 I recycle responsible, but I'm not concerned about global 317 00:18:14,520 --> 00:18:17,200 warming. Everything in heaven and on 318 00:18:17,200 --> 00:18:20,720 earth is moving towards unity. Under Christ's authority. 319 00:18:21,560 --> 00:18:25,040 And the devil has tried to interfere in every way possible 320 00:18:25,040 --> 00:18:27,920 that he can. But this chaos caused by. 321 00:18:27,920 --> 00:18:32,840 Sin is only temporary. This life is is but a vapor, but 322 00:18:32,840 --> 00:18:36,520 a flash. It's here and then it's gone. 323 00:18:37,640 --> 00:18:42,200 I can't believe this past summer I celebrated my 52nd birthday. 324 00:18:42,800 --> 00:18:46,360 Where is time gone? Most of the time I still feel 325 00:18:46,360 --> 00:18:49,640 like I'm in my 20s. Some of the Gray hair coming in 326 00:18:49,640 --> 00:18:52,040 tells me a little differently, right? 327 00:18:52,040 --> 00:18:56,320 But. Life goes fast, really fast. 328 00:18:57,280 --> 00:19:00,680 This life is is but a. Vapor and everything though is 329 00:19:00,680 --> 00:19:02,880 working. Towards towards that that. 330 00:19:02,880 --> 00:19:05,800 End thing where everything comes under. 331 00:19:05,840 --> 00:19:09,560 Christ Authority. It's kind of cool to read the 332 00:19:09,560 --> 00:19:10,680 book of. Revelation. 333 00:19:11,160 --> 00:19:14,520 Because that's like the the. End of everything on on this 334 00:19:14,520 --> 00:19:17,520 life, and then we have eternity. With the Lord. 335 00:19:17,920 --> 00:19:21,200 And it's amazing. I, I love knowing how this all 336 00:19:21,200 --> 00:19:24,680 ends. It ends good for those who trust 337 00:19:24,680 --> 00:19:28,600 in the Lord. Right, that's all of our story 338 00:19:28,600 --> 00:19:30,520 here. You trust in the Lord. 339 00:19:31,160 --> 00:19:33,120 Have you repented of your sin and confessed? 340 00:19:33,120 --> 00:19:35,280 Jesus Christ as your. Lord and Savior, well, the end. 341 00:19:35,280 --> 00:19:37,200 Of your story. Is amazing. 342 00:19:37,840 --> 00:19:40,120 That's what you have to look forward to. 343 00:19:41,120 --> 00:19:44,800 Man, it's so good. Paul writes this in Colossians 344 00:19:44,800 --> 00:19:48,120 chapter 2 in verse 10. He said. 345 00:19:48,120 --> 00:19:51,080 So you. Also are complete through your 346 00:19:51,080 --> 00:19:55,000 union with Christ. Who is the head over every 347 00:19:55,000 --> 00:19:58,840 ruler? And authority the governments. 348 00:19:58,840 --> 00:20:02,480 Of this world. Do not hold a candle to Jesus. 349 00:20:03,560 --> 00:20:08,480 He is the head over every ruler. And every authority the devil 350 00:20:08,480 --> 00:20:12,360 does not hold a candle. To the authority of Jesus. 351 00:20:12,800 --> 00:20:17,720 No demon holds a candle. To the authority of Jesus. 352 00:20:18,880 --> 00:20:25,000 No power outrinks Jesus. No system threatens his throne. 353 00:20:25,280 --> 00:20:28,320 No person can. Overthrow the authority of 354 00:20:28,320 --> 00:20:31,360 Christ, right? That's why we don't need to live 355 00:20:31,360 --> 00:20:35,120 in fear, no matter. What the devil tries to throw 356 00:20:35,120 --> 00:20:39,520 our way? The stealing, the killing, the 357 00:20:39,520 --> 00:20:41,240 destruction. We don't. 358 00:20:41,240 --> 00:20:45,640 Need to be in fear. Of that because Scripture says 359 00:20:45,640 --> 00:20:47,920 Jesus. Promised us that He has come to 360 00:20:47,920 --> 00:20:50,840 give us life and life more abundantly. 