Prelude – An Ode to Salvation (1:3-14)

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The vision of Ozark Christian College is to glorify God by evangelizing the lost and edifying Christians worldwide. The mission of Ozark Christian College is to train men and women for Christian service as a degree-granting institution of biblical higher education.

Classroom Instructions

Lesson

Opening Thoughts

  • Ephesians is a celebration of Christ’s saving power.

    • Eph 1-3: Christ’s saving power for us (proofs of his power)

    • Eph 4-6: Christ’s saving power in us (participating in his power)

  • But first, Paul gives us a prelude, an overture, an ode to salvation.

Unpacking Ephesians 1:3-14

  • The sentence itself is impressive!

  • The overwhelming form fits the content…

    • Being saved is awesome, and God is awesome for saving us…

    • All of has been working through all of to save all of .

  • Concretely, God has done you…

    • God us (to be holy and blameless).

    • God us for adoption.

    • God us.

    • God has us.

    • God has truth to us.

    • God has us.

    • God has us with the Spirit.

  • The blessings of the gospel become real to those who…

Questions for Reflection and Discussion

  1. What are you most likely to get caught singing about?

  2. What are you most likely to get caught crying about?

  3. On a scale from 1-10, how “lucky” of a person are you? Why?

  4. What did you learn from this video that you didn’t know before?

  5. Which of these “blessings” most resonates with you right now? Why?

  6. What practical difference would it make if you began each day by intentionally reminding yourself that God has done many good things for you?

Prelude – An Ode to Salvation (1:3-14) Instructions

Lesson

Opening Thoughts

  • Ephesians is a celebration of Christ’s saving power.

    • Eph 1-3: Christ’s saving power for us (proofs of his power)

    • Eph 4-6: Christ’s saving power in us (participating in his power)

  • But first, Paul gives us a prelude, an overture, an ode to salvation.

Unpacking Ephesians 1:3-14

  • The sentence itself is impressive!

  • The overwhelming form fits the content…

    • Being saved is awesome, and God is awesome for saving us…

    • All of has been working through all of to save all of .

  • Concretely, God has done you…

    • God us (to be holy and blameless).

    • God us for adoption.

    • God us.

    • God has us.

    • God has truth to us.

    • God has us.

    • God has us with the Spirit.

  • The blessings of the gospel become real to those who…

Questions for Reflection and Discussion

  1. What are you most likely to get caught singing about?

  2. What are you most likely to get caught crying about?

  3. On a scale from 1-10, how “lucky” of a person are you? Why?

  4. What did you learn from this video that you didn’t know before?

  5. Which of these “blessings” most resonates with you right now? Why?

  6. What practical difference would it make if you began each day by intentionally reminding yourself that God has done many good things for you?