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Good Afternoon Meadowbrooke,

What is the difference between reading Ephesians 1:15-23 and seeing the truths of these verses with the eyes of your heart?  What are eyes on a heart good for?  It is good for knowing experientially, and in the case of Ephesians 1:15-23, it is good for knowing three things: the hope of your calling, the riches of what it means to be Gods inheritance, and the surpassing power of God toward us who believe in Jesus.  This Sunday we will be exploring the significance of what these three blessings mean for you as a follower of Jesus. 

 

I heard someone say in a sermon that I listened to this week, Most of the trouble Christians experience related to their relationship with Jesus comes from a lack of knowledge or an ignored knowledge related to what it means to be a Christian.  In the Heidelberg Catechism, written in 1563, the question is asked: What is your only comfort in life and death?  The catechism answers this question in the following way:

That I am not my own, but belongbody and soul, in life and in deathto my faithful Savior, Jesus Christ.

 

He has fully paid for all my sins with his precious blood, and has set me free from the tyranny of the devil.  He also watches over me in such a way that not a hair can fall from my head without the will of my Father in heaven; in fact, all things must work together for my salvation.

 

Because I belong to him, Christ, by his Holy Spirit, assures me of eternal life and makes me wholeheartedly willing and ready from now on to live for him.

 

Are you able to see the truth of the above statement and the reality of Ephesians 1:15-23 with the eyes of your heart?  My hope and prayer for you is that by the end of our time together this Sunday you will be able to walk out to your car celebrating the hope of your calling, the riches of what it means to be Gods inheritance, and the surpassing power of God toward us who believe in Jesus.

 

I look forward to worshiping with you this Sunday in our 9:00 and 10:30 AM worship services!

 

Grace,

Pastor Keith