The Celebration of Our Inheritance Service 11 a.m.
Hello everyone.
My name is Pastor Eddie. I see, I see some new faces here. Praise the Lord, I've been praying for your arrival. Believe it or not. Good to have you here.
Have a couple announced a man. I put it, I put it on cement in between the Spanish service but I didn't put it in English service but it'll be on the website show the website with you today. When I get home, please sit with me to the book of Ephesians And if you don't have a Bible about it, I got you. I got you, I get a digital copy just for you. The word. The viginal is, right?
Who needs these paper things? We got digital. Get the video to work. So if you have your Bibles with your old school, like me traffic between pieces chapter 1 verses verses 11 through 14 and I'm going to read to you the word of God.
In him. Also, we have obtained an inheritance being predestined, according to the purpose of him who works, all things, according to the counsel of his will. That we will first trusted in Christ should be to the praise of his glory in him. You also trusted after you heard the word of truth that God of your salvation and which also having believed you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise. Who is the guarantee of your inheritance until the Redemption of the purchase possession to the prelude.
Hey mad. Amen. Let's prank Heavenly Father. Give me your word to bless this message so I can do nothing without you. Help us to understand our inheritance, how much to be grateful about inheritance. How much to be like, in praise you for all that you've done for us? Help us to glorify you and work for Christ while we still can and glorify this church as well. We are we ask all these things in Jesus precious name. Amen. Amen. Work for Christ while you still can This message is called.
What's the weather is called a celebration of Art in Heaven. No. We've been in the book of Ephesians, we started a book for studying to go to Vicky's. Now we come to the end of Paul's song of Celebration, which as we have seen is one long back, psychology of praise. which is one long Greek sentence, extending from verse 3, all the way to 4 as you can see where the first 14, ecology versus 12 and 14 both and with praise We are going to glorify God and give him the praise, that he deserves its paws. Beautiful song of worship and praise to God, the father and his past few weeks, we took the time to explore e Christine at the beginning of Paul's text ology, we explored God's blessings. We explored God's election. That was fun. Right? Three, three holes. And how salvation works? We saw the price that Jesus had to pay for our Redemption last week. I know we're going to end Paul's doxology by looking at guys in Harrington the best part. Right? Who doesn't love being stuck? The Inheritance that has been freely given to all of his election durin that we had studying God's ultimate blessing with your salvation, how God has decided to bless you Manatee to his election Redemption. Now, our heritage God for his glorious and in so doing, he invited his children to do the same. That is the whole point of this, doxology praising God for our Salvation glorifying him, or his wonderful work. God warns us in Hebrews 3 to 3 by saying. So what makes us think that we can escape, if we ignore this great salvation that was first announced by the Lord Jesus himself and then delivered to us by those who heard her speak. Holy Spirit, asks a question another words, should you not ignore what God has done for you? Should you not ignore honey, Associates? Should you ignore what God has done for you to do? Not ignore? She should that should you ignore it? Sorry. you should not ignore it and keep it to yourself the great salvation, that the author he was talking about But you have Kenny Christ. It is a warning to everyone who tries to ignore God's greatest blessing, the gospel of your salvation. We need to eat and live out together. We who are his children, have a great salvation because we have a great time there. For, as we meditate on the many, many blessings that we have in Christ. We should respond with the appropriate, pray to God. That is the whole point of pause. Ecology. This is geology 101. Ephesians 1:11 6. and also we have a pain inherited being predestined, according to the purpose of him who works, all things according to the counsel of his will God says we have an inheritance, but what is it? What is the meaning of sense in inheritance is something that you receive as an air person. Meaning a person legally entitled to the property of another on that or is that But at the same time and God's eyes to inherit, means to receive an irrevocable gift with an emphasis on the special relationship between the benefactor meaning, God, and his children. Another word for unlike legal inheritance. The benefactor which is guy does not die. Yet he provides material and spiritual blessings for his children. In case you wondering a benefactor is a person who gives money or other helped other help to a person or a car. Understand that God the father is the Supreme benefactor because he owns everything. Got that the song 50 vs 10 to 12 all the animals of the forest are mine, and I own the cattle, on a thousand hills. I know every bird in the mountains and all the animals on the field are mine, if I were hungry. I would not tell you. For all that the world that the world has is lying and everything in it. how awesome is that to think that the god of the universe, who owns everything in existence is giving us an inheritance
Joy to every child of God that can be translated to different ways in him. Jesus, we are made in her. I'll see her again. In Jesus the Christ. Our Lord you were made inheritors. In other words, we are in Harrison Jesus is Christ in her that we are a gift from God, the Father to his son, Jesus. He just makes it very clear and John 6:37 to 39 when he says.
And the one who comes to me, I will by no means cast out. I have I have come down from heaven, not to do my window that about me. Contrary to what our bodies safe. But the will of him, who sent me. This is the world of father who sent me that all that he has given me, I shall, I should not lose. I should lose the machine, raise it up.
Isn't it what you just saying? Because he is receiving inheritance from God. The Father God, the father is giving Jesus a group of people that's you and me as a prized possession. You see, we are the gift from the father to the Sun. Ultimately God has granted the Sun at the inheritance of the church, he's giving him the church as a reward for his faithfulness. And most of you, most of, you know, that we who make up The Universal Church of God are considered Jesus rise. There's a waitress over there, so we're ready like us. God, likes to use 50 figurative language to convey his meaning.
This is not a New Concept. Just got to do something similar. In the Old Testament, the nation of Israel is described as God's inheritance and inheritance and inheritance. That our Lord would never forsake, Psalm 94 14-7, for the Lord will not cast off his people, nor will he forsake his inheritance. The privileged position of Israel is God's chosen people place them in the center of God planning for blessing. Israel was Jesus very first inheritance, but now, in the New Testament, the church has also become his inheritance and his people Jews and Gentiles alike.
Originally in the Old Testament, the focus of the inheritance. Inheritance concept was God's promise to Abraham, you know Abraham, right? Maybe this is how everything got started. The land of Canaan was handed down to Abraham and his descendants as an eternal possession in Eternal inheritance. Genesis 1277, then the Lord appeared to Abram visit before he was called and said she's going to send them. I will give this lady speaking of the land of Israel and their he built an altar to the Lord who had appeared to him. In case you don't know who is Abraham, and he is the father of our faith. He is the one who first. started talking to God and helping his blessings upon him and and Promises given to him, New Covenant was given to him. So he is a forefather of all the, all the Jews.
He is the father of all the Jews. If you don't history, Israel was without the promised land for about 1,900 years. This all happened in Jerusalem in 70 AD, the Jewish people lost their homes, and no longer with what was considered the nation. What guy on May 9th of May 14th? 1948 nothing liable, right? Maybe. I'll remember to take back their land at the United Nations gave the Jews back their land and made them a nation once again. They are a living testimony to the existence of God, and they are living testimony to the promises of God. God making this very clear in the New Testament as well when he says in Hebrews 11 8 through 10 by faith Abraham when he was called to go out to the place which he received in her. And he went out not knowing what he was going by faith. Keep you out in the land of promise as in a foreign country. Wellington tennis with Isaac and Jacob, The Heirs with him of the same promise for, he waited for the city, which has foundations whose Builder and maker is God and his love to all his children. Abraham and his descendants were considered heirs and were promised inheritance by God. But, you know, in the New Testament, the initial promise of Abraham, in the land of Canaan is broadened to include the whole world. We see this in Romans 4:13,
I meant the stuff in the Spanish, Sean in Spanish over because I didn't get the first thing. We're we're good here just to give the whole earth to Abraham and his descendants was based not on his obedience to God's law, but on the right relationship with God, that comes by think you're like me, you might be wondering for yourself. Why would God give the whole entire world, Abraham? Doesn't that seem a little excessive tire world? But this is because God made a covenant with Abraham. God told Abraham in Genesis 17 4 through 7, S4 me. Behold my Covenant is with you whenever you see a capital Mimi That's God speaking. It refers to God and you shall be father of many nations. No longer, shall you? Got your name? Be cold cave room, but your name should be free. I have made you a father of many nations. I will make you extremely fruitful, and I will make nations of you. And King, she'll come from you. And I was doubtless, my Covenant between me and you and your descendants after you in the generations for Everlasting Covenant, to be God to you and your descendants.
