Kenya 2024 # 2 How did the Ephesians become Saints Eph 1
Other titles: 2. The faithful in Christ, 3. Grace and peace from God our Father and Lord Jesus Christ.
Text: Ephesians 1 vs 1-15
Date: 07/09/2024
1. The professing church is not preaching God's gospel.
2. It has come up with its own concoctions: put the name of Jesus and grace into it, but deny the fundamentals of what makes the gospel, the gospel.
3. The Blessed Apostle Paul was writing to the Ephesian saints and he greeted them this way, "Ephesians 1:1-2 (NKJV),1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, To the saints who are in Ephesus, and faithful in Christ Jesus: 2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ."
4. And to understand the message, one must have some appreciation of Ephesus. It was not the most righteous or golgly city in the world.. Remember the Temple of Dianna, the Goddess, the Queen of heaven was there and idolatry ruled the place?
5. Yes, those people who were sooo opposed to Paul and yet when he writes, Paul said, to the saints who are in Ephesus, who are faithful in Christ… WHAT?
6. How were there to be found saints in Ephesus? Because if that can be answered according to God's way, then we are confident to find saints who are faithful in Christ anywhere.
7. But what does it mean to be faithful? Did Paul say, the Ephesians were faithful to God in their obedience? No, he did not… Hear the proclamation of God's word as I continued to declare God's way of salvation.
8. And it is free! |