361 00:20:52,000 --> 00:20:53,840 He's promised us that even though. 362 00:20:54,080 --> 00:20:56,200 We walk through the shadow of death that we. 363 00:20:56,200 --> 00:20:58,600 Don't need to. Fear evil because he's with us, 364 00:20:58,680 --> 00:21:00,320 right? He's promised us that. 365 00:21:00,320 --> 00:21:02,160 Though we walk through the through the. 366 00:21:02,160 --> 00:21:05,040 Fire, though it seems like we may may drown, we're walking 367 00:21:05,040 --> 00:21:07,160 through. The floods that he's right there 368 00:21:07,280 --> 00:21:10,840 with us. Isn't that great news? 369 00:21:13,160 --> 00:21:17,640 And Philippians chapter 2 and verse 10 and 11 says this and I 370 00:21:17,640 --> 00:21:20,960 love this scripture. Philippians 210 and 11. 371 00:21:21,920 --> 00:21:24,840 It says that at the name of Jesus every knee. 372 00:21:24,840 --> 00:21:28,280 Should bow. In heaven and on earth and under 373 00:21:28,280 --> 00:21:31,400 the earth and every tongue. Declare that Jesus Christ is 374 00:21:31,400 --> 00:21:34,680 Lord to the glory of God the Father. 375 00:21:36,040 --> 00:21:40,560 Everything. All power, all authority. 376 00:21:40,840 --> 00:21:44,000 Everyone, there's no one above Christ, right? 377 00:21:44,520 --> 00:21:49,200 Everyone, everything at one point in, in eternity. 378 00:21:49,200 --> 00:21:52,600 They're coming soon where everything is coming to that 379 00:21:52,600 --> 00:21:55,760 point of restoration, Every knee. 380 00:21:55,840 --> 00:21:59,080 Will bow to. Jesus and declare that. 381 00:21:59,080 --> 00:22:04,160 He is the Lord, whatever's going. 382 00:22:04,160 --> 00:22:07,320 On in your life. Whatever the devil tries to 383 00:22:07,320 --> 00:22:10,680 throw your way it. Is not bigger than the authority 384 00:22:10,680 --> 00:22:11,360 of. Christ I. 385 00:22:12,800 --> 00:22:14,400 Was kind of surprised. By. 386 00:22:14,400 --> 00:22:17,360 Yesterday after Andre's surgery sent me a voice note. 387 00:22:17,880 --> 00:22:21,520 I'm like oh wow, getting a voice note from from Andre. 388 00:22:22,400 --> 00:22:24,600 OK, so I listened to that and he's. 389 00:22:24,600 --> 00:22:27,120 Like Pastor Brad. I just wanted to let you know 390 00:22:28,000 --> 00:22:30,680 the presence of God. Like I just. 391 00:22:30,680 --> 00:22:32,480 Felt his presence through everything. 392 00:22:34,160 --> 00:22:38,160 Yeah, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I 393 00:22:38,160 --> 00:22:41,600 will fear no evil, because the Lord is there with you. 394 00:22:42,520 --> 00:22:47,240 Isn't that amazing? Listen when we're going through. 395 00:22:48,040 --> 00:22:50,600 What? Feels sometimes like literal 396 00:22:50,600 --> 00:22:53,320 hell. You're not alone. 397 00:22:54,680 --> 00:22:58,480 You are not alone. You may have friends abandoned 398 00:22:58,480 --> 00:23:01,400 you. You may have family members 399 00:23:02,240 --> 00:23:08,560 abandoned you, but your Heavenly Father scripture says that He 400 00:23:08,560 --> 00:23:11,240 will never leave you, and He will. 401 00:23:11,240 --> 00:23:15,920 Never forsake you. He's right there with. 402 00:23:15,920 --> 00:23:17,640 You, holding your hand, walking you. 403 00:23:17,640 --> 00:23:22,480 Through that fire, right? Now, what's so cool about those 404 00:23:22,480 --> 00:23:24,280 those. Scriptures is that he sees you. 405 00:23:24,280 --> 00:23:28,560 Through those things, we may walk through some things in our 406 00:23:28,560 --> 00:23:32,720 life at different times, but. The Lord will walk us through. 