Sermons on Ephesians 1:1-14:

A Testimony Of God's Purpose

Contributed by Kimberly Lindlan on Sep 7, 2012

This is a testimony of my life.

Today, I am so excited and encouraged in my spirit because our God is so great. He is faithful! He is merciful. He is a loving God. He is a healer He is a way-maker. I wanted to share with you what God has done in my life, and what he continues to do. I am the founder of Hand-To- Hand ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:1-7

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Seven Dispensations Of God

Contributed by Monte Brown on Oct 10, 2012

A plan in which the Gospel, that provides salvation for the lost world is the stewardship of the gospel, a sacred trust, it is our responsibility.

“The Seven Dispensations of God” Prelude Scripture That in the dispensation of the fullness of the times He might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven and which are on earth--in Him. Ephesians 1:10 Prayer Introduction Dispensation means the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:10

Denomination: Baptist

God Has Chosen You

Contributed by Monte Brown on Oct 10, 2012

Like the potter placing the clay on his wheel and fashions a vessel, God carefully fashions you on His wheel. You are His creation and he is very proud of how you look.

God Has Chosen You Introduction Do you remember when you were a child and played childhood games? Weather it be dodge ball, red rover come over, flag football, or hid and seek there was a time that teams were chosen and sides were chosen and you waited patiently for your name to be ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:4

Denomination: Baptist

Redeemed Redeemed

Contributed by Monte Brown on Oct 10, 2012

Eternal life requires redemption, so what does it mean to be redeemed. It is the act or process of buying back.

Redeemed Redeemed Introduction Today there seems to be those that teach that there is many ways to God. I would like to state the Word of God, the Holy Bible is the infallible Word of God and it states that there is only one way to God and that plan was given as a promise in Genesis 3:15 and ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:7

Denomination: Baptist

Spiritual Blessings

Contributed by Monte Brown on Oct 10, 2012

Life is like a ship sailing across the waters of life, sometimes the water is calm, sometimes the water is choppy, sometimes the water is filled with debris, and sometimes the water has hidden rocks.

Introduction Life is like a ship sailing across the waters of life. • Sometimes the water is calm. • Sometimes the water is choppy. • Sometimes the water is filled with debris. • Sometimes the water has hidden rocks. This morning I would like us to examine verse 1 in ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:3

Denomination: Baptist

Elección Por Gracia Series

Contributed by Wilbur Madera Rivas on Oct 21, 2012

Dios nos eligió por gracia para que vivamos para su gloria.

Intro: En abril de 1992, mi esposa y yo nos encontrábamos en el centro de Tlaquepaque, Jalisco. Teníamos apenas como tres días de casados y estábamos en nuestra luna de Miel. Unos parientes nos habían regalado la estancia en un bueno hotel en Guadalajara y otros, nos habían regalado los pasajes ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:3-10

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Grace - Needed, But Not Deserved!

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Jun 29, 2015

"Grace is giving or receiving something that is needed but not deserved." That definition fits beautifully into many places where the word "grace" is used in the New Testament.

MELVIN NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK There is a very interesting Greek word in the Bible that we translate into the English word "grace." And this word "grace" is used time & time again throughout the New Testament. In fact, let's turn to the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:2-8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Better Together: My Family's Journey With God

Contributed by C Jordan on Jul 2, 2015

As Christians, we are adopted into God’s family, God becomes our Heavenly Father, and we are brothers and sisters. We are better together.

BETTER TOGETHER: MY FAMILY’S JOURNEY WITH GOD (20 YEARS AND COUNTING) INTRO: Happy Father’s Day! SKIT GUYS FATHER’S DAY VIDEO OPENING TEXT: “God’s unchanging plan has always been to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. And this ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:5

Denomination: *other

Redemption, That Is Amazing Grace

Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Jul 6, 2015

Paul declares we have been redeemed through the blood of Christ. The word redemption is a commercial term borrowed from the marketplace where human beings were offered for sale. Our only hope of redemption is in Christ Jesus. Updated July 2018.

For those not familiar with an Anglican service, there are four Scripture readings prior to the Message. Today's assigned readings are: 2 Samuel 6:1-19; Psalm 24; Ephesians 1:3-14; and Mark 6:14-29 This story is reputedly true ... though true or a parable ... it speaks to the importance ... of the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:3-14, John 8:34-36

Denomination: Anglican

Biblical Predestination

Contributed by Scott Coltrain on Jul 24, 2015

A simple study that shows that people are free moral agents who choose their eternal destiny rather than the Calvinist Predestination that God has predetermined by decree from eternity past who specifically will be saved and who will be condemned

Biblical Predestination Predestination is a Biblical subject but many readers of the New Testament find the doctrine of predestination confusing. Differing views as to what is meant by predestination began as early as the 5th Century as can be gleaned from the debates between Augustine and ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:3-11

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What Is Reality? Series

Contributed by Tom Fuller on Jan 20, 2014

We often rely on our senses and even our emotions to tell us what’s real. Paul, as he begins the letter to the Ephesians, tells of a reality more real than you have ever known, with advantages far greater than anything this age has to offer, all in Jesus.

If I asked you the question: “how do you know something is real?” you might say something like: “It’s real if I can experience it with my senses.” Our idea of the “realness” of something is tied to what our brains tell us based on the information gathered ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:1-3

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

"I Am Blessed" Series

Contributed by Sean Harder on Jan 22, 2014

The blessings we have in Christ help make up our spiritual identity.

“I Am Blessed” (Eph 1:3-14) We can read our passage today and it reads like any good section of the New Testament, very nice introduction to the letter he writes to the Ephesian church. But what you can’t get from just reading the English written word here is how absolutely giddy ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:3-14

Blueprints Of The Universe Series

Contributed by Tom Fuller on Jan 28, 2014

How is that God knew whom He was going to choose before the universe began? And how does that speak to God's fairness?

o understand Ephesians 1:4 we need this week to head back to the gospels: John’s gospel, to be specific, and chapter 6. John 6:37-44, 63-65. introduces us to the subject of God making choices. Jesus has just fed thousands of people and also walked on water. The people follow Him to the other ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:4

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Does God Like Me? Series

Contributed by Tom Fuller on Feb 2, 2014

Even after you come to know Jesus we often feel that though God may love us because of Jesus, He doesn’t like us very well. Learn the truth about how God feels about you and the destiny He has for you.

As God chose us (vs 4), picked us out from among others, before the universe began, so now He sets the course of the universe to a particular outcome for us—that in essence is predestination. Predestined us The Greek word pro-orizo means “to set a boundary, to mark out a thing in ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:5-6

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

What God Thinks Of You

Contributed by Jason Pettibone on Feb 3, 2014

Inspiring key truths about our God's love and blessings for us

EPHESIANS # 1 Who could have predicted the astonishing success of social media? I remember visiting our daughter, Christine, when she was working at a college just outside of Boston in 2006, and hearing about something called “Facebook.” She told that students were crazy about it. ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:1-14

Denomination: Assembly Of God