WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.639 --> 00:00:04.799 Ladies and gentlemen, Welcome to Wednesday Service, episode fifty one. 2 00:00:04.839 --> 00:00:06.639 I'm your host, Josh Minda. If you know me, I'm 3 00:00:06.639 --> 00:00:10.199 a Christian rapper, devoted husband, father, and normy veteran. And 4 00:00:10.359 --> 00:00:12.400 thank you so much. This is brought to you by 5 00:00:12.480 --> 00:00:15.839 Cold of Conspiracy Podcast. I do appreciate you, guys, and 6 00:00:15.880 --> 00:00:17.879 thank you for all the comments you guys have been leaving. 7 00:00:18.679 --> 00:00:22.120 We just shout out a few people MDMP twenty two 8 00:00:22.359 --> 00:00:25.559 and Angela Kelly, thank you. He said, Merry Christmas. Merry 9 00:00:25.600 --> 00:00:27.719 Christmas to you too. I don't celebrate Christmas the same 10 00:00:27.719 --> 00:00:31.839 way as everybody else does, but Merry Christmas to you. Angelo. 11 00:00:32.200 --> 00:00:38.399 Appreciate you, yeah, I just we don't do like the 12 00:00:39.520 --> 00:00:42.039 well I don't my kids, they don't. They don't believe 13 00:00:42.039 --> 00:00:44.079 in Santa Claus and all that stuff. And Angela, you 14 00:00:44.079 --> 00:00:46.039 probably are the same way with your kids, I would think, 15 00:00:47.359 --> 00:00:50.399 you know. And also I don't tell my kids that 16 00:00:50.520 --> 00:00:52.920 is Jesus's birthday, but we do celebrate Jesus, if that 17 00:00:52.960 --> 00:00:56.560 makes sense. You know, I think that Jesus' birthday is 18 00:00:56.600 --> 00:01:00.759 sometime in spring or maybe in September. That's the two 19 00:01:01.759 --> 00:01:05.120 things that people kick around, you know, but I do. 20 00:01:05.159 --> 00:01:08.079 We do celebrate Jesus, you know, and my kids do 21 00:01:08.120 --> 00:01:10.359 get presents and stuff. So yeah, Merry Christmas to you 22 00:01:10.400 --> 00:01:13.280 too much. Love to you, and I appreciate you saying that. 23 00:01:13.879 --> 00:01:17.480 And let's see what else we have. Okay, we got 24 00:01:17.879 --> 00:01:20.879 last week we had five comments, thank you. We only 25 00:01:20.879 --> 00:01:23.079 have two on Sunday Service. So, like I always say, 26 00:01:23.359 --> 00:01:25.159 if you guys get a chance to check out Sunday 27 00:01:25.159 --> 00:01:27.319 Service and if you guys could comment or leave an emoji, 28 00:01:27.359 --> 00:01:31.040 I really appreciate it. Thank you for that. MDMP twenty two, 29 00:01:31.079 --> 00:01:34.599 Thank you again. Every week, Whiskers White, thank you again. Brother, 30 00:01:34.920 --> 00:01:40.719 appreciate you. Let's see what you said. Thank you father, Yes, yes, yes, 31 00:01:40.840 --> 00:01:44.719 hey man j Con forty four twenty thank you so much. 32 00:01:44.760 --> 00:01:47.519 Appreciate you, brother, Angela Kelly once again, thank you, and 33 00:01:47.680 --> 00:01:50.640 b thank you so much. I appreciate you guys leaving 34 00:01:50.640 --> 00:01:53.680 these comments. I guess that it definitely helps the algorithm 35 00:01:53.719 --> 00:01:57.640 and assist the show. So as far as my new job, 36 00:01:57.680 --> 00:02:00.560 I haven't heard anything yet. I guess they're going to 37 00:02:00.599 --> 00:02:03.400 make a decision this week. Pray for me. Also, I 38 00:02:03.480 --> 00:02:06.079 might be doing service, which is different than my job 39 00:02:06.120 --> 00:02:07.480 I do now. Right now is a little more of 40 00:02:07.519 --> 00:02:12.759 a mental job than physical. So if you guys could 41 00:02:14.000 --> 00:02:17.199 definitely pray for sorry, I think I exit out the screen. 42 00:02:17.719 --> 00:02:22.159 Please pray for my back to be strong, you know, 43 00:02:22.159 --> 00:02:24.319 because I'll be doing some digging and all that kind 44 00:02:24.319 --> 00:02:29.280 of stuff. So yeah, just pray for physical strength and 45 00:02:29.360 --> 00:02:32.960 physical health for me to be able to handle my job. Please, 46 00:02:33.240 --> 00:02:35.080 and Lord, you heard what I said right now and 47 00:02:35.560 --> 00:02:39.719 out loud. Please assist me. Lord, make me physically strong. 