Ephesians 1:7 (KJV)
7 In whom we have redemption through his blood, the
forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
(TOPIC : I AM REDEEMED)
THE WRITER OF THIS TEXT BEFORE US IS NONE
OTHER THAN THE APOSTLE PAUL
A JEW BY BIRTH
A TENT MAKER BY TRADE
AND A LAWYER BY PROFESSION
A HEBREW OF HEBREWS
WHO SPOKE 13 DIFFERENT
LANGUAGES AND MASTERED 7
A PHARISEE BY RELIGIOUS TRAINING
WHO WAS ARESTED BY JESUS ON THE DAMASCUS
ROAD
BUT AIN`T IT GOOD NEWS
I SAY AINT` IT GOOD NEWS
THAT WE SERVE A GOD WHO CAN TAKE WHAT THE
DEVIL MEANT FOR OUR BAD
AND TURN IT AROUND AND MAKE IT WORK FOR
OUR GOOD
PAUL WRITES THIS LETTER TO THE CHURCH AT
EPHESUS
WHILE UNDER HOUSE ARREST IN ROME
AND HE WAS`NT UNDER HOUSE ARREST
FOR RAPE – ROBBERY OR MURDER
BUT HE WAS UNDER HOUSE ARREST FOR TELLING
OTHERS ABOUT THE GOODNESS OF JESUS
SO HE WRITES THIS LETTER TO ENCOURAGE THE
CHURCH AT EPHESUS IN THERE WALK WITH GOD
FOR THEY WOULD HAVE A BETTER
UNDERSTANDING OF THE NATURE AND THE
PURPOSE OF THE CHURCH
AND ALL 6 CHAPTER OF THIS POWER PACK
LETTER IS A BLESSING FROM GOD
THAT IS DIVIDED INTO 2 SECTIONS
YOU SEE CHAPTERS 1-2-3 ARE DOCTRINAL
YOU SEE CHAPTERS 1-2-3 ARE DOCTRINAL
BUT CHAPTERS 4-5-6 ARE PRACTICAL
BUT THIS 1ST CHAPTER IS KNOWN AS A
THEOLOGICAL GOLDMINE
BECAUSE PAUL REVEALS TO THE CHURCH
HOW GOD IS ONE IN ESSENCE
AND TRIUNE IN PERSONALITY
IN OTHER WORDS
HE TELLS US ABOUT A FATHER WITH A PLAN IN
VERSES 4-6
A SON WHO REDEEMS IN VERSES 7-12
AND THE HOLY SPIRIT WHO FILLS
IN VERSES 13- 14
BY LETTING US KNOW
THAT GOD HAD US ON HIS MIND BEFORE THE
EARTH HAD AND AXIS AND THE MOON HAD A GLOW
IN OTHER WORDS
GOD HAD US ON THE RADAR OF HIS REDEMPTIVE
LOVE BEFORE THE BEGINNING EVEN BEGAN
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THEN HE SHOWS US THE WORK OF THE SON
BY SAYING we have redemption through his blood,
the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his
grace;
BY REMINDING US THAT
BY REMINDING US THAT
JESUS HUNG - BLEED- DIED
WAS PLACE IN A BORROWED TOMB
GOT UP THE 3RD DAY MORNING
AND NOW HAS RULE --REGENCY AND SHALL
RETURN
CAN I GIVE IT TO YOU IN RETRANSLATION MODE
JESUS PAID A DEBT HE DID NOT OWE
A DEBT WE COULD NOT PAY
THEN HE TELLS US ABOUT THE WORK OF THE
HOLY SPIRIT
BY LETTING US KNOW WE ARE SEAL UNTO THE
DAY OF REDEMPTION
IN OTHER WORDS
THIS VERSE BEFORE US GIVES US THE DIVINE
ASSURANCE
NO MATTER HOW JACK UP OUR PAST IS
NO MATTER HOW BAD THEY TALK ABOUT WHAT WE
USED TO DO
REGARDLESS OF WHAT THEY SAY WE ARE DOING
BEHIND OUR BACK
OH` BUT THANK GOD FOR REDEMPTION
NOTICE WHAT PAUL SAYS
In whom we have—
HE LETS US KNOW THAT REDEMPTION IS PRESENT
HE LETS US KNOW THAT REDEMPTION IS PRESENT
POSSESSION
AND NOT A FUTURE PROSPECT FOR THOSE WHO
HAVE FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST
BECAUSE REDEMPTION MEANS DELIVERANCE
FROM BONDAGE
BY MEANS OF A PRICE BEING PAID
IN OTHER WORDS THE BLOOD OF JESUS
DELIVERED US FROM THE PENALTIES AND
CONSEQUENCES OF SIN
RESCUED US FROM A DEVILS HELL
AND RESTORED US BACK TO AND ALL LOVING GOD
IN OTHER WORDS
BECAUSE THE BLOOD OF JESUS
BECAUSE THE BLOOD OF JESUS
GOD RECYCLED US WITH MERCY
CAN I BORROW A SKINNTY MINUTE AND TELL YOU
WHAT I`M TALKING ABOUT
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO A RECYCLING PLANT
A RECYCLING PLANT IS WHERE YOU BRING THINGS
THAT ARE USED AND DISCARDED
AND THEY MAKE IT RE-USEABLE
