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Ephesians 1:1-23 (NLT)

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¹ This letter is from Paul, chosen by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus.I am writing to God's holy people in Ephesus, who are faithful followers of Christ Jesus. ² May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace. ³ All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ. ⁴ Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes. ⁵ God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure. ⁶ So we praise God for the glorious grace he has poured out on us who belong to his dear Son. ⁷ He is so rich in kindness and grace that he purchased our freedom with the blood of his Son and forgave our sins. ⁸ He has showered his kindness on us, along with all wisdom and understanding. ⁹ God has now revealed to us his mysterious plan regarding Christ, a plan to fulfill his own good pleasure. ¹⁰ ¹¹ Furthermore, because we are united with Christ, we have received an inheritance from God, for he chose us in advance, and he makes everything work out according to his plan. ¹² God's purpose was that we Jews who were the first to trust in Christ would bring praise and glory to God. ¹³ And now you Gentiles have also heard the truth, the Good News that God saves you. And when you believed in Christ, he identified you as his own by giving you the Holy Spirit, whom he promised long ago. 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. ¹⁵ Ever since I first heard of your strong faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for God's people everywhere, ¹⁶ I have not stopped thanking God for you. I pray for you constantly, ¹⁷ asking God, the glorious Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, to give you spiritual wisdom and insight so that you might grow in your knowledge of God. ¹⁸ ¹⁹ I also pray that you will understand the incredible greatness of God's power for us who believe him. This is the same mighty power ²⁰ that raised Christ from the dead and seated him in the place of honor at God's right hand in the heavenly realms. ²¹ ²² God has put all things under the authority of Christ and has made him head over all things for the benefit of the church. ²³ And the church is his body; it is made full and complete by Christ, who fills all things everywhere with himself.

This passage relates to the following topic(s):
(v. 18) Strength / Sovereignty / Power - Know the hope in his incomparably great power for us who believe
(v. 19) Strength / Sovereignty / Power - Know the hope in his incomparably great power for us who believe

This passage relates to the following question(s):
(v. 19) Where is Christ now? He is now seated at his right hand

This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 3) Blessings In Christ (part VIII) (2012-03-12)
(v. 3) Baptism into Christ (part II) (2010-12-30)
(v. 4) Holy Matrimony (2013-11-30)
(v. 4) Baptism into Christ (part II) (2010-12-30)
(v. 5) Baptism into Christ (part II) (2010-12-30)
(v. 5) Blessings In Christ (part I) (2012-03-05)
(v. 6) Baptism into Christ (part II) (2010-12-30)
(v. 6) Blessings In Christ (part III) (2012-03-07)
(v. 7) Baptism into Christ (part II) (2010-12-30)
(v. 7) Why We Need Jesus - He Reconciles Us to God (2009-04-25)
(v. 7) 30 Days at the Cross - It Keeps on Cleansing (2008-07-23)
(v. 7) God Is (part II) (2011-03-21)
(v. 8) Baptism into Christ (part II) (2010-12-30)
(v. 9) Baptism into Christ (part II) (2010-12-30)
(v. 10) Baptism into Christ (part II) (2010-12-30)
(v. 11) God Is (part VII) (2011-03-26)
(v. 11) Blessings In Christ (part I) (2012-03-05)
(v. 11) Purpose Driven Life - It All Starts with God (2008-05-22)
(v. 11) You are what you eat (2010-09-13)
(v. 12) You are what you eat (2010-09-13)
(v. 13) Holy Spirit (part II) (2011-01-05)
(v. 13) You are what you eat (2010-09-13)
(v. 13) Getting Started (part I) (2011-11-19)
(v. 14) Getting Started (part I) (2011-11-19)
(v. 14) You are what you eat (2010-09-13)
(v. 14) Holy Spirit (part II) (2011-01-05)
(v. 17) Falling in Love with God - Holy Spirit with us (2008-04-15)
(v. 18) Waking Dead - The Heart's Eyes (2010-08-09)

This passage is referenced in the following study note(s):
(v. 4) Sermon: With God (2013-07-28)
(v. 5) Sermon: With God (2013-07-28)
(v. 13) Bible Talk: Holy Spirt (part 2) (2015-07-26)
(v. 15) Sermon: 7 Qualities of God (2000-01-01)

Definition(s):
Jesus (Jeez-us): savior; deliverer
So (Soh):