Peter Barnes | Ephesians 1:7-12
SERMON NOTES
Redeemed Through the Son
(Eph. 1:7-12)
– God is rich in grace and mercy (1:7; 2:7)
1. Christians are redeemed in Christ.
– 1:7a; see Deut.7:8; Rev.5:9
– 1 Peter 1:18-19; Thomas Goodwin: ‘Thou needest not bring one penny. God is rich enough.’
2. Christians are forgiven in Christ.
– 1:7b-8; Albert Speer’s agony; Natt,26:28
– ‘lavished’ (NIV) or ‘made to abound’ (NKJV)
3. Christians know that Christ is the head of all things.
– 1:8-10 (a mystery is something that has been revealed, as in Matt.13:11; Rom.16:25-26)
– Matt.28:18; Psalms 2 & 110
4. Christians are grateful for being chosen in Christ.
– 1:11-12; receiving an inheritance or an allotment (Deut.32:8-9); to Jews, then to the Gentiles