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Sunday, April 30, 2023
SERIES: ALIVE IN CHRIST
A STUDY IN EPHESIANS
LIVE MESSAGE: OUR TRUE SELVES
Scripture: Ephesians 1:15-23 ESV
Pastor Philip Miller
Scripture Reading Ephesians 1:15–23 ESV
Ephesians 1 ESV and Audio
Thanksgiving and Prayer
15 For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints, 16 I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers, 17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, 18 having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, 19 and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might 20 that he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places, 21 far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come. 22 And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church, 23 which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.
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“Thee Will I Love, My Strength, My Tower” 1657 by Angelus Silesius, Translator: 1739 by John Wesley
“The Day Thou Gavest, Lord, Is Ended” 1870 by John Ellerton
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Sunday, April 30, 2023
SERIES: ALIVE IN CHRIST
A STUDY IN EPHESIANS
LIVE MESSAGE: OUR TRUE SELVES
Scripture: Ephesians 1:15-23 ESV
Pastor Philip Miller
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MESSAGE: OUR TRUE SELVES
Sunday, April 30, 2023
SERIES: ALIVE IN CHRIST
A STUDY IN EPHESIANS
MESSAGE: OUR TRUE SELVES
Scripture: Ephesians 1:15-23 ESV
Pastor Philip Miller
Scripture: Ephesians 1:15-23 ESV
Ephesians 1 ESV and Audio
Thanksgiving and Prayer
15 For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints, 16 I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers, 17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, 18 having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, 19 and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might 20 that he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places, 21 far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come. 22 And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church, 23 which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.
SERMON NOTES
Sunday, April 30, 2023
SERIES: ALIVE IN CHRIST
A STUDY IN EPHESIANS
LIVE MESSAGE: OUR TRUE SELVES
Scripture: Ephesians 1:15-23 ESV
Pastor Philip Miller
Did you know that as a follower of Jesus Christ you have a secret identity? By grace, through faith, in Jesus, you are a Son or Daughter of God! You are royalty incognito. You are an eternal being hidden in time. You are a Titan in this everyday world.
You say, “But I don’t feel or look very much like a Titan…” We think that Titans are supposed to be mighty, skillful, beautiful, and glorious. But, we feel like none of that’s true of us in the moment.
Oh, but one day it will be! When we see Jesus face-to-face, we shall be transformed into His likeness: splendid, beautiful, radiant, and glorious. We’ve been given a secret identity! Sons and Daughters of God! To the praise of His glory!
How is this even possible? How can it ever come to pass? How do we know our secret identity isn’t just wishful thinking?
In Ephesians 1:15-23, Paul shares three ways we can be confident that this secret identity will one day be revealed in glory:
Prayer
• Our growth is grace.
Our growth is dependent on the living God who gives generously to His children when they call upon Him in prayer. So, we must pray. We ask, we seek, and we knock, for without grace, there is no growth.
Perspective
• Our future is glorious.
We need the Spirit to reveal the glories of our Father and what those glories mean for us, His sons and daughters. We have so much to look forward to, it’s that eternal perspective that we need to keep in mind.
Power
• Our destiny is grounded.
The same power that raised Jesus from the dead, and seated Him at the Father’s right hand, and enthroned Him above all, and exalted Him before all, and subjected all things to Him, beginning with the Church and ending with the universe; that same immeasurably great power, God is working toward us who believe.
This means that our destiny is grounded. The immeasurably great power of God that defeated sin, that same resurrection power is working your glorious future as well. So, we too have resurrection, ascension, enthronement, and exaltation!
Takeaway:
We will be our true selves.
One day, our secret identity will be revealed for all to see. And we will finally be our true selves: Children of God.
Benediction
Scripture: 1 John 3:1-3 ESV
1 John 3 ESV and Audio
Children of God
3 See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him.2 Beloved, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is. 3 And everyone who thus hopes in him purifies himself as he is pure.
PASTOR TO PEOPLE
I’ve always resonated with the idea of a secret identity. Whether it’s the superhero incognito in plain sight, or the young lady who doesn’t know she’s royalty, or the young man who discovers his destiny, our stories are full of tales of secret identity.
In many ways, that’s exactly who we are as followers of Jesus. By grace through faith in Christ, we are children of God. Yet sons and daughters of God are supposed to be titans—mighty and resplendent beings! At least that’s how the old myths go. But ours is a secret identity.
The seed of who we are has been planted. Our identity is growing from the inside out. And one day it will burst forth in glory! As 1 John 3:1–2 says, “See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are…. we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is.”
Ours is a secret identity. The children of God are hidden in plain sight. And one day glory will break through in glory.
Because even now, we are loved, more than we know!
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