OLD CANS
OLD BOTTLES
OLD STUFF ---TRASH
STUFF THAT HAS BEEN THROWN AWAY CAN BE
BROUGHT TO THE RECYCLE PLANT
AND SOME USE CAN STILL BE GOTTEN FROM THEM
EVEN THOUGH THEY WE`RE THROWN AWAY --
DISCARDED TRASH
BUT THE RECYCLING PLANT HAS A WAY OF TAKING
WHAT HAS BEEN THROWN OUT AND AWAY
AND MAKING IT REUSEABLE AGAIN
YOU SEE GOD IS THE MASTER RECYCLER
THE BLOOD OF JESUS IS WHAT RECYCLED US
THEREFORE CHURCH IS A RECYCLING CENTER
BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME FOLKS HERE THIS
MORNING /EVENING WHO CAN TESTIFY THAT LIKE
ME
WE HAVE BEEN THROWN OUT
LOOKED DOWN ON
PEOPLE HAVE TOLD US THAT YOU WOULD NEVER
AMOUNT TO ANYTHING
SOME OF US SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN JAIL FOR THE
REST OF OUR LIVES
BUT WE MADE OUR WAY TO THE RECYCLING
CENTER
AND GOD HAS TAKEN WHAT WAS BROKEN IN US
AND FIX IT WITH THE BLOOD OF JESUS
AND NOW RE-USING US FOR HIS GLORY
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WELL NOT ONLY DID GOD RECYCLED US WITH HIS
MERCY
BUT THE TEXT ALSO REVEALS THAT HE HAS ALSO
REDEEMED US WITH HIS GRACE
AND IT`S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND
AND IT`S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND
THAT EVERY WORD IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
THAT HAS THE PREFIX RE IN FRONT OF IT
HAS TO DO WITH GOING BACK TO IT`S ORGINAL
STATE
EXCEPT THE WORD REDEEM
YOU SEE WORDS LIKE REHAB ------RE-FURBISH------
RE-DO
ALL OF THEM HAVE TO DO WITH BRINGING
SOMETHING BACK TO WHAT IT USE TO BE
BUT REDEEMED HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH
BRINGING US TO WHAT WE WAS
BUT REDEEMED IS GOD MAKING US BETTER FOR
OUR FUTURE
THAT WHY THE SONG WRITER TOOK A PEN AND
PUT IT TO PARCHMENT AND WROTE THE WORDS
I`VE BEEN REDEEMED AND BOUGHT WITH A PRICE
JESUS HAS SAVED MY WHOLE LIFE
AND IF ANYBODY ASK YOU JUST WHO`S I AM
JUST TELL THEM I AM REDEEMED
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IN OTHER WORDS
BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN REDEEMED
THATS WHY WE SHOULD THANK THE LORD FOR
REDEMPTION
BECAUSE WHEN I THINK ABOUT
HOW THE LORD HAS BEEN MY BRIDGE OVER
HOW THE LORD HAS BEEN MY BRIDGE OVER
TROUBLED WATER
HOW HE`S BEEN A LIGHT IN A DARK SITUATION
A LEANING POST I CAN DEPENDS ON
A FRIEND THAT STICKETH CLOSER THAN A
BROTHER
I CAN`T HELP BUT THANK GOD FOR REDEMPTION
BECAUSE WHEN I THINK ABOUT HOW JESUS PAID
A DEBT HE DID NOT OWE
HOW HE PAID A PRICE WE COULD NOT PAY
WHEN I THINK ABOUT HOW HE LOVED US SO
MUCH
THAT HE DID`NT LEAVE US LIKE HE FOUND US
THATS WHY WE ALL SHOULD BE PRAISING GOD
THATS WHY WE ALL SHOULD BE PRAISING GOD
FOR REDEMPTION
BECAUSE WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT HOW HE
DECENDED FROM GLORY
SO WHEN THIS LIFE IS OVER WE CAN ACCEND TO
GLORY
WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT HOW HE WORE A CROWN
OF THORNS DOWN HERE
SO ONE DAY WHEN THIS LIFE IS OVER
WE CAN WEAR A CROWN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS UP
THERE
WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT HOW HE WALK UP
CALVARYS ROAD
SO THAT ONE WE COULD WALK ON STREETS OF
GOLD
WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT HOW HE
HUNG
BLEED
DIED
RESSURECTED
AND NOW HAS RULE -REGENCY AND SHALL
RETURN
YOU OUGHT TO LOOK AT YOUR NEIGHBOR AN TELL
THEM
THANK GOD FOR REDEMPTION
