What’s our new pastor’s main job? | Ephesians 1:1-14
PAUL HARRINGTON
A New Pastor – a time to celebrate
But what is Simon’s main job?
1. To remind us of how we have been blessed
Ephesians 1:3, “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.”
Notice…
WHERE we are blessed
WHEN we are blessed
The SOURCE of the blessings
2. To help us to ‘count’ our blessings
v4 Chosen by God
v5 Adopted
v7 Redemption and forgiveness
3. To keep reminding us
a. God’s eternal plan
v4 Before the creation of the world
v10 Until the times have reached their fulfilment
v9 He made known to us the mystery of His will
v22 God placed all things under Jesus’ feet and appointed Him to be the head over everything for the church
b. Never to forget
c. To live for the praise of His glory
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