{"id":6124,"date":"2020-10-11T16:12:28","date_gmt":"2020-10-11T20:12:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.crossroadchristianfellowship.org\/?p=6124"},"modified":"2020-10-11T16:12:28","modified_gmt":"2020-10-11T20:12:28","slug":"a-valued-secret","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.crossroadchristianfellowship.org\/?p=6124","title":{"rendered":"A VALUED SECRET"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

fec 10-11-20<\/a><\/p>\n

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A VALUED SECRET<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Ephesians 3: 1-13<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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IMPORTANT TO PAUL Ephesians 3: 1-5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

For this reason I, Paul,\u00a0a prisoner of Christ Jesus\u00a0on behalf of you Gentiles\u201d\u201d\u00a02\u00a0<\/strong>assuming that you have heard of\u00a0the stewardship of\u00a0God’s grace that was given to me for you,\u00a03\u00a0<\/strong>how the mystery was made known to me\u00a0by revelation,\u00a0as I have written briefly.\u00a04\u00a0<\/strong>When you read this, you can perceive my insight into\u00a0the mystery of Christ,\u00a05\u00a0<\/strong>which was not made known to the sons of men in other generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit.<\/span><\/h3>\n

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Acts 26: 13-18<\/span><\/h3>\n

At midday, O king, I saw on the way a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, that shone around me and those who journeyed with me.\u00a014\u00a0<\/strong>And when we had all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice saying to me\u00a0in the Hebrew language, \u201d\u02dcSaul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.\u201d\u2122\u00a015\u00a0<\/strong>And I said, \u201d\u02dcWho are you, Lord?\u201d\u2122 And the Lord said,\u00a0\u201d\u02dcI am Jesus whom you are persecuting.\u00a016\u00a0<\/strong>But rise and\u00a0stand upon your feet, for I have appeared to you for this purpose,\u00a0to appoint you as a servant and witness to the things in which you have seen me and to those in which I will appear to you,\u00a017\u00a0<\/strong>delivering you from your people and from the Gentiles\u201d\u201dto whom I\u00a0am sending you\u00a018\u00a0<\/strong>to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from\u00a0the power of Satan to God, that they may receive\u00a0forgiveness of sins and\u00a0a place among those who are sanctified\u00a0by faith in me.\u201d\u2122<\/span><\/h3>\n

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Galatians 1: 11-18<\/span><\/h3>\n

\u00a0For\u00a0I would have you know, brothers, that\u00a0the gospel that was preached by me is not man’s gospel.12\u00a0For I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it, but I received it\u00a0through a revelation of Jesus Christ.\u00a013\u00a0For you have heard of\u00a0my former life in Judaism, how\u00a0I persecuted the church of God violently and tried to destroy it.\u00a014\u00a0And I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people, so extremely\u00a0zealous was I for\u00a0the traditions of my fathers.\u00a015\u00a0But when he\u00a0who had set me apart\u00a0before I was born, and who\u00a0called me by his grace,\u00a016\u00a0was pleased to reveal his Son to me, in order\u00a0that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with anyone; 17\u00a0nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away into Arabia, and returned again to Damascus. 18\u00a0Then\u00a0after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas and remained with him fifteen days.<\/span><\/h3>\n

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IMPORTANT TO THE GENTILES Ephesians 3: 6-9<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

This mystery is that the Gentiles are\u00a0fellow heirs,\u00a0members of the same body, and\u00a0partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel. 7\u00a0Of this gospel I was made\u00a0a minister according to the gift of\u00a0God’s grace, which was given me\u00a0by the working of his power.\u00a08\u00a0To me,\u00a0though I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given,\u00a0to preach to the Gentiles the\u00a0unsearchable\u00a0riches of Christ, \u00a09\u00a0and\u00a0to bring to light for everyone what is the plan of the mystery\u00a0hidden for ages in God,\u00a0who created all things,<\/span><\/h3>\n

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1 Timothy 1: 12-14<\/span><\/h3>\n