407 00:23:33,280 --> 00:23:35,160 Those things. Right. 408 00:23:35,640 --> 00:23:39,400 So faithful. Isn't he in Ephesians chapter 1 409 00:23:39,680 --> 00:23:42,000 and verse 13? Let's. 410 00:23:42,000 --> 00:23:44,600 Talk about being sealed. With the the Holy Spirit here, 411 00:23:45,000 --> 00:23:47,440 the apostle Paul says. And now you Gentiles. 412 00:23:47,440 --> 00:23:49,320 Have also heard the truth, the good news. 413 00:23:49,320 --> 00:23:52,240 That God saves you, and when you believed in Christ, He 414 00:23:52,240 --> 00:23:57,160 identified you as His own by giving you the Holy Spirit whom 415 00:23:57,160 --> 00:24:00,200 He promised long ago. You know this. 416 00:24:00,200 --> 00:24:02,320 Verse really reveals. Something important. 417 00:24:03,280 --> 00:24:06,840 That when you make Jesus. Christ, the Lord and Savior of 418 00:24:06,840 --> 00:24:09,080 your life, He sends. The Holy Spirit. 419 00:24:09,280 --> 00:24:11,280 To you. What does the Holy Spirit? 420 00:24:11,320 --> 00:24:15,520 Do like he marks you, he marks you. 421 00:24:15,600 --> 00:24:19,440 As God's. Own, he marks. 422 00:24:19,440 --> 00:24:25,120 You as a child of God where? Everything in the spiritual 423 00:24:25,120 --> 00:24:29,600 realm knows you belong. To God he has. 424 00:24:29,600 --> 00:24:33,000 Purchased your freedom? He's adopted you. 425 00:24:33,200 --> 00:24:38,000 Into his family, and the devil knows, the demons know. 426 00:24:38,000 --> 00:24:40,640 Because the Holy Spirit. Has marked you identified. 427 00:24:40,640 --> 00:24:45,680 You as a child of God. And when the devil picks on you, 428 00:24:45,680 --> 00:24:49,280 who's he picking on? He's. 429 00:24:49,520 --> 00:24:52,440 Picking on God, well, that's just a losing battle. 430 00:24:53,400 --> 00:24:55,600 Right. That's just a losing. 431 00:24:55,600 --> 00:25:00,000 Battle the Devil will lose. Every time, all you have to do, 432 00:25:00,080 --> 00:25:01,920 you know, you ever seen those little kids when they're when 433 00:25:01,920 --> 00:25:03,080 they're scared, you know what do? 434 00:25:03,080 --> 00:25:05,760 What do they do? When when they're small, they'll 435 00:25:05,760 --> 00:25:09,720 go and run behind their their daddy, right, or run behind 436 00:25:09,720 --> 00:25:13,880 their their mom, right, because they know their dad are in mom. 437 00:25:14,160 --> 00:25:16,680 Like you pick on me. Like you're not really picking 438 00:25:16,680 --> 00:25:17,840 on me. You're going to have to go 439 00:25:17,840 --> 00:25:20,960 through my my dad. You're going to have to go 440 00:25:20,960 --> 00:25:24,080 through my mom to get to me. Right. 441 00:25:24,080 --> 00:25:25,400 Go ahead. I dare you. 442 00:25:25,400 --> 00:25:28,880 Right. Well, in order. 443 00:25:28,880 --> 00:25:31,720 For the devil to get to you, he has to go through God. 444 00:25:32,360 --> 00:25:34,960 Our Heavenly Father He. Has to go go through through 445 00:25:34,960 --> 00:25:37,960 Jesus, right? And that's a losing. 446 00:25:37,960 --> 00:25:40,280 Battle. This is why it's so easy to 447 00:25:40,280 --> 00:25:42,880 have. Faith in God to have faith in 448 00:25:42,880 --> 00:25:46,560 his, his goodness and how we can proclaim that, you know, we, we, 449 00:25:46,640 --> 00:25:49,240 we don't say different things and proclaim God's, God's 450 00:25:49,240 --> 00:25:52,440 blessings, just throwing those, those things out there. 