1. “Before the creation of the world….” 1:4
Ephesians 1:1-14
Exile & Belonging – Salvation for the World – a word from prison
“Before the creation of the world….” 1:4
“to be put into effect when the times reach their fulfillment…” v10
Jesus – Redeemer & Revealer & Reconciler/Restorer
V7-10
(The Mystery of His Will)
= “unity of all things on heaven and earth under Christ”
“The essence of the beautiful is unity in variety.”
~Felix Mendelsshon

2. MARKED/SEALED WITH HOLY SPIRIT V13 To be BIRTHING SIGNS Of
("through Christ," "in him") are used 10 times in these verses / 34 times in Ephesians as a whole
CHOSEN V4
IN LOVE ADOPTED V5
FORGIVEN V7
INCLUDED V13
MARKED/SEALED WITH HOLY SPIRIT V13
To be BIRTHING SIGNS Of
“Thy kingdom Come thy Will be done
On Earth as it is in Heaven”
2:10 – Work of Art !!
“to do good works”

3. “What do we mean by ‘redemption’
“What do we mean by ‘redemption’? I take it that for the purposes of the Redemption Summit we are using the word in a broad sense, to denote the action(s) whereby God rescues human beings, and (if we are being biblical) the whole cosmos, from the state of sin, decay, and death to which they have become subject.”
~N.T. Wright
“His intent was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms….” ~3:10
(Jewish meaning = God rescues Israel from the historical slave-market of Egypt)