The Chosen One's: Revelation
Sermon Series: The Chosen One's: How Shall We Now Live
Sermon Title: The Chosen One's: Revelation
Sermon Text: Ephesians 3:1-13
Sermon Purpose: To call the hearer to live in light of the revealed truth of God's past, present, and future work in the church.
Sermon Proposition: There are 5 components of the revealed mystery.
1 For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you Gentiles— 2 if indeed you have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which was given to me for you, 3 how that by revelation He made known to me the mystery (as I have briefly written already, 4 by which, when you read, you may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ), 5 which in other ages was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to His holy apostles and prophets: 6 that the Gentiles should be fellow heirs, of the same body, and partakers of His promise in Christ through the gospel, 7 of which I became a minister according to the gift of the grace of God given to me by the effective working of His power. 8 To me, who am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, 9 and to make all see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the ages has been hidden in God who created all things through Jesus Christ; 10 to the intent that now the manifold wisdom of God might be made known by the church to the principalities and powers in the heavenly places, 11 according to the eternal purpose which He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord, 12 in whom we have boldness and access with confidence through faith in Him. 13 Therefore I ask that you do not lose heart at my tribulations for you, which is your glory. Ephesians 3:1-13 (NKJV)
I. The prisoner of the mystery's revelation. v.1-4
A. The prisoner's suffering for the mystery revealed. v.1
B. The prisoner's stewardship for the mystery revealed. v.2-4 (2 Corinthians 1:8-11, 14-17)
II. The point of the mystery's revelation. v.5-6
A. Believers are fellow-servants of the same biography. v.5 (Romans 16:25-27; Colossians 1:25-27)
B. Believers are fellow-heirs of the same blessing.. v.6a (Genesis 12:2-3; Romans 4:16, 8:17)
C. Believers are fellow-members of the same body.. v.6b
D. Believers are fellow-partakers of the same benefits.. v.6c (Ephesians 1:13, 4:30)
III. The proclamation of the mystery's revelation. v.7-9 (2 Thessalonians 2:14; 1 Corinthians 15:10)
IV. The purpose of the mystery's revelation. v.10-11
A. To reveal the richly diversified nature of divine wisdom. v.10
B. To reveal the eternal purpose of divine wisdom. v.11
V. The product of the mystery's revelation. v.12-13
A. Bold access because of Christ's faithfulness to obey the Father. v.12a
B. Confident access because of Christ's faithfulness to obey the Father. v.12b-13 (Hebrews 4:16, 10:19)