Sermons on Efesios 1:12:

God's Instructions For Victory

Contributed by Barry O Johnson on Jun 29, 2023

This message is about God's instructions that helped me rebound after my job was eliminated.

Good morning, New Light! Many of you know me, but for those who don’t, I am Barry, your pastor’s brother, and I am honored that he asked me to share the message this morning. My message is a very personal one that resulted from a job loss. It was a difficult and uncertain time in my life, and in ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 37:25, Ephesians 2:1, 2 Chronicles 19:4, 1 Kings 15:11, 2 Chronicles 17:5, 2 Chronicles 20:1-29, Deuteronomy 4:29, Isaiah 43:26, Ephesians 1:12-14, Colossians 1:12-14, Hebrews 4:15-16, 1 Peter 5:6-7  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

In Him Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on May 12, 2023

In Him, we have everything; that is why we preach Jesus!

INTRODUCTION • Based on the rest of Acts and Paul’s letters, several years have passed since he left the city of Ephesus. • After his departure, the remaining believers organized a church and continued to gather regularly for worship and spread the good news of Jesus. • When Paul writes this ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:1-14

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Who Are You?

Contributed by Charlie Roberts on Oct 20, 2019

God wants you to be able to stand up, to be accountable and able to respond when someone asks what your relationship with God really means to you and how your relationship defines who you are in and through Him!

Illus. by Wayne Major There were three people in heaven who decided one day to play a round of golf at the heavenly country club. The first man stepped up to the tee, hit his drive, and watched as it headed straight for the water hazard. Just as the ball was about to land in the water, he raised ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 53:2-10, John 3:16, Hebrews 11:6, Ephesians 1:3-23, Psalm 68:19  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Live Courageously Series

Contributed by Mary Erickson on Nov 5, 2019

We find courage for the living of our days in our eternal identity: we are children of God

November 3, 2019 All Saints Sunday Rev. Mary Erickson Stewardship Week One: Live Courageously Hope Lutheran Church Luke 6:20-31; Ephesians 1:11-23 Live Courageously Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. A prayer by Rosie Venner (at ...read more

Scripture: Luke 6:20-31, Ephesians 1:11-23

Denomination: Lutheran

Second Chance (Jonah) Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on May 29, 2025

When you’re down, look up in prayer, speak up in repentance, and listen up to the lessons God is teaching you.

Jack Eppolito from Tulsa, Oklahoma, was hurrying his 11-year-old daughter to school. He turned right on red where it was prohibited. “Oh, oh,” he said, realizing his mistake. “I just made an illegal turn.” “It's all right,” his daughter replied. “The police car behind us did the same thing” ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1-17, Jonah 2:1-10, Jonah 3:1-10, Jonah 4:1-11, Romans 10:11-13, Genesis 12:1-3, Ephesians 1:11-12, Colossians 3:14  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Gods Purpose Of Grace: Election And Eternal Security Series

Contributed by Brad Beaman on Dec 14, 2022

Election is God’s purpose and initiative in man’s salvation. God is the one who acts. God’s initiative is there in revelation of His Word and in redemption. We balance election with human freedom.

There is the funny story that a man died and went to heaven only to find out that heaven was divided into two groups. There was the predestination group whose main emphasis was God chose me. Then there was the free will group that emphasized their choice in coming to God. When he realized he ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:3-14, John 10:28-30

Denomination: Baptist

Fear Not

Contributed by Mike Lewis on Dec 27, 2022

What are you afraid of?

