Sermon Cloud

Weymouth Baptist Church
Helping One Another  to Follow Jesus

Exposition from Ephesians
Ephesians 1:1-6
chosen in Christ

Ephesians 1:1-2
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints in Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Ephesians 1:3
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ

Phillippians 4:19
my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus

Spiritual Blessings
Blessings of :-
The past (v4-6a)
The present (v6b-9)
The future (10-14)

Ephesians 1:4
For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight.

Chosen
The Operation of the Holy Spirit
The General Call – preaching, witnessing
The Secret Call – Holy Spirit enabling to believe

Matthew 22:14
Many are called but few are chosen
The Many – physical hearing
The Few – spiritual hearing
The Chosen – those that believe

Am I Chosen?
John 1:12
to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God

John 5:24
I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to life

Chosen for a Purpose
1 Chosen to be Holy
Ephesians 1:4.
For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight.

2 Chosen to be Adopted as Sons
Ephesians 1:5
In love he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will

3 Chosen to be a Worshipper
Ephesians 1:6
to the praise of his glorious grace,

Lets Practise match Position
My Position In Christ
Holy
Sonship (child)
Worshipper

My Practice in Christ
Holiness
Adopted child
Worshipper