Welcome to episode 173 of Grasp the Bible. In this episode, we continue our study in the Book of Ephesians, covering chapter 1:3-14 a doxology of praise to God. Today, we will cover:

The Doxology: (vv. 3-14)

• The Author
• The Audience
• The Message

Key takeaways:

• These verses are a beautiful doxology. A doxology is a short hymn of a verse of praise. It was a huge part of synagogue worship and is still a huge part of our worship services today. Doxalogy in Greek can be separated into Doxa – meaning glory and Logia – referring to an oral or written expression. So it is literally Paul’s written expression of the Glory of God. These 12 verses are a single complex sentence where Paul pours out His praise to God the father.
• Within this passage we see God’s, purpose, will, and working through His son. God’s plan began before creation and is for all times and all people
• God is the initiator and the source. Jesus is the means or the instrument that God uses to accomplish his work and plan. The Holy Spirit helps us and seals us until our glorification with God in Heaven.
• This message includes 8 of the many blessings that God gives believers full access to.

Quotable:

• God the father is the ultimate source of all blessing and, therefore, the ultimate object of praise.
• God’s ultimate plan is to bring together – to ultimately resolve – all things in Christ
• Our natural response when we learn who God is and what he has done is PRAISE!!
• What is our natural response when we learn who we are and what we have done? The depth of our need brings us to our knees and to the one we need.

Application:

• We must get to know our God deeply.
• In doing so we learn about ourselves which drives us closer to Him.
• In doing so we become so overwhelmed with what he has done that we praise Him.
• In doing so we long to live in a manner worthy of what He has done for us.

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