Scripture Reference: Ephesians 1:15-23
As the apostle Paul writes his letter to the Ephesian church, he is overwhelmed with gratitude and tells them how he is praying for them. In Paul’s prayer we see the unlocking of a mystery. What is most needed in all of our lives is NOT necessarily a chance in circumstances. No, what is most needed is to have the eyes of our heart enlightened so that we live according to what is unseen but real.

Sermon Points:

• Knowledge (vs. 17)
• Hope (vs. vs. 18)
• Inheritance (vs. 18)
• Power (vs. 19)
• Church (vs. 22-23)

Scripture Reference: Ephesians 1:4,5,11
Watch lovers speak to each other and invariably the talk turns to other-worldly themes. We instinctively know that we were made to be loved outside of time. Paul is excited to say that a huge blessing of being “in Christ” is the knowledge that it was true before we were ever born.

Sermon Points:

• The Doctrine
• The Objections
• The Blessings

Scripture Reference: Ephesians 1:3-14
The more overwhelming the site you’re describing, the more words you’ll throw at it to try to sum it up to those who’ll listen. Paul sits down to contemplate the blessings God’s people have in Christ and what follows is a litany of keywords about the Christian’s spiritual status in one long run-on sentence of pure joy.

Sermon Points:

• Adoption
• Redemption
• Inheritance

Scripture Reference: Ephesians 1:1-3
Keywords give us the ability to be “found” online if we know what we’re searching for. In a Christian’s quest to build the church, Paul provides a host of power-packed terminology to guide his favorite church plant in Ephesus towards becoming complete in Christ by being united to his church and looking for blessing.

Sermon Points:

• The Utility of Blessing
• The Location of Blessing
• The Fountain of Blessing