Trinitarian Hymn of

Praise to God from

whom all blessings

flow -Ephesians 1:3-14

Praise God from Whom All

Blessing Flow - Eph. 1:3-14 Believers are blessed by the

Father who Selected us - 1:4-6

Believers are blessed by the

Son who Saved us - 1:7-12

Believers are blessed by the

Holy Spirit who Sealed us -

1:13-14

Praise God for blessing us

Eph.1:3 Praise be to the God

and Father of our Lord Jesus

Christ, who has blessed us in

the heavenly realms with

every spiritual blessing in

Christ.

We are blessed by the

Father who selected us

(Ephesians 1:4-6)

Praise God for blessing us

Praise God for His Selection

Ephesians 1:4 For he chose

us in him before the creation of

the world to be holy and

blameless in his sight. In love

Praise God for His Selection

Eph.1:5-6 In love he

predestined us to be adopted

as his sons through Jesus

Christ, in accordance with his

pleasure and will— to the

praise of his glorious grace,

which he has freely given us in

the One he loves.

“Election means that the

existence of the people of

God can be explained only

on the basis of God’s

character, plan, and action,

not on some quality in the

people who are chosen.” –Klyne Snodgrass

Election & Predestination “To Foreknow” does not just

mean “to know” before the event

but “to choose” before

Rom. 11:1-2 Did God reject his

people? By no means! ...God did

not reject his people, whom he

foreknew.

Election & Predestination

1 Peter 1:18-20 For you know

that it was not with perishable

things…you were redeemed…

but with the precious blood of

Christ…He was chosen

(foreknown) before the creation

of the world, but was revealed

in these last times for your sake

Election & Predestination

Romans 3:11 …none seek after

God…”

Eph. 2:1 you were dead in your

transgressions and sins

John 6:44 No one can come to

Me, unless the Father who sent

Me draws him; and I will raise

him up on the last day

Election & Predestination Acts 16:14-15 Lydia…a God-

fearing woman, listened to us.

The Lord opened her heart to

respond to what Paul was saying.

After she and her household

were baptized, she urged us, “If

you consider me to be a believer

in the Lord, come and stay in my

house.”

Examples of Election &

Predestination

“Whosoever will” & “chosen”

Lydia - Acts 16:14-15

Apostle Paul - Acts 9, 22

Others …

We are blessed by the

Father who selected us

(Ephesians 1:4-6)

Praise God for blessing us

Praise God from Whom All

Blessing Flow

We are blessed by the

Father who selected us

(Ephesians 1:3-6)

We are blessed by the

Son who saved us

(Ephesians 1:7-12)

Praise God for our Salvation

Eph 1:7-8 In him we have

redemption through his blood,

the forgiveness of sins, in

accordance with the riches of

God’s grace that he lavished

on us with all wisdom and

understanding.

Praise God for our Salvation Eph 1:9-10 And he made known to

us the mystery of his will according

to his good pleasure, which he

purposed in Christ, to be put into

effect when the times will have

reached their fulfillment—to bring

all things in heaven and on earth

together under one head, even

Christ.

Revelation of God’s Plan

Culminates in Christ as Lord Salvation - Acts 4:12, Rom 5:17-19

Covenant to Abraham fulfilled in

Christ - Gal. 3:15-16

OT Law fulfilled & terminated -

Matt. 5:17; Gal.3:21-25; Rom.7:1-6

OT feasts - Col.2:17; Heb. 8

He is LORD - Phil. 2:1-11; Rev 21

Praise God for our Salvation Eph. 1:11-12 In him we were

also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will, in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory.

We are blessed by the Father who

selected us (Ephesians 1:4-6)

We are blessed by the Son who

saved us (Ephesians 1:7-12)

We are blessed by the Spirit

who sealed us (Ephesians 1:13-14)

Praise God from Whom All Blessing Flow

Praise God for our Security

Eph 1:13 And you also were

included in Christ when you

heard the word of truth, the

gospel of your salvation.

Having believed, you were

marked in him with a seal, the

promised Holy Spirit

Praise God for our Security

Eph 1:14 who is a deposit

guaranteeing our inheritance

until the redemption of those

who are God’s possession—to

the praise of his glory.

We are blessed by the

Father who selected us -1:4-6

We are blessed by the Son

who saved us - (Eph. 1:7-12)

We are blessed by the Spirit

who sealed us - (Eph. 1:13-14)

Praise God from Whom All Blessing Flow