Sermon Audio & Review
The Letter to the Ephesians (2024)
Ephesians 1:1-6
- Pastor Mike Hixson
- Category: The Letter to the Ephesians (2024)
- June 30, 2024
- Audio Video Notes
Praise God for Our Salvation, Part 1: Praise to the Father
Today’s theme mimics a parable that Jesus tells in Matthew 20:1-16 about a landowner going out and hiring workers. Although some workers started early in the day and others much later, the landowners gives all the workers the same wage, exactly what he promised to give them. The workers who started early in the day complained, but Jesus said "am I not permitted to do what I want with what belongs to me? Or are you angry because I'm generous?"
We'll see in Ephesians 1:1-6 that some get more than they deserve, but no one gets less than they deserve. Ephesians 1:3 tells believers that God has blessed us with every spiritual blessing. The blessings we receive are sourced in Heaven. This means the purpose of these blessings is from God, originate in Heaven, and are given to us.
In this first chapter of his letter, Paul praises the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Today we will talk about the Father.
Introduction to Ephesians
- Pastor Mike Hixson
- Category: The Letter to the Ephesians (2024)
- June 23, 2024
- Audio Video Notes
Introducing the Book of Ephesians.
The church in Ephesus wasn’t having issues or spiritual concerns that Paul needed to address. Paul wrote the letter of Ephesians under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit to a church that is similar to ours. Today we'll do an overview of the book and see its theme of how the Church declares the glory of God.