WELCOME & INTRODUCTION - Everyone seems to like a good ghost story… GHOST STORIES: THE HAUNTED DVD One day in 2009, a movie studio executive was given a DVD of a new low-budget horror movie to see if he’d be interested in distributing it to theaters. He watched the video at home that night and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:25-34, Isaiah 41:1-13, Ephesians 1:3-14

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Blessed Be The Lord Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Jan 2, 2025

Ephesians 1

BLESSED BE THE LORD (EPHESIANS 1) If you have seen Fiddler on the Roof, you may remember that the rabbi of the tiny Jewish community in Russia was asked by a student concerning a blessing for the Tzar of Russia. With the song “Tradition” playing in the background, the student came up to the beloved ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:1-23

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Why Church? #1 Posing As Paupers Series

Contributed by Robert Malcolm on Jan 8, 2025

For in Christ Jesus, we have countless spiritual blessings! However, many of these blessings go unused. Blessings that are wonderful, but unappreciated by many

~ Intro: Have you ever heard of "Hetty" Green, known as "America's Greatest Miser"? She died in 1916, and left an estate worth over $100 million (almost 2.8 billion today) $2,865,431,192.66. Yet, it is said that... • She ate oatmeal cold, because it costs to heat it • Her ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

Living Trophies Of His Glory Series

Contributed by Paul Dayao on Sep 12, 2025

This sermon reveals that the ultimate purpose for our predestined inheritance is that our very lives should serve as a continuous display of God's glory, beginning with those who were the first to hope in Christ.

Introduction What is my purpose? Why am I here? I believe that is one of the deepest and most persistent questions of the human heart. We all long for a sense of meaning, a reason for our existence that goes beyond simply waking up, going to work, and going back to sleep. People search for this ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:12

Denomination: Baptist

The Preserving Work Of God

Contributed by Christopher Benfield on Oct 24, 2021

The Father had a significant role in the past aspect of our salvation. Christ had the prominent role in our present salvation, and the Spirit holds the primary role in the future aspect of our salvation – sealing and preserving believers.

The Preserving work of God Ephesians 1: 11-14 Over the past couple weeks, we have been discussing the role of the Trinity regarding our salvation. We have considered the sovereign work of God the Father and the redeeming work of Christ the Son. As we conclude this powerful passage, we will examine ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:11-14

Denomination: Baptist

Praise God, Because Of What He's Made You In Christ (Ephesians 1:1-14) Series

Contributed by Garrett Tyson on Jan 22, 2022

God has richly blessed you, in Christ, as Gentiles. If you understand and appreciate what He's given, you will praise Him.

This sermon marks the new start of a series I'm planning on Ephesians. Whenever you start a study on a new book in the Bible, it's normal to give a few introductory remarks about the book to give you kind of a big picture to work with. So the big picture of Ephesians looks something like ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:1-14

Spiritual Adoption

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Jan 13, 2022

Someone said you know television has cease to be entertainment when the commercials are better than the programs.

Every year at the Super Bowl advertisers pay millions of dollars to advertise their product for a few short minutes. And they have a contest after the Super Bowl which company the viewers like the best. Some of these ads are fascinating. Did you know some of these ads are so good that years have ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:3-14

Denomination: Baptist

An Exposition Of Ephesians Chapter 1 Series

Contributed by Bob Marcaurelle on Jun 23, 2025

Sermons covering chapter one of Ephesians

Bible Studies in Ephesians Sermon 1 Copyright 1987 by Bob Marcaurelle Ephesians 1:1-2 THE QUEEN OF THE EPISTLES Ephesians has been called the “Queen of the Epistles”. ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:1-23

Denomination: Baptist

Measure Upon Measure – Cursed – The Restoration Of God - Part 6 Series

Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jun 28, 2025

The ground was cursed because sin destroyed the harmony in God’s creation. In Part 1 we began the subject, and in this Part 2 we continue with the way Christ identified with the curse and now has restored to us acceptance and spiritual blessings. God has restored more than Adam knew.

MEASURE UPON MEASURE – CURSED – THE RESTORATION OF GOD - Part 6 We continue the third consequence of sin which is CURSE, for sin produced cursing in the earth – the ground, and on creation. Last time we had covered the ruined serenity of Eden, then the results of sin (the curse this time) and we ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 3:13, Joshua 6:18, Joshua 7:20-21, Romans 15:7, Hebrews 4:16, Ephesians 1:3-14, Genesis 12:1-3, Isaiah 5:20-22, Isaiah 11:8-9  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational