THE LORD JESUS’ BLESSING TO US
Eph 1:3-6 “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will, to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He has made us accepted in the Beloved.” NKJV
What has the Lord blessed us with? _____________________________________
When did He chose us? _______________________________________________
There were two things that we should be before the Lord? ______________________
How do we become Holy? _______________________________________________
What did He predestine us to? ___________________________________________
Do you see the two reasons HE did this according to? _________________________
Who has made us accepted in the Beloved? ________________________________
Gal 2:19-20 “I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.” NKJV
Who no longer lives once you are crucified with Christ? _______________________
Who then lives in you? _________________________________________________
Who love you and gave Himself for you? __________________________________
2 Cor 5:18-21 “Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation, that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us the word of reconciliation. Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ's behalf, be reconciled to God. For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.” NKJV
How many things are of God? ____________________________________________
How did we become reconciled to God? ____________________________________
What is the ministry of reconciliation? ______________________________________
Who are we to be ambassadors for? _______________________________________
Who did the writer want us to reconciled to? _________________________________
Would God want to be used by us and what action does He want to use? __________
What did the Father have Jesus do? _______________________________________
What was the result of what Jesus did for His Father and us? ____________________ _____________________________________________________________________
Heb 13:4-6 “Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you." So we may boldly say: "The LORD is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?" NKJV
What two things are asked of us in these verses? __________________________
What has the Lord Himself said to us? ___________________________________
What can we say boldly? _______________________________________________
Matt 28:19-20 “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Amen. NKJV
Once we can say boldly the Lord is my helper what is expected of us? ___________
Who do we baptize in the name of? _______________________________________
Can we teach others what the Lord has commanded us? _______________________
What is His promise to us if we obey? ______________________________________
1 Cor 6:17-18 “But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with Him. “ NKJV
When we are joined with the Lord what happens? ____________________________
2 Cor 6:17-7:1 “Therefore "Come out from among them And be separate, says the Lord. Do not touch what is unclean, And I will receive you." "I will be a Father to you, And you shall be My sons and daughters, Says the LORD Almighty." NKJV
What is expected of us when we accept Jesus? ______________________________
Do you recognize what the unclean in your life is? ____________________________
What is the Lord’s promise to us if we Obey? ________________________________
Rom 6:11-12 “Likewise you also, reckon yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord. Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lusts.” NKJV
What are we to be dead to? __________ and alive to? ________________________
What should not reign in your body? ______________________________________
If sin reigns in your body who do you obey? ________________________________
Do you want to allow sin (the devil) to rule you or let Jesus free you? ______________
Eph 3:14-19 “For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man, that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height-- to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.” NKJV
When you ask Jesus to free you what will you want to do? _____________________
When you bow your knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus what will He grant you? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Have you fed your soul to know it’s depth and height? _________________________
Has the love of Christ which passes knowledge filled your soul? _________________
Heb 9:13 “Not with the blood of goats and calves, but with His own blood He entered the Most Holy Place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption. “ NKJV
What was the blood of goats and calves used for? __________________________
How did Jesus enter the Most Holy Place? _________________________________
Who did He obtain eternal redemption for? ________________________________
Eph 2:13 “But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.” NKJV
Do you still feel far off and not been brought near to Christ? ____________________
Heb 9:15 “And for this reason He is the Mediator of the new covenant, by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions under the first covenant, that those who are called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance. NKJV
Who is our Mediator? __________________________________________________
Have you been called? ______________ Are you ignoring His call? ______________
Have you received the promise of eternal inheritance? _________________________
by Linda-Marie Ward
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