god is sovereign god is just and good in all his ways god’s ways are higher than our ways

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T R U S T M E!

• God is sovereign• God is just and good in all

His ways• God’s ways are higher than

our ways

April 26, 2015In Christ we are:• Chosen• Predestined• Adopted• Accepted in the Beloved• Joint heirs with Christ

9 having made known to us the

mystery

of His will, according to His good pleasure

which He purposed in Himself…

May 3, 2015

Mystery Revealed

May 17, 2015

Fulfillment Guaranteed

11 In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined

according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to

the counsel of His will,

12 that we who first trusted in Christ should be to the praise of

His glory.

“I do not do this for your sake, O house of Israel, but for My holy name’s sake, which you have profaned among the

nations wherever you went. 23 And I will sanctify

My great name, which has been profaned among the nations, which

you have profaned in their midst; and the nations shall

know that I am the Lord,”Ezekiel 36:22-23

28 he took Him up in his arms and blessed

God and said:29 “Lord, now You are letting Your servant depart in peace,

According to Your word;30 For my eyes have seen Your salvation

31 Which You have prepared before the face of all peoples,

32 A light to bring revelation to the Gentiles,

And the glory of Your people Israel.”

10 He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world

did not know Him. 11 He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him.

12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of

God

John 1:10-11

12 that we who first trusted in Christ should be to the praise

of His glory.

13 In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the

Holy Spirit of promise,

13 In Him you also trusted…

15 As the Father knows Me, even so I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep. 16 And other sheep

I have which are not of this fold; them also I must bring, and they will hear My voice; and there will be one

flock and one Shepherd.

John 10:15-16

13 In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth,

the gospel of your salvation…

“in whom also ye, hearing

the word of truth,

the Gospel of the salvation of

you, in whom also believing…”

Greek-English New Testament

For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God

to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also

for the Greek.

Romans 1:16

13 In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel

of your salvation; in whom also, having believed…

…believe• used in the New Testament of the

conviction and trust to which a man is impelled by a certain inner and higher prerogative and law of soul

…believe• used in the New Testament of the

conviction and trust to which a man is impelled by a certain inner and higher prerogative and law of soul

• to trust in Jesus or God as able to aid either in obtaining or in doing something: saving faith

8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of

yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9 not of works,

lest anyone should boast.Ephesians 2:8-9

13 In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel

of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed

with the Holy Spirit of promise,

And when you believed in Christ, He identified you as His own by giving

you the Holy Spirit, whom He promised long ago.

Ephesians 1:13(b)(NLT)

“I will pour water on the thirsty land, and streams on the dry ground; I will

pour out My Spirit on your offspring, and My blessing on your descendants.”

Isaiah 44:3

“I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will

remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of

flesh. And I will put My Spirit in you and move you to

follow My decrees and be careful to keep My laws.”

Ezekiel 36:26-27

“I tell you the truth: It is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go

away, the Counselor will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you.

When He comes, He will convict the world of guilt in regard to sin and

righteousness and judgment”John 16:7-8

14 The Spirit is God’s guarantee that He will give us the inheritance He

promised and that He has purchased us to be His own people. He did this so we would

praise and glorify Him

14 The Spirit is God’s guarantee [earnest]


promised

Our Inheritance In Christ Is…

Immediate:• In Christ, I am…

Our Inheritance In Christ Is…

Immediate:• In Christ, I am…

Future:• Imperishable• Unspoiled• Unfading• Reserved

9 “Therefore know that the Lord your God, He is God, the faithful God who

keeps covenant and mercy for a thousand generations with those who

love Him and keep His commandments;

Deuteronomy 7:9

Incorruptible, undefiled, fades not away, reserved in heaven for you. If we are children of God, then we are

heirs of God and joint heirs with Jesus

Christ. And it is through Jesus Christ that I have become an heir to the

glorious, eternal kingdom of God and to the riches of that kingdom. They

are mine, and I shall enjoy them, world without end.

Chuck Smith


promised and that He has purchased us to be His own

people

It’s kind of like when a couple gets married.

They hold hands, light a candle, exchange vows…

But one of the central ceremonies of a wedding is when they exchange

rings. That ring declares to everyone:

this man or woman belongs to another.

…you are not your own? 20 For

you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your

body and in your spirit, which are God’s.1 Corinthians 6:19-20


promised and that He has purchased us to be His own people. He did this so we would

praise and glorify Him

What is the chief end of man?

What Next?

What is the chief end of man?

“The chief end of man is to

glorify God and to enjoy Him

forever.”

What Next?

What Next?

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