September 24, 2023 ”Every Spiritual Blessing” In Ephesians 1:3-14 by Pastor Kevin Dibbley

This Sunday’s message was called Every Spiritual Blessing. In Ephesians 1:3-14, the apostle Paul writes one
long run-on sentence about the incredible riches of God’s grace in the gospel. One commentator called
this section of Scripture “a snowball tumbling down a hill, and picking up volume as it descends.” (Sorry
to bring up snow in September!)

Paul praises God for the mind-blowing grace that He has shown us in Jesus Christ. For Paul, it really is undeserved. It is riches to rebels. It is lavish love completely at Christ’s expense. As Paul calls the Ephesian believers to pursue unity in gospel love for each other, he sets before them just how much God in Christ loved us when we did not love Him.

The Father chose to give us the opposite of what we deserved. This week we are just going to look at verses 3-4. There we see God made the first move towards us. God was all in for our salvation before we would have or could have moved towards Him. The reason any of us belong to God is because God chose to save us from our hell-
bent sin and rebellion and granted us every spiritual blessing in Christ. Let’s come together and consider
the undeserved and stunning riches of God’s initiating grace. We are taking communion this week and
celebrating Every Spiritual Blessing in Christ. Lets worship the Triune God, Father, Son, and
Spirit.  

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