451 00:25:53,520 --> 00:25:55,560 We proclaim these things. Because. 452 00:25:55,560 --> 00:25:58,880 We have a faith and trust in our Heavenly Father, and I've seen 453 00:25:58,880 --> 00:26:01,840 His goodness in my life time and time again. 454 00:26:01,840 --> 00:26:04,040 I've seen His goodness in other. People's life. 455 00:26:04,280 --> 00:26:05,920 Time and time again. And it's so. 456 00:26:05,920 --> 00:26:08,520 Great to hear. Like these testimonies, things 457 00:26:08,520 --> 00:26:09,560 that. We've had we've. 458 00:26:09,560 --> 00:26:11,880 Heard at the beginning of. Of this year because if God. 459 00:26:11,880 --> 00:26:14,840 Is going to do something for another member of our family, 460 00:26:14,840 --> 00:26:17,920 our church family, then he's going to do that for us as well. 461 00:26:18,840 --> 00:26:21,080 He's well able. Sometimes we we think that. 462 00:26:21,080 --> 00:26:24,280 We're a special case. Well, it's going to be really 463 00:26:24,280 --> 00:26:26,800 hard for God to do that in my life. 464 00:26:27,160 --> 00:26:29,920 Like he may be able to do that in someone else's life, but 465 00:26:29,920 --> 00:26:31,920 mine, No. This is so difficult. 466 00:26:31,920 --> 00:26:33,640 Listen, don't think. You're so special. 467 00:26:35,000 --> 00:26:39,800 In a good way I guess. You are special, but you're not 468 00:26:39,800 --> 00:26:42,880 a special case. Jesus Blood. 469 00:26:43,360 --> 00:26:46,720 The redemption, the purchase freedom, what he did for you, 470 00:26:46,720 --> 00:26:50,560 that inheritance is the same for you as it is for anyone else. 471 00:26:51,560 --> 00:26:55,160 All you have to do is. Realize it and accept it and 472 00:26:55,160 --> 00:26:57,720 start speaking that over your life and start living. 473 00:26:57,720 --> 00:27:01,320 Like it live like you're a child. 474 00:27:01,480 --> 00:27:04,280 Of the King live. Like God's your. 475 00:27:04,280 --> 00:27:08,560 Heavenly Father, Amen. Remember in Ephesians chapter 1 476 00:27:08,560 --> 00:27:10,920 five from last week. It said that God. 477 00:27:10,920 --> 00:27:14,600 Decided it advance. To adopt us. 478 00:27:14,840 --> 00:27:19,800 Into his own family. We've been marked as God's own 479 00:27:19,800 --> 00:27:22,040 children and the new King James Version. 480 00:27:22,040 --> 00:27:25,240 It says that you've been sealed. With the Holy Spirit. 481 00:27:25,280 --> 00:27:28,160 Of promise I kind of like. I kind of like. 482 00:27:28,160 --> 00:27:30,360 That we've been sealed like long time ago. 483 00:27:30,360 --> 00:27:32,680 If you were writing a, a letter for, you know, if it was an 484 00:27:32,720 --> 00:27:36,240 official type letter, you know, you'd melt some, some wax, 485 00:27:36,720 --> 00:27:38,080 right? You'd have like some kind of 486 00:27:38,080 --> 00:27:41,600 stamp or insignant and you'd and you'd press on that on that wax 487 00:27:41,600 --> 00:27:44,600 and have like an official seal on it, right. 488 00:27:45,560 --> 00:27:48,520 And if you weren't the person that's supposed to unseal? 489 00:27:48,520 --> 00:27:50,720 That like you could get. Into into. 490 00:27:50,720 --> 00:27:52,240 Trouble, right? Well. 491 00:27:52,240 --> 00:27:54,480 We've been sealed with the promise. 492 00:27:54,840 --> 00:27:58,160 Of the Holy Spirit. It's amazing. 