Sermon Power Point-2009-05-24

“The Work of the Spirit - Sealing” May 24, 2009

Illustration: Mexico City church, Monte Maria

Ephesians 1:11-14 (Contemporary English Version)

Ephesians 1:11-12 11 God always does what he plans, and that’s why he had Christ choose us. 12 He did this so that we Jews would bring honor to him and be the first ones to have hope because of him. CEV

Ephesians 1:13 13 Christ also brought you the truth, which is the good news about how you can be saved. You put your faith in Christ and were given the promised Holy Spirit to show that you belong to God. CEV

Ephesians 1:14 14 The Spirit also makes us sure that we will be given what God has stored up for his people. Then we will be set free, and God will be honored and praised. CEV

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Philippians 4:7 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. TNIV

Application: 2 Corinthians 1:21-22

2 Corinthians 1:21a 21a Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. TNIV

2 Corinthians 1:21b-22 21b He anointed us, 22 set his seal of ownership on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come. TNIV

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Ephesians 1:3-6 (New Living Translation)

Ephesians 1:3 3 All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ. NLT

Ephesians 1:4 4 Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes NLT.

Ephesians 1:5 5 God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure. NLT

Ephesians 1:6 6 So we praise God for the glorious grace he has poured out on us who belong to his dear Son. NLT

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