How do Jews have such a special place in my heart and they still do because they are the descendants of Abraham, the father of our faith. It's important to realize something We must ask ourselves who will eventually be Abraham's greatest. Descendants. Who will be the greatest King to have ever come from Abraham. Hello, raise your hand that once it's every little kids, biblical answer, you know this, right? Jesus, very good. Give him a price. Yes, yes.
Not only did God not only Kings come from Abraham, but the King of Kings and the Lord of lords eventually came from you and far surpass them in stature and written. Jesus will rule the whole world when he comes back and at that time and that time is coming soon. Perhaps even In Our Lifetime. Now I know many future say that but you know what, you're just you're just realized that. Do people do preachers have been saying that he's coming soon. He's coming soon in 1948. Now you have the nation of Israel coming to exist. Now you're saying all this covid-19 days where you have to take the back seat and all that, this is all Stepping Stones. This is all things that have to happen because eventually everybody's going to be everyone is going to be mandated to take the mark of the beast. Can you see this happening in our life? It's coming. Did you have such a special place in God? Because they are descendants of Abraham. All right, I heard that Jesus was presented as a terrible thing. It says in Hebrews 1:1 through too long ago. Many times and in many ways to our ancestors and now in these final days, he has spoken to us through his son. God promise everything to the Sun as an inheritance. And through the son, he created the universe is Jesus, the legal offspring of Abraham and King David, but it's probably the position as the Son of God, equally qualified as him as guys are presented as the heir of all things. Christ himself. As the Son of God, is the true Heir, who will inherit everything is 147. Having become much better than the angels has key. Speaking of Jesus. Have they inherited tan a more excellent Name than Daddy. He has inherited every name and has been appointed. Heir of all things inside. I like this song because in this song, you have the Trinity speaking to each Insult you to 8. God, the father has promised his son. Jesus, the whole world as an inheritance. God said, ask me and I will give you the nation's of your for your inheritance and the ends of the Earth for your position. But here's the best part, whatever, Jesus was promised by God. The father is also given to his children as well. I'm getting an inheritance.
And this is great news for us, his children.
Because that brings us to our second way of translating our region. What are original verse, Ephesians 1.
In him. Also, we have a pain and inheritance being predestined, according to the purpose of him, who works, all things according to the car.
this verse can also mean that we have received Christ as inheritance Captain. The interpretation would seem obvious to most and I think this is what I was trying to.
so, in another person, where is inheritance, and he is our inheritance as we
Beautiful marriages. Me and Henry Christ. In other words, when you become a Christian, Jesus becomes your inheritance, that's by God's grace. All become his followers are counted joint heirs with him. Jesus, makes this cleaner Romans 8:17 went on says, and if children are Heirs of God in joint heirs with Christ, we suffer with me. And we may also be glorified together. Do you realize what this means? God in Christ, is giving us the whole world is our possession. You will be rulers in the next world. The same inheritance that God gave Abraham. Jesus is, is now, is now yours for the taking its are shared in her tea. This is actually a big deal. Pretty big. Papa. Jesus himself, obtaining an inheritance. If they usually give it to God, God has made this a priority for his children so much though and he denied it to Paul's technology converter. Paul's conversion right when he was on the road to Damascus to persecute Christians because he was a Thirsty Thursday.
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Call Dave Matthews. Great minds. But Jesus made his inheritance in priority. It is 4. X, 26 17 to 18. I would deliver you, isn't he? I will deliver you from the Jewish. as well as from the gym to whom to open their hands in order to turn them from Darkness to light and from the power of Satan, That they may receive forgiveness of sins and inheritance.