I thank him\u00a0who has given me strength, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he judged me faithful,\u00a0appointing me to his service,\u00a013\u00a0though formerly I was a blasphemer,\u00a0persecutor, and insolent opponent. But\u00a0I received mercy\u00a0because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief,\u00a014\u00a0and\u00a0the grace of our Lord overflowed for me with the\u00a0faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.<\/span><\/h3>\n

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Galatians 3: 28-29<\/span><\/h3>\n

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free,\u00a0there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.\u00a029\u00a0<\/strong>And\u00a0if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s offspring,\u00a0heirs according to promise.<\/span><\/h3>\n

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Colossians 3: 11<\/span><\/h3>\n

Here there is not Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, free; but Christ is\u00a0all, and in all.<\/span><\/h3>\n

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IMPORTANT TO THE ANGELS Ephesians 3: 10-11<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

so that through the church the manifold\u00a0wisdom of God\u00a0might now be made known to\u00a0the rulers and authorities\u00a0in the heavenly places.\u00a011\u00a0<\/strong>This was\u00a0according to the eternal purpose that he has realized in Christ Jesus our Lord,<\/span><\/h3>\n

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Luke 15: 10<\/span><\/h3>\n

Just so, I tell you, there is joy before\u00a0the angels of God over one sinner who repents.\u201d<\/span><\/h3>\n

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1 Peter 1:12<\/span><\/h3>\n

It was revealed to them that\u00a0they were serving not themselves but you, in the things that have now been announced to you through those who preached the good news to you\u00a0by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven,\u00a0things into which angels long to look.<\/span><\/h3>\n

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Hebrews 1: 14<\/span><\/h3>\n

Are they not all ministering spirits\u00a0sent out to serve for the sake of those who are to\u00a0inherit salvation?<\/span><\/h3>\n

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IMPORTANT TO US Ephesians 3: 12-13<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

in whom we have\u00a0boldness and\u00a0access with\u00a0confidence through our\u00a0faith in him.\u00a013\u00a0<\/strong>So I ask you not to lose heart over what I am suffering\u00a0for you,\u00a0which is your glory.<\/span><\/h3>\n

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Hebrews 4: 14-16<\/span><\/h3>\n

Since then we have\u00a0a great high priest\u00a0who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God,\u00a0let us hold fast our confession.\u00a015\u00a0<\/strong>For we do not have a high priest\u00a0who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been\u00a0tempted as we are,\u00a0yet without sin.\u00a016\u00a0<\/strong>Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.<\/span><\/h3>\n

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Acts 20: 17-23<\/span><\/h3>\n

Now from Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called\u00a0the elders of the church to come to him.\u00a018\u00a0And when they came to him, he said to them: \u201cYou yourselves know\u00a0how I lived among you the whole time\u00a0from the first day that I set foot in Asia,\u00a019\u00a0serving the Lord\u00a0with all humility and with\u00a0tears and with trials that happened to me through\u00a0the plots of the Jews;\u00a020\u00a0how I\u00a0did not shrink from declaring to you anything that was profitable, and\u00a0teaching you in public and from house to house,\u00a021\u00a0testifying both to Jews and to Greeks of\u00a0repentance toward God and of\u00a0faith in our Lord Jesus Christ. 22\u00a0And now, behold, I am going to Jerusalem, constrained\u00a0by the Spirit, not knowing what will happen to me there,\u00a023\u00a0except that\u00a0the Holy Spirit testifies to me in every city that\u00a0imprisonment and\u00a0afflictions await me.<\/span><\/h3>\n

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Philippians 1: 12-14<\/span><\/h3>\n

I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me has really\u00a0served to advance the gospel,\u00a013\u00a0<\/strong>so that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard and\u00a0to all the rest that\u00a0my imprisonment is for Christ.\u00a014\u00a0<\/strong>And most of the brothers, having become confident in the Lord by my imprisonment, are much more bold\u00a0to speak the word without fear.<\/span><\/h3>\n

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Hebrews 10: 23-25<\/span><\/h3>\n

Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for\u00a0he who promised is faithful.\u00a024\u00a0<\/strong>And\u00a0let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works,\u00a025\u00a0<\/strong>not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and\u00a0all the more as you see\u00a0the Day drawing near.<\/span><\/h3>\n

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