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Welcome to K aruizawa I nternational F ellowship. GRACE AND PEACE TO YOU. Praise Music. Offertory. Children’s Church With Miss Jodi. Youth Church With Mr. Tobi. Message Time Craig. GRACE to YOU. KIF Spring 2011 Sermon Series - Ephesians. Christ is Everything.
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Welcome to Karuizawa International Fellowship GRACE AND PEACE TO YOU
Children’s Church With Miss Jodi Youth Church With Mr. Tobi
Message Time Craig
GRACE to YOU KIF Spring 2011 Sermon Series - Ephesians
Christ is Everything KIF Spring 2011 Sermon Series - Ephesians
EphesiansThe Body of Christ Incarnation I Incarnation II Jesus: God Incarnate Church: God Incarnate Romans 12:6-21 Romans 12:6-21
EphesiansThe Body of Christ Chapter 4-6 Chapter 1a Chapter 2 Our Position in Christ Our Position in Christ Practice of the Body Chapter 3 Chapter 1b Prayer for our Understanding Prayer for our Understanding
Eph 1:15-18 15 For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all God’s people, 16I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers. 17I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. 18I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people,
Eph 1:15-18 Ever since I first heard of your strong faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for God’s people everywhere, I have not stopped thanking God for you. I pray for you constantly, asking God, the glorious Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, to give you spiritual wisdom and insight so that you might grow in your knowledge of God. 18 I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light so that you can understand the confident hope he has given to those he called—his holy people who are his rich and glorious inheritance. 15 Ever since I first heard of your strong faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for God’s people everywhere, 16I have not stopped thanking God for you. I pray for you constantly, 17asking God, the glorious Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, to give you spiritual wisdom and insight so that you might grow in your knowledge of God. 18I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light so that you can understand the confident hope he has given to those he called—his holy people who are his rich and glorious inheritance.
Eph 1:15, 16 Ever since I first heard of your strong faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for God’s people everywhere, I have not stopped thanking God for you. I know you are really saved I know your faith is strong I know your faith is real I know you demonstrate Christian love I constantly thank God for saving you I constantly thank God that you are IN CHRIST I am glad BUT But there is something that I pray (request to God) for you
Eph 1:16,17 I pray for you constantly, asking God, the glorious Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, to give you spiritual wisdom and insight so that you might grow in your knowledge of God. Have Spiritual Wisdom Have Spiritual Insight That you might grow (mature) In your KNOWLEDGE of God
Ephesians 1:18-20 18I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, 19and what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of the strength of His might 20which He brought about in Christ, when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand
Ephesians 1:18-19 I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know • what is the hope of His calling, • what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, • and what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe.
Ephesians 1:18-20 18I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, 19and what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of the strength of His might 20which He brought about in Christ, when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand It’s ALL about HIM
It’s ALL about HIM Colossians 2:2-6 My goal is that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. I tell you this so that no one may deceive you by fine-sounding arguments. So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to walk in him
It’s ALL about HIM John 7:37 Jesus is the Spiritual Water John 15:5 We can do nothing without Him Phil 4:13 I can do ALL things through Him I Cor 1:24 Jesus is the power and wisdom of God 2 Cor 12:9 The power of Christ dwells in us I Cor 1:30 Jesus: our righteousness, sanctification and redemption I Cor 3:23 all are yours, and you are of Christ, and Christ is of God. Phil 3:8 I consider everything garbage, that I may gain Christ
It’s ALL about HIM Heb 2:18 Promise to aid in every trial I Pet 1:3 We have everything that pertains to life and Godliness 2 Cor 3:18 So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect the glory of the Lord. And the Lord—who is the Spirit—makes us more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image.
The Father’s love gift to the Son: • A redeemed Humanity • Planned out in eternity past
9God has now revealed to us his mysterious plan regarding Christ, a plan to fulfill his own good pleasure. 10 And this is the plan: At the right time he will bring everything together under the authority of Christ—everything in heaven and on earth. 11 Furthermore, because we are united with Christ, we have received an inheritance from God, for he chose us in advance, and he makes everything work out according to his plan.
Eph 1:23 And the church is his body; it is made full and complete by Christ, who fills all things everywhere with himself.