God's Secret Purposes Revealed
Teacher: Tim Paulding Series: Ephesians Topic: God's Secret Purposes Revealed Passage: Ephesians 1:1
God’s Secret Purposes Revealed
Preaching Passage: Ephesians 1:1a
Scripture Reading: Ephesians 1:1–23
God’s Secret Purposes Revealed (Ephesians 1:1a)
Introducing God’s Will:
Ephesians 1:1a— “will of God”
Ephesians 1:4— “chose us … before the foundation of the world”
Ephesians 1:5— “predestining us…according to the good pleasure of His will”
Ephesians 1:7— “redemption through His blood…”
God’s Decreed (or Sovereign) Will:
Ephesians 1:11— “having been predestined according to the purpose of Hiim who works all things according to the counsel of His will…”
Revelations 4:11— “…because of Your will they existed and were created.”
Daniel 4:16, 17, 34–35
Isaiah 46:9–11
Deuteronomy 29:29a
God’s Preceptive Will:
Deuteronomy 29:29b
Genesis 50:15–18, 19–20
God’s Plan to Save Sinners:
Ephesians 1:7–9
Acts 2:22–24
Acts 4:27–28
Genesis 3:15
“Paul, and apostle of Christ Jesus, by the will of God” (Ephesians 1:1a):
1 Corinthians 4:1
Philippians 3:5–7
Acts 22:3–4
Acts 9:1–6, 15
Acts 1:21
1 Corinthains 15:8–9
2 Corinthians 12:11–12
2 Corinthians 12:1–4
“Therefore…walk worthy of the calling with which you have been called…” (Ephesians 4:1)
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