
Scripture: Ephesians 1:15-23
Faith in Christ
Thankful for their faith
- Saving Faith
- Practical Faith – seen through love for all the saints
Knowing Jesus
Phil 3:8 – unsurpassing worth
John 17:3 – eternal life
2 Pet 1:3 – everything we need
Hope of your calling
Great riches in His inheritance
Great power – endurance & patience to live joyful and pleasing to God
Our Glorious Inheritance
Raised
Seated
Right hand of God
Above all
Head of All
Church is the fullness of Christ
“There is a God shaped vacuum in the heart of every man which cannot be filled by any created thing, but only by God, the Creator, made known through Jesus.”
-Blaise Pascal
“The God of the Christians is a God of love and consolation, a God who fills the soul and hearts of His own.”
-Blaise Pascal
Knowing Jesus deeper and deeper results in our lives being transformed more and more into His likeness – thinking, speaking and acting like Jesus (Glorifying God)
Take Aways
Do you have faith in Jesus Christ?
Is your faith obvious to everyone around you?
Do you know about Jesus or do you know Jesus, personally?