Sermons on Ephesians (I) - WHAT GOD IS SAYING TO US THROUGH THE EPISTLE TO THE EPHESIANS

1. How Have God’s Children Come into Existence? (Ephesians 1:1-23)

We just have read Ephesians 1:1-23, and based on this passage I would like to explain to you how God’s children have come into existence according to His plan. The Book of Ephesians is Paul’s Epistle testifying that God Himself has built His Church. God wanted to adopt all human beings as His children and let them abide in His Church, and as the way to achieve this, He spoke of the salvation that is received through the gospel of the water and the Spirit. Here in the Book of Ephesians, the Apostle Paul explained the process by which God’s children have come into existence.   https://www.bjnewlife.org/  [https://www.bjnewlife.org/] https://youtube.com/@TheNewLifeMission  [https://youtube.com/@TheNewLifeMission] https://www.facebook.com/shin.john.35  [https://www.facebook.com/shin.john.35]

2. Who Is Spiritual in The Eyes of God? (Ephesians 1:1-14)

Today’s Scripture reading states that God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ. What exactly are these spiritual blessings? Some things in this world are of the flesh, while the others are spiritual. We often describe certain people as fleshly. To be specific, worldly things such as large luxurious apartments and homes and gourmet foods are what provoke the lust of the eyes or the lust of the flesh. Those who place the highest values on and live for the things in this world such as movies, arts, cultures and beauty are called fleshly people. These types of people are those who do not look within themselves or care for their own souls. Worldly people do not live a life that follows the will of God. They do not try to receive the remission of their sins by believing in the gospel of the water and the Spirit in Christ, but instead they work very hard for external pleasures. In contrast, the word ‘spiritual’ in today’s passage has the completely opposite meaning of being worldly.   https://www.bjnewlife.org/  [https://www.bjnewlife.org/] https://youtube.com/@TheNewLifeMission  [https://youtube.com/@TheNewLifeMission] https://www.facebook.com/shin.john.35  [https://www.facebook.com/shin.john.35]

3. What Is God’s Church? (Ephesians 1:23)

Today I would like to share the Word of Truth with you concerning God’s Church. Although I could stand here and speak endlessly about God’s Church, beginning with the Book of Genesis and covering practically the whole Bible, I would like to instead focus on the following passage to explain what God’s Church is and who the members of the Church really are: “Which [The Church] is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all” (Ephesians 1:23).   https://www.bjnewlife.org/  [https://www.bjnewlife.org/] https://youtube.com/@TheNewLifeMission  [https://youtube.com/@TheNewLifeMission] https://www.facebook.com/shin.john.35  [https://www.facebook.com/shin.john.35]

4. The Righteousness of Jesus Christ Fills All in All (Ephesians 1:20-23)

It’s written in today’s Scripture passage that the Church “is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all” (Ephesians 1:23). God’s Church is the gathering of those who have received the remission of their sins by believing in the gospel of the water and the Spirit with their hearts. The Head of this gathering is Jesus Christ, and its members are God’s children who have received the remission of their sins. As the body of Jesus Christ, God’s Church preaches the gospel of the water and the Spirit all over the world to fill it. Put differently, the saints who have received the remission of sins are the members of God’s Church, and God is filling the world with His love and blessings through these redeemed saints. Therefore, it is God’s Church that brings the God-given salvation of the remission of sins and the blessing of everlasting life. It is also because God’s Church is working by faith to bear witness of the gospel of the water and the Spirit in this world that whoever believes in the gospel of the water and the Spirit can be saved from all their sins.   https://www.bjnewlife.org/  [https://www.bjnewlife.org/] https://youtube.com/@TheNewLifeMission  [https://youtube.com/@TheNewLifeMission] https://www.facebook.com/shin.john.35  [https://www.facebook.com/shin.john.35]

5. Has God Really Saved Us By His Grace? (Ephesians 2:1-5)

If we have any trespasses, do we all have to die for these trespasses? If we have any sin, must we all die for this sin? Today’s Scripture passage teaches us clearly that this is indeed the case. We have to accept God’s Word into our hearts. Any sin still remaining in your heart will surely bring death to your soul. Because we cannot help ourselves but to commit countless sins while living in this world, we were all destined to be condemned by God for these sins both spiritually and physically. That is why our Lord came looking for us to give us this everlasting remission of sins through the gospel of the water and the Spirit. Before encountering the righteousness of our Lord, we were all perishing for our sins. But the Lord came to this earth to deliver us from all the sins of the world.   https://www.bjnewlife.org/  [https://www.bjnewlife.org/] https://youtube.com/@TheNewLifeMission  [https://youtube.com/@TheNewLifeMission] https://www.facebook.com/shin.john.35  [https://www.facebook.com/shin.john.35]