493 00:27:59,440 --> 00:28:02,720 In verse 14 Ephesians one verse 14 it says this. 494 00:28:03,680 --> 00:28:06,880 That the Spirit is God's. Guarantee. 495 00:28:08,000 --> 00:28:11,200 That's a pretty solid word there, right? 496 00:28:11,560 --> 00:28:12,840 Like. Guarantee. 497 00:28:14,280 --> 00:28:15,520 If you. Purchase a car. 498 00:28:16,040 --> 00:28:18,200 A vehicle. Right and a lot of times they'll 499 00:28:18,200 --> 00:28:21,840 give you a a guarantee you know something happens, you know like 500 00:28:21,840 --> 00:28:24,120 we'll. Fix it or or repair it. 501 00:28:24,400 --> 00:28:27,640 You know, within a certain time frame, anything happens after 502 00:28:27,640 --> 00:28:29,920 that, well, you're on your own, right? 503 00:28:29,920 --> 00:28:32,000 But we'll guarantee it for this little short time. 504 00:28:32,000 --> 00:28:36,200 Well, we have God's guarantee. The Spirit. 505 00:28:36,200 --> 00:28:40,000 Is God's guarantee. That he will give us. 506 00:28:40,480 --> 00:28:44,360 The inheritance that he promised and that. 507 00:28:44,360 --> 00:28:48,120 He has purchased us to be his own people. 508 00:28:48,640 --> 00:28:50,800 And he did this so. That we would praise. 509 00:28:51,080 --> 00:28:55,680 And glorify him. What kind of inheritance do we 510 00:28:55,680 --> 00:28:58,520 have from God? You know, sometimes someone 511 00:28:58,520 --> 00:29:00,240 passes away. They they leave a. 512 00:29:00,240 --> 00:29:03,000 Will they leave an inheritance? And everybody's wondering Then, 513 00:29:03,000 --> 00:29:05,400 you know, they go to the reading of the will, you know, like I 514 00:29:05,400 --> 00:29:07,800 wonder what was left for me. Right. 515 00:29:08,800 --> 00:29:12,360 Well, what God has left for us through Christ we. 516 00:29:12,360 --> 00:29:18,160 Can't even fathom like really our our finite brains. 517 00:29:18,920 --> 00:29:22,360 Have a difficult. Time understanding. 518 00:29:22,680 --> 00:29:25,800 What the Apostle Paul? Is expressing. 519 00:29:25,800 --> 00:29:29,440 Here by the Holy. Spirit in the 1st chapter of 520 00:29:29,440 --> 00:29:32,480 Ephesians going on to the second chapter of Ephesians. 521 00:29:32,720 --> 00:29:38,040 What that inheritance? Is it's really hard. 522 00:29:38,600 --> 00:29:41,440 To fathom that, to comprehend that it's. 523 00:29:41,440 --> 00:29:43,200 So big it's. So massive. 524 00:29:43,200 --> 00:29:46,200 It's so staggering. Like if we even understand just 525 00:29:46,200 --> 00:29:47,600 a. Little bit of that, just a. 526 00:29:47,600 --> 00:29:49,400 Centimeter of what? It is that the. 527 00:29:49,400 --> 00:29:51,960 Apostle Paul is saying. To us we will. 528 00:29:51,960 --> 00:29:55,480 Become an amazing force for God in this. 529 00:29:55,480 --> 00:29:58,360 Earth Just. Understanding a little bit. 530 00:29:59,280 --> 00:30:02,400 I can't wait. To get into this next part of 531 00:30:02,400 --> 00:30:03,920 Ephesians, it's the. It's the. 532 00:30:03,920 --> 00:30:06,160 Prayer that the apostle Paul was. 533 00:30:06,160 --> 00:30:08,680 Praying over the Ephesian church, and it's a prayer that 534 00:30:08,680 --> 00:30:10,320 we can pray. Over ourselves. 535 00:30:10,520 --> 00:30:13,440 And our family members, there's so much in there. 