{"id":6070,"date":"2020-09-13T16:39:57","date_gmt":"2020-09-13T20:39:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.crossroadchristianfellowship.org\/?p=6070"},"modified":"2020-09-13T16:39:57","modified_gmt":"2020-09-13T20:39:57","slug":"saints-alive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.crossroadchristianfellowship.org\/?p=6070","title":{"rendered":"SAINTS ALIVE"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sermon By Rev. Richard Jones<\/strong><\/h3>\n

rec 09-13-20<\/a><\/p>\n

ENCOUNTER EPHESIANS SERIES<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Saints Alive\u00a0\u00a0 (Message)<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Ephesians 1: 1-14<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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BLESSINGS BESTOWED Ephesians 1: 1-3<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Paul,\u00a0an apostle of Christ Jesus\u00a0by the will of God, To the saints who are in Ephesus, and are faithful in Christ Jesus: 2\u00a0<\/strong>Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 3\u00a0<\/strong>Blessed be\u00a0the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing\u00a0in the heavenly places,<\/span><\/h3>\n

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BLESSINGS FROM THE FATHER Ephesians 1: 4-6<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

even as he\u00a0chose us in him\u00a0before the foundation of the world, that we should be\u00a0holy and blameless before him. In love\u00a05\u00a0<\/strong>he predestined us[a<\/a>]\u00a0for\u00a0adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ,\u00a0according to the purpose of his will,\u00a06\u00a0<\/strong>to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in\u00a0the Beloved.<\/span><\/h3>\n

John 6: 44<\/span><\/h3>\n

No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me\u00a0draws him. And\u00a0I will raise him up on the last day.<\/span><\/h3>\n

Romans 8: 29<\/span><\/h3>\n

For those whom he\u00a0foreknew he also\u00a0predestined\u00a0to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be\u00a0the firstborn among many brothers.<\/span><\/h3>\n

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BLESSINGS FROM THE SON Ephesians 1: 7-12<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

\u00a0In him we have\u00a0redemption\u00a0through his blood,\u00a0the forgiveness of our trespasses,\u00a0according to the riches of his grace,\u00a08\u00a0<\/strong>which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight\u00a09\u00a0<\/strong>making known to us the mystery of his will,\u00a0according to his purpose, which he\u00a0set forth in Christ\u00a010\u00a0<\/strong>as a plan for\u00a0the fullness of time,\u00a0to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth. 11\u00a0<\/strong>In him we have obtained\u00a0an inheritance,\u00a0having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to\u00a0the counsel of his will,\u00a012\u00a0<\/strong>so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be\u00a0to the praise of his glory.<\/span><\/h3>\n

Romans 8: 23<\/span><\/h3>\n

And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have\u00a0the firstfruits of the Spirit,\u00a0groan inwardly as\u00a0we wait eagerly for adoption as sons,\u00a0the redemption of our bodies.<\/span><\/h3>\n

Psalm 103: 12<\/span><\/h3>\n

Romans 8: 16-17<\/span><\/h3>\n

The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God,\u00a017\u00a0<\/strong>and if children, then\u00a0heirs\u201d\u201dheirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ,\u00a0provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him.<\/span><\/h3>\n

1 Corinthians 2: 9<\/span><\/h3>\n

But, as it is written, \u201cWhat no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined,<\/span>
\nwhat God has\u00a0prepared\u00a0for those who love him\u201d\u201d\u201d<\/span><\/h3>\n

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BLESSINGS FROM THE SPIRIT Ephesians 1: 13-14<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

In him you also, when you heard\u00a0the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him,\u00a0were sealed with the\u00a0promised Holy Spirit,\u00a014\u00a0<\/strong>who is\u00a0the guarantee of our\u00a0inheritance until\u00a0we acquire\u00a0possession of it, to the praise of his glory.<\/span><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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