“God’s Gifts: The Gift of Safety & Security”
Pastor John W. Uhl * January 03, 2021 * Christmastide
11 In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will,
12 so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory.
13 In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,
14 who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory. - Ephesians 1:11-14
- Christians are Secure Because God Predestined It (Eph 1:11).
No Predestination — No ______________ _____________
21 And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds,
22 he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him,
23 if indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, became a minister. - Colossians 1:21-23
2. Christians are Secure Because God is Committed to His Own Glory (Eph 1:12 & 14).
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. - John 3:16
Q. 1. What is the chief end of man?
- Man's chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy him forever.
3. Christians are Secure Because God Seals them with His Holy Spirit
(Eph 1: 13,14).
and who has also put his seal on us and given us his Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee. - 2 Corinthians 1:22
No Holy Spirit — No ____________
No Seal — No ______________
No Guarantee — No __________________