536 00:30:13,440 --> 00:30:18,560 I can't wait till next week to wrap things up here. 537 00:30:19,280 --> 00:30:22,000 I want to remind you what Scripture is declaring to you in 538 00:30:22,000 --> 00:30:25,600 verses 7 through 14. And it's these simple truths, 539 00:30:25,600 --> 00:30:32,640 all right, that you're redeemed. By Christ's blood, He paid for 540 00:30:32,640 --> 00:30:35,320 your. Freedom with his own. 541 00:30:35,760 --> 00:30:40,560 Blood live like live. Like you're thankful. 542 00:30:41,080 --> 00:30:44,560 For that live. Like that means something. 543 00:30:44,560 --> 00:30:49,560 To you, your life, right The way you live is either. 544 00:30:49,560 --> 00:30:53,320 Going to honor him or dishonor him. 545 00:30:53,680 --> 00:30:56,040 So live like. This is as amazing. 546 00:30:56,280 --> 00:30:58,840 As it is that. You have been redeemed. 547 00:30:59,040 --> 00:31:02,960 By Christ's blood. You've been forgiven. 548 00:31:03,920 --> 00:31:05,640 Second thing is you're anchored in. 549 00:31:05,640 --> 00:31:08,640 Christ's authority. Over all things. 550 00:31:09,080 --> 00:31:13,600 Christ has authority over you, right the devil. 551 00:31:13,600 --> 00:31:18,000 Does not. Demons do not. 552 00:31:18,840 --> 00:31:22,520 This world does not. You are under. 553 00:31:22,640 --> 00:31:25,200 Christ's authority. Amen. 554 00:31:25,600 --> 00:31:27,760 The third thing is that you've been sealed. 555 00:31:27,840 --> 00:31:32,840 By the Holy Spirit as gods. God sent the holy. 556 00:31:32,840 --> 00:31:34,280 Spirit to live. Within you. 557 00:31:34,640 --> 00:31:39,960 As. A guarantee as the down payment 558 00:31:40,600 --> 00:31:43,560 for the purchased inheritance that he. 559 00:31:43,560 --> 00:31:49,440 Has for you whoo Hallelujah, praise you Jesus. 560 00:31:49,920 --> 00:31:53,520 Thank you, Lord ha. Hallelujah. 561 00:31:53,520 --> 00:31:55,000 Let's. Pray, dear heavenly Father, 562 00:31:55,680 --> 00:31:59,720 Lord, I thank you, Father, thank you for everything that you've 563 00:31:59,720 --> 00:32:01,880 done. For us through Christ. 564 00:32:02,600 --> 00:32:06,320 Lord, I pray and that and I hope, Lord, that as we continue 565 00:32:06,320 --> 00:32:08,280 in this in the series on the book. 566 00:32:08,280 --> 00:32:11,520 Of Ephesians, just as the apostle Paul says that the eyes. 567 00:32:11,680 --> 00:32:15,880 Of our understanding will be enlightened, Lord, that we may. 568 00:32:15,880 --> 00:32:19,720 Know what is the hope of? Your calling. 569 00:32:20,120 --> 00:32:23,480 Through us, through Christ. Jesus, Lord, I thank you. 570 00:32:24,120 --> 00:32:27,240 Thank you, Heavenly Father, for your goodness, for your 571 00:32:27,240 --> 00:32:30,560 kindness, for your mercy. For your sacrifice, for. 572 00:32:30,560 --> 00:32:33,680 Everything that you're doing in our lives, Lord, and I thank 573 00:32:33,680 --> 00:32:35,800 you. Lord, that's your word. 574 00:32:36,320 --> 00:32:39,480 Will not return to you void, but it will accomplish. 575 00:32:39,480 --> 00:32:41,320 What you have? Sent it out. 576 00:32:41,320 --> 00:32:42,800 To do Lord. Father and if. 577 00:32:42,800 --> 00:32:44,840 We will just have. Faith in it. 578 00:32:46,120 --> 00:32:47,600 You're going to do amazing things. 579 00:32:50,240 --> 00:32:53,640 Thank you for listening to the Triumph Church podcast this 580 00:32:53,640 --> 00:32:56,200 week. If it was a blessing to you, 581 00:32:56,440 --> 00:33:01,080 share it with someone you know. For more information on Triumph 582 00:33:01,080 --> 00:33:07,000 Church, you can visit us at www.triumphchurch.ie.