Sheraton. Those are Sanctified by faith. Jesus Cunningham. Hey man, I got some really good for you. I got some really good for all these followers of mine and I wanted to know what it is, and I'm picking you as my representative.
How do I do this coming from? At the very beginning when he's being saving tells Paul that they may receive forgiveness.
Those. It was only as Jesus intention to give this to her inheritance. Just like it was always God's intention to sanctify his followers. But you might be wondering to yourself
The question, sanctification relate to being or becoming meaning of Park. You heard me say this before in other words and animals are horse amplify when they are set apart for God. God's people are to Progressive. Grow in Holiness unto the day of the Lord sanctification, and which point all believers will be completely sanctified. What does it only happen through the power of the Holy Spirit? Who is like, all I can say, is our down payment in our guarantee. Cynosure, since all the leavers are children of God, who had been given an inheritance, then we can embrace the fact that we are Heirs of God. And Paul makes it very clear in Galatians for 7 when he said now, believer, Now, you are no longer a slave, but God's Own Child. And since you are his child, God has made. You is there is one of the most amazing titles that you can have.
not only a sink which mean sanctified Set apart. But you are also in there so naturally if God if we are God's heirs Christians are also airs along with Abraham and price. Publix on 16 Galatians 3:29. And now that you belonged to Christ, you are the true children of Abraham. You are his heirs and God's promise to Abraham belonged to you. How awesome is that? I get the same Promises of Abraham and Jesus. That's pretty cool. Another word for This Promise inheritance has been passed down from Abraham to you. Every child of God, received their inheritance by face as if Abraham and my face. We also share of The Inheritance with Jesus. As his followers. You're not aware the Old Testament. That was always the same way. Always, where you guys stayed was always do fake. Always stupid. Nothing change New Testament. Same thing come to Salvation in Spanish.
And this is what pies have besides that Jesus is our inheritance. Peter speaks of us as having been born again to a Living Hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead to obtaining an inheritance which is in perishable and undefiled, and will not fade away. Reserved in heaven for us. 1st Peter 1st, Peter one, three or four sets.
Any good news. Blessed. Be the God and father of our Lord. Jesus Christ. Okay. Bundle Mercy. Hasn't he gotten us again to a Living Hope through the directions to the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead?
To an inheritance Incorruptible and undefiled, and it does not fade away, reserved in heaven.
There's something really cool.
There's something really cool waiting for you again. Peter says you have an inheritance waiting for you. Paul says that God has given you every possible blessing in heaven. Guess, you know, it is here.
What are they saying? They are saying if these blessings all spiritual blessings, but these are also blessings that you have now spiritually as well. And God does not leave you empty-handed here on Earth.
Please.
I have some of you struggle with the fact that God will never abandon you nor forsake you need to listen up.
Henry Winkler.
Eventually.
God eventually you will receive a cooler version when you go home to be with the Lord, all right, but for now got leaves us with a down payment and guaranteed.
God gives us a taste of the mini witches. Which brings us to the best part of our inheritance ready for the best friend. and if some of you struggle with the fact that that's the god, that God will, if some of you struggle with with your salvation, were you think that guy will abandon you before saved? You you need to listen up, right? Because God, the father has given us his Spirit of promise to ensure that he will never ever, ever, ever take you back when he has promised to Ascension. When a person becomes a Christian, the Holy Spirit takes up residence in his life. Life in Jesus Christ is different because the spirit of God is not living within you. The holy spirit is there to empower equip has for the ministry and 2A in to accomplish. His will do the very pits.
