To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved. (Ephesians 1:6) 1/ Our state by nature - not accepted. 2/ God has made us accepted in Christ, and this acceptance is all to the praise of the glory o his grace. 3/ What the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ has done to this end: - Blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: - verse 3 - Chosen us in him before the foundation of the world. - verse 4 - Predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ. - verse 5 - Given us redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins. - verse 7 *This sermon was preached at Ebenezer Chapel Ripley.* **Sermon Summary:** The sermon centers on the profound truth that believers are accepted by God not by their own merit or works, but solely through the sovereign, gracious work of God in Christ. It begins by confronting the human condition—dead in sin and inherently unacceptable before a holy God. The core of the message is that God, in His eternal grace, has chosen, predestined, and adopted sinners into His family through the substitutionary sacrifice of His Beloved Son, Jesus Christ, whose blood provides redemption and forgiveness and is entirely to the praise of His glorious, unmerited grace. The sermon concludes by affirming that this grace is both the foundation and the fulfilment of the believer's life, producing genuine godly fruit as evidence, yet never dependent on it, and culminating in the assurance of eternal acceptance before God's throne.