1. JULY 12, 2015

3. The Woodpile – Freedom Village

4. God’s Purpose For His Church
JULY 12, 2015
God’s Purpose For His Church

6. 9 I was chosen to explain to everyone [to bring to light]
this mysterious plan that God,
the Creator of all things, had
kept secret from the beginning.

7. 10 God’s purpose in all this

8. 10 God’s purpose in all this was to use the church

9. 10 God’s purpose in all this was to use the church to display His wisdom in its rich variety

10. 10 to the intent that now the manifold wisdom of God might be made known by [through] the church…
New King James Version

11. 10 God’s purpose in all this was to use the church to display His wisdom in its rich variety to all the unseen rulers and authorities in the heavenly places.

12. 12 They [Old Testament Prophets] were told that their messages were not for themselves, but for you. And now this Good News has been announced to you
by those who preached in the power of the Holy Spirit sent from heaven.
It is all so wonderful that even the angels are eagerly watching these things happen.
1 Peter 1:12

13. 11 This was His eternal plan, which He carried out through Christ Jesus our Lord.

14. 12 in whom we have boldness and access with confidence through faith in Him.

15. Greek-English Interlinear New Testament
12 in whom we have boldness and access with confidence through faith of Him.
Greek-English Interlinear New Testament

16. that you do not lose heart at my tribulations for you,
13 Therefore I ask
that you do not lose heart
at my tribulations for you,
which is your glory.
Ephesians 3:10-13

17. THE IMPORTANCE OF THE MYSTERY
To Paul
To the Gentiles
To the angels
To Christians today

18. THE IMPORTANCE OF THE MYSTERY
To Paul

19. Paul was called by God to preach the Gospel to the Gentiles

20. Paul was called by God to preach the Gospel to the Gentiles
Paul was obedient to that call

21. Paul was called by God to preach the Gospel to the Gentiles
Paul was obedient to that call
He was a prisoner of the mystery

22. Paul was called by God to preach the Gospel to the Gentiles
Paul was obedient to that call
He was a prisoner of the mystery
He was a minister [steward] of the mystery

23. “Like Joseph in the Old Testament, Paul’s faithful stewardship resulted in false arrest and imprisonment. But, in the end, it brought great glory
to God and salvation
to Jews and Gentiles.”
Unknown

24. THE IMPORTANCE OF THE MYSTERY
To Paul
To the Gentiles

25. Christ’s work on the cross:
Reconciled Jews and Gentiles to God

26. Christ’s work on the cross:
Reconciled Jews and Gentiles to God
Reconciled Jews and Gentiles to each other

27. Christ’s work on the cross:
Reconciled Jews and Gentiles to God
Reconciled Jews and Gentiles to each other
Fellow-heirs in spiritual riches

28. and given every spiritual blessing.
Only as we are “in Christ” are we chosen, called, regenerated, justified, sanctified, redeemed, assured of the resurrection
and given every spiritual blessing.

29. Christ’s work on the cross:
Reconciled Jews and Gentiles to God
Reconciled Jews and Gentiles to each other
Fellow-heirs in spiritual riches
Fellow-members of the body of Christ

30. Christ’s work on the cross:
Reconciled Jews and Gentiles to God
Reconciled Jews and Gentiles to each other
Fellow-heirs in spiritual riches
Fellow-members of the body of Christ
Partakers of God’s promise

31. Christ’s work on the cross:
Reconciled Jews and Gentiles to God
Reconciled Jews and Gentiles to each other
Fellow-heirs in spiritual riches
Fellow-members of the body of Christ
Partakers of God’s promise
Access to a new power in the Holy Spirit

32. “Understanding the deep truths of God’s word does not give one
a ‘swelled head’ it gives
a broken heart and
a contrite spirit”
Unknown

33. THE IMPORTANCE OF THE MYSTERY
To Paul
To the Gentiles
To the angels

34. 10 God’s purpose in all this was to use the church to display His wisdom in its rich variety to all the unseen rulers and authorities in the heavenly places.

35. 12 …It is all so wonderful that even the angels are eagerly watching these things happen.
1 Peter 1:12

36. The angels – good and evil – knew:
that the Saviour would come
when He would come
how He would come
where He would come
why He would come

37. The angels could not see
both believing Jews and Gentiles, united in one body,
seated with Christ in the heavenlies, and completely victorious over Satan

38. THE IMPORTANCE OF THE MYSTERY
To Paul
To the Gentiles
To the angels
To Christians today
“What Next?”

39. What Next?
 You therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. 2 And the things that you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.
2 Timothy 2:1-2

40. What Next?

41. What Next?
“The reason many churches are weak and ineffective is because they do not understand what they have in Christ…All His divine resources are available to those who sincerely want to do His will and help Him accomplish His purposes on earth.”
Unknown

42. What Next? Christ’s work on the cross: Reconciled us to God
Reconciled us to each other
Fellow-heirs in spiritual riches
Fellow-members of the body of Christ
Partakers of God’s promise
Access to a new power in the Holy Spirit

43. What Next? “Smart bombs, ideological debates,
and political correctness can’t shatter
the darkness dwelling in the human heart. Only a display of the glory of God has
the ability to expose and enlighten such hearts. We need a supernatural
visitation from heaven…”
S. Tippit

44. What Next?

45. 10 God’s purpose in all this was to use the church to display His wisdom in its rich variety to all the unseen rulers and authorities in the heavenly places.