The holy spirit is our Helper and Advocate Seafood, text encourages us. He also guarantees our inheritance in Jesus. Call further elaborates on the person of the Holy Spirit. By reminding us that by remaining his readers. That the spirit is the guarantee of our inheritance, that word guarantee is used only three times in the New Testament. Three times by Paul in reference, to the holy spirit. So, when you see that, we're guarantee that only appears three times. That is a synonym for 2nd Corinthians. See you
And given us the spirit in our hearts, as a guarantee that as a guarantee. Talking about the Holy Spirit of promise. This isn't 2nd Corinthians by 5, just a few chapters ahead. We're pasta is now for this very thing is God who also Has given us the spirit as a guarantee function as a down payment given to someone providing a service with the expectation. That full payment will be made after the service was performed.
What security was accepted a person was committed to fulfilling the terms of the contract. We had this today.
God is giving his people the holy spirit with the expectation and assurance that he full inheritance will follow. This is important for you to understand right now. This is important for you to understand because I like man who don't always keep their promises, God dust. Unlike man who don't always keep their word.
Got to go.
Voice reminds us in one of my favorite verses and numbers 2319.
Where Moses says God is not a man that he should lie. Nor a son of man that he should repent. I think he said and will he not too or has he spoken it? And would he not make it all good? Moses is asking you a rhetorical question. Well, I do want to ask you a few questions. Does he not give you the spirit of Promise which is the Holy Spirit to assure you of your salvation? To make you realize that he is not a liar? Does he not live inside you and make you his very own?
You must understand something.
if that is in you, He will never leave you nor forsake you. Despite hope Richie.
Because you are rich.
Me too.
Because he is a good and loving father. something that is incredibly hard for us to imagine loving, father like that a father who would never abandon his children, and his father was given his son, Jesus, as a Chinese inheritance, Giving you as his prize inherited, as a gift from God, the Father to Jesus. His son. God does not take back gift given to
All right, here's a gift.
Yeah, can I have that? Give it to me, remember. All right.
And Jesus is sun, does not reject nor abandon any of God's a father's precious. If you think otherwise you are believing the lies of Satan. because God is not a man and God is not thinking that he should be called a liar or the father look like I know Elsa Curtis is here in our past is the very past is that we're looking at.
Ephesians 1:13. What Paul says in him you also trusted. What does it mean to trust? Means put your faith in something, right? After you heard the word, the truth, the gospel of your salvation. And I'm also having believed you were still the police. Who is the guarantee of our inheritance on to the Redemption of the purchase possession, to the praise. Are you a relative? What do a polish change? It You know, it only says that we have the Holy Spirit is our guarantee for a Harrier. What do you says that? We are also see you keyword there. Reminder. Talk trying to say bye. See you, what is a good question and I'm glad you asked. And this brings us to our last one. Here's another history lesson. I promise you. A steel was a sign of ownership and it represented the owner's identification throughout human history and she'll refer to an official Mark of identification. That was placed on your letter or a contract or any other supporting documents. This field usually was made from hot wax which was placed on the document and then impressed with a Signet ring. Give me a ring that belonged to a King, the document was there by or fish in the identified with and under the authority of the king to whom the Signet ring belong. That is the idea behind us being sealed in him. Jesus by the Holy Spirit of promise, not only that, the Seal of God spirit is in The Believer signifies for different things.
Picking fights for different things, right?
It means that you are truly six years and still was a mark of security, right Nation. Time to see all the king or Prince or Noble represented security. And in my living room TV, is that mean me? And you was never to be broken or dishonor any person. But the king who broke or disturb the seal would likely have been put to death man, they play ball. Hey, messing around. The Holy Spirit, secures each believer, marking him with its own inviolable seal. A special steel, they cannot be physically tampered with or broken. Another word you don't mess with the Seal of the king of King Jesus. The Christ. Demons can't mess with a tin. Can mess with it being yourself.
Satan can do nothing to break the seal of Christ, that has been placed on you. Let me repeat that again because some of us are hard headed. Satan can do nothing to break tamper with, or take away. The steel that has been permanently given to you, which is the Holy Spirit.
Holy Spirit.
Jeremiah in 1st, John 4:4. But you belong to God.
You have already won a victory over those people because it's very who lives in you.
