Aim: To seek to realize the enormous nature of God's blessing on His Church.
Doctrine: God is to be blessed for redeeming Christ's Church, which results in comprehensive good, and which shapes and influences all things.
Exegesis: The scope of God's amazing blessing of the Church: in Christ, nothing good is excluded from us (v. 3); in Christ, eternity is on our side (v. 4a); in Christ, wonderful purpose is ours (v. 4b).
Further application: How to best revel in the Lord of blessing: appreciate God's doctrine—even if it's hard to fully comprehend; and accept God's love—even when it's hard to imagine He can sustain it to us.
Key verse: v. 3 ''Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ...''
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Rev. Mark Henninger received his Masters of Divinity from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois, and he has been Pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Peoria, Illinois for more than 30 years.