“One Lord”

United – Week 4 – “One Lord”

Ephesians 4:4-6

⁴ There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to one hope at your calling—

⁵ one Lord, one faith, one baptism,

⁶ one God and Father of all, who is above all and through all and in all.

Ephesians 1:1-23

¹ Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by God’s will: To the faithful saints in Christ Jesus at Ephesus.

² Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

³ Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavens in Christ.

⁴ For he chose us in him, before the foundation of the world, to be holy and blameless in love before him.

⁵ He predestined us to be adopted as sons through Jesus Christ for himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,

⁶ to the praise of his glorious grace that he lavished on us in the Beloved One.

⁷ In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace

⁸ that he richly poured out on us with all wisdom and understanding.

⁹ He made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure that he purposed in Christ

¹⁰ as a plan for the right time—to bring everything together in Christ, both things in heaven and things on earth in him.

¹¹ In him we have also received an inheritance, because we were predestined according to the plan of the one who works out everything in agreement with the purpose of his will,

¹² so that we who had already put our hope in Christ might bring praise to his glory.

¹³ In him you also were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and when you believed.

¹⁴ The Holy Spirit is the down payment of our inheritance, until the redemption of the possession, to the praise of his glory.

¹⁵ This is why, since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,

¹⁶ I never stop giving thanks for you as I remember you in my prayers.

¹⁷ I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, would give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him.

¹⁸ I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened so that you may know what is the hope of his calling, what is the wealth of his glorious inheritance in the saints,

¹⁹ and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the mighty working of his strength.

²⁰ He exercised this power in Christ by raising him from the dead and seating him at his right hand in the heavens—

²¹ far above every ruler and authority, power and dominion, and every title given, not only in this age but also in the one to come.

²² And he subjected everything under his feet and appointed him as head over everything for the church,

²³ which is his body, the fullness of the one who fills all things in every way.

Connected To be to one another

Held To be up or supported by one another

United To be with one another

Reminded To be of God’s greatness through worship

Challenged To be by the preached word

Helped To be Helped to help others

Lord– “Someone who exercises dominion or control, often meaning someone who has the right or power to rule over someone else.”

One Lord =

1. What Makes Lord?
   • He has been given all the and to be Lord

Ephesians 1:9-10; 20-22

⁹ He made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure that he purposed in Christ

¹⁰ as a plan for the right time to bring everything together in Christ, both things in heaven and things on earth in him.

²⁰ He exercised this power in Christ by raising him from the dead and seating him at his right hand in the heavens—

²¹ far above every ruler and authority, power and dominion, and every title given, not only in this age but also in the one to come.

²² And he subjected everything under his feet and appointed him as head over everything for the church,

• • He what no one else could do.

Ephesians 1:7-8

⁷ In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace

⁸ that he richly poured out on us with all wisdom and understanding.

Romans 5:8

But God proves his own love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

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The Formula

Ephesians 1:13

¹³ In him you also were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and when you believed.

Romans 10:9

If you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

1. What are the of Jesus being Lord?

Ephesians 1:3-4

³ Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavens in Christ.

⁴ For he chose us in him, before the foundation of the world, to be holy and blameless in love before him.

Romans 10:11

Everyone who believes on him will not be put to shame

Ephesians 1:5

⁵ He predestined us to be adopted as sons through Jesus Christ for himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,

Romans 8:15-17

¹⁵ … you received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father!”

¹⁶ The Spirit himself testifies together with our spirit that we are God’s children,

¹⁷ and if children, also heirs—heirs of God and coheirs with Christ

Ephesians 1:6-7

⁶ to the praise of his glorious grace that he lavished on us in the Beloved One.

⁷ In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace

– Mercy shown from a superior to an inferior (someone in authority over you)

• God’s unbelievable acceptance of us.
• It is not something God gives us;
• Instead, it is God giving us Himself.
• Grace is him coming alongside us
• To embrace us and work for our benefit.

Hebrews 4:16

Therefore, let us approach the throne of grace with boldness, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in time of need.

• Grace is the Judge of the universe asking criminals to sit down to a meal in his home.
• Grace is the summary of the Gospel

– a large quantity of something; unrestrained, unreasonable, extravagant, or excessive.

1. What are the of Confessing Jesus as Lord?
   • We !

Ephesians 1:17

¹⁷ I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, would give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him.

Psalm 34:8– Taste and see that the Lord is good.

Ephesians 1:18-19

¹⁸ I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened so that you may know what is the hope of his calling, what is the wealth of his glorious inheritance in the saints,

¹⁹ and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the mighty working of his strength.

1 Corinthians 13:12

¹² For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I will know fully, as I am fully known.

• • We !

Ephesians 1:12

¹² so that we who had already put our hope in Christ might bring praise to his glory.

Psalm 34:1-4

¹ I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise will always be on my lips.
² I will boast in the Lord; the humble will hear and be glad.
³ Proclaim the Lord’s greatness with me; let us exalt his name together.

⁴ I sought the Lord, and he answered me and rescued me from all my fears.
⁵ Those who look to him are radiant with joy; their faces will never be ashamed.