Digi moment. Notice the capital S for the spirit who lives in you. And you little s for the spirit who lives in the world. Say to me is the little boy who lives in the world. And we can call him any other things that begin with the letter s but we're in church and we're Christians, we do that, right?
but more importantly,
the Holy Spirit has sealed.
Kia SUV. no one can ever break that seal, which is
Satan is the father of Lies will constitute bombard, your mind and tell you that you can lose your salvation.
But they are not but they are nothing but lies because God himself says otherwise. To believe such a lie is to make that a liar and thereby you will be grieving the Holy Spirit of Truth. Do not be gullible.
These promises in the truth.
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When God gives us the Holy Spirit, it is as if people this person belongs to me. Energy and attention citizens of my Divine Kingdom and member of my / season. And I'm telling you right now,
The Patsy.
When Christians are sealed. Do you have the authority of God? You are not children of the king and that all the rights and privileges of a boil. In other words, you belong in our under the sovereignty of the king of kings and Lord of lords, The God, Who created everything and everything. Meditate on that for a second.
End of the world do not have the power to chase out demons.
And everybody who comes against you by the absolute Authority.
So why is why is knowing all this important? What are we to do with all this information?
We often think we sometimes believe the line is always after the mine. The battle of the spiritual battle is always in the mind.
And your name is.
Cuz I believe line.
Doesn't like to tell us that we don't belong to France. And that we are not securely in eternally saved.
The devil likes to make sure that you forget all about your riches and keratin that I'll wait for you.
I made it a priority for you to know. Don't you think things to make a priority for you to him for him to take that turns away from you? Call me dad. Imperative a priority for you to know. I was thinking stop and say something.
I can't believe it. You don't have it.
it's important to realize that if you have surrendered your life to God, His will be done in your life.
True repentance is surrendering your life to God and Jesus as your lord and savior, then the Holy Spirit, which is your down payment because you are his eternal possession of his property, his inheritance from God, the Father,
you weren't at the father's Eternal get to Jesus his son, you are a precious gift in which God, the son would never reach it from his mouth, think about this logically No. I don't like your garbage. Keep it. I got the world's garbage. I got one.
What everything the world has.
No.
Got a reminder in James 1:17.
Is everything? Okay?
And comes down from the father of it. With whom there is no variation or shadow.
Aldis on, we'll keep right up by the door. And we might be a kind of first fruits of his creation. Very first.
So, what are we to do with all this information?
We are to praise and glorify God.
With all our souls emphasis. With all our minds and thought our hearts. Glorify God in your life. Work for Christ. Why you still can't? Knowing that the down payment of your person is already being used.
Weird man. I don't want to work. I want to be late as I want to be sustained by the government. Come on, man.
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Magic doesn't work. What do you say amore? It's just hard to death.
If you are, if you are a God, the father's gift to Jesus. And you are. Jesus gift from God, the Father don't ever think that you're in control.
I need changeable exchange. Is that only by The Authority, not the fun.
Spiel. I got.
Johnny mind. Of this personal transaction that starts in John 6:35. Where Jesus himself.
All that the father gives me.
Are you close to me? I will, by no means.
John 6:39 says, this is the cause of the problem. All that you have given me.
He's in Oakland last night.
I love you channel, 29.
My father.
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Can you stretch something? We can go to father to fetch something for Godfather's. Near me.
You are trying to cure. God, the father Jesus Christ.
Let us not grieve the Holy Spirit of promise.
Meaning of Lies.
But like all those crazy, indoor fun.
Before fractured.
Tell me, father.
I was not cut was not to grieve your Holy Spirit by whom you have filled for the day of redemption.
How much to understand these basic truth?
How is to glorify you while there is still time? How much do trays do? Like the Apostle Paul. How much do appreciate what you have given us?
How much do appreciate our inheritance and wait for us in heaven.
How much do work? Build your kingdom.
Yes, call me. Jesus. Imagine.
Thank you, Pastor. Great message.