ephesians 1:3 (msg) 3 how blessed is god! and what a blessing he is! he's the father of our...
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Ephesians 1:3 (MSG)
3 How blessed is God! And what a blessing he is! He's the Father of our Master,
Jesus Christ, and takes us to the high places of blessing in
him.
Ephesians 1:4 (MSG)
4 Long before he laid down earth's foundations, he had
us in mind, had settled on us as the focus of his love, to
be made whole and holy by his love.
Ephesians 1:5 (MSG)
5 Long, long ago he decided to adopt us into his family
through Jesus Christ. (What pleasure he took in planning
this!)
Ephesians 1:6 (MSG)
6 He wanted us to enter into the celebration of his lavish gift-giving by the hand of his
beloved Son.
Ephesians 1:7a (MSG)
7 Because of the sacrifice of the Messiah, his blood
poured out on the altar of the Cross, we're a free
people
Ephesians 1:7b (MSG)
—free of penalties and punishments chalked up by all our misdeeds. And not
just barely free, either. Abundantly free!
ACT 1: God created us to
love us.
Ephesians 1:4 (MSG)
4 Long before he laid down earth's foundations, he had
us in mind, had settled on us as the focus of his love, to
be made whole and holy by his love.
ACT 2: We walked away
From God’s love.
Isaiah 53:6a (MSG)
6 We're all like sheep who've wandered off and gotten
lost. We've all done our own thing, gone our own way.
ACT 3: God sent Jesus to
woo us back.
1 John 4:9 (NIV)
9 This is how God showed his love among us: He sent
his one and only Son into the world that we might live
through him.
ACT 4: We choose to
accept or reject God’s love.
Acts 10:35 (MSG)
35 It makes no difference who you are or where you're from—if you want God and are ready to do as he says,
the door is open.
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