Recapture
Gripped, fascinated, inspired, compelled and moved by God, Apostle Paul broke out praising God in Ephesians 1:3 and explains why God was the object of his praise from verse 4-14.
To praise or to bless means to sp_______ well of a person and Paul had many reasons to praise God for the way he has chosen. Here are the seven observations about God’s choice.
- His choice lo___ ago (Ephesians 1:4)
- His choice in his cha________ (c.f. Deuteronomy 7:7-8)
- His choice for re____________ (Ephesians 1:5)
- His choice to pre___________ (Ephesians 1:13)
- His choice for co______________ (Ephesians 1:4, 5, 11, 2 Peter 2:9)
- His choice and our res__________ (Ephesians 1:1, 4)
- His choice for his g_________ (Ephesians 1:6, 12, 14).
Reflect & apply
- What aspects of God’s choice speak to you and why?
- Praise flows out of being fascinated and captivated by God. Share with each other what has captured your imagination about God this past week.
Pray
- Ask God to capture your heart and mind, to be genuinely fascinated, inspired, compelled, and moved by who he is and what he does.
- Ask God to give you opportunities to speak well of him to non-Christians.
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