48 00:02:39.759 --> 00:02:47.439 Assist my back, my arms, my shoulders, my legs, my calfs, everything. Word. 49 00:02:47.520 --> 00:02:51.319 Please thank you. I love you Jesus name. Amen. So 50 00:02:51.400 --> 00:02:55.240 there we go, yees. So it's been a cool week, 51 00:02:55.360 --> 00:02:57.680 you know, been a good week. I hope it's been 52 00:02:57.719 --> 00:03:00.360 a good week for you guys as well. Hope everything 53 00:03:00.439 --> 00:03:03.039 is going good in your guys' life. This is Christmas week, 54 00:03:03.439 --> 00:03:07.039 so everybody enjoy your holidays. Hopefully have fun with your families. 55 00:03:07.560 --> 00:03:11.000 Enjoy your families. Make sure that you are safe. You know, 56 00:03:11.039 --> 00:03:13.199 there's a lot of drunk drivers out there and people 57 00:03:13.240 --> 00:03:16.919 that are you know, getting drunk and fights and crazy 58 00:03:16.960 --> 00:03:19.639 stuff that happens, you know, on the holidays, So please 59 00:03:19.719 --> 00:03:23.479 be careful and be safe, you know, and make God 60 00:03:23.520 --> 00:03:26.280 protect all of you guys. When you guys are driving around, 61 00:03:26.319 --> 00:03:28.599 you know, especially when you have kids and all that stuff. Man, 62 00:03:30.120 --> 00:03:35.039 be safe, you know. But it's been interesting. But yeah, 63 00:03:35.159 --> 00:03:38.280 so this week we're gonna be going over Ephesians three, 64 00:03:39.199 --> 00:03:42.960 maybe to six, I'm not sure, but definitely three through five. 65 00:03:43.159 --> 00:03:45.560 All right, So that's gonna be what we're going over today. 66 00:03:46.120 --> 00:03:47.680 Let me go ahead and pull it up on the 67 00:03:47.719 --> 00:03:52.479 screen for you guys to see. Perfect, and we got 68 00:03:52.479 --> 00:03:56.560 Ephesians three and the first the title of this is 69 00:03:56.599 --> 00:04:00.719 going to be the mystery revealed for the first seven verse, okay, 70 00:04:01.199 --> 00:04:02.840 And I just want to go over something with you guys. 71 00:04:02.879 --> 00:04:08.960 The term mystery Greek mystery arm. In Paul's vocabulary, a 72 00:04:09.080 --> 00:04:12.319 mystery is not a puzzle to solve, but a truth, 73 00:04:12.560 --> 00:04:16.560 once concealed and now revealed. Colossian's one twenty six, Roman 74 00:04:16.600 --> 00:04:19.519 sixteen twenty five through twenty six. The secret plan God 75 00:04:19.560 --> 00:04:22.360 whispered through the prophets Isaiah forty nine to six, Hoaiah 76 00:04:22.399 --> 00:04:26.720 two to twenty three has burst into daylight. Believing Jews 77 00:04:26.759 --> 00:04:30.560 and believing Gentiles form one people in Christ. Just so 78 00:04:30.639 --> 00:04:33.639 you guys are aware. And then what's the historical setting? 79 00:04:34.000 --> 00:04:37.319 Paul and the prison epistle. Uh. This is written around 80 00:04:37.480 --> 00:04:43.879 a d. Sixty to sixty two from Roman custody. Ephesians 81 00:04:43.959 --> 00:04:47.519 rounds out a set of letters penned by Paul awaiting trial. 82 00:04:48.040 --> 00:04:51.519 The apostle had spent nearly three years in Ephesus and 83 00:04:51.639 --> 00:04:55.839 knew its people well. The city boasted the Temple of Artemis, 84 00:04:55.879 --> 00:05:00.199 a major seaport, bursting commerce, and a sizeable Jewish population. 85 00:05:00.879 --> 00:05:07.079 Ideal soil for gospel that unites every ethnicity. Okay, so 86 00:05:07.199 --> 00:05:09.360 let me just go ahead and go over a intro 87 00:05:09.879 --> 00:05:13.360 for Ephesians three. Where are you at? Intro? I know 88 00:05:13.399 --> 00:05:17.839 you're close, I know you're close. There we go. Ephesians 89 00:05:17.839 --> 00:05:21.560 three is a significant chapter that illuminates the divine mystery 90 00:05:21.639 --> 00:05:26.120 revealed to Paul the unification of Jews and Gentiles through 91 00:05:26.160 --> 00:05:30.319 the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Paul's prayer for spiritual strength 92 00:05:31.160 --> 00:05:36.079 and for the Ephesians and his praise to God culminate 93 00:05:36.560 --> 00:05:40.160 this rich chapter. Okay, so let me just go to 94 00:05:40.199 --> 00:05:43.319 my teaching points here that way, I'm ready to go 95 00:05:43.959 --> 00:05:47.240 perfect and let me pull up my other notes. Cool, 96 00:05:48.079 --> 00:05:50.600 here we go. So let's go ahead and start Aphesians three, 97 00:05:50.759 --> 00:05:54.959 Verse one. For this reason I Paul, the prisoner of 98 00:05:55.079 --> 00:05:59.199 Christ Jesus for you, Gentiles, if indeed you have heard 99 00:05:59.279 --> 00:06:02.399 of the dispensation of the grace of God which is 100 00:06:02.399 --> 00:06:07.199 given to me for you, how that by revelation he 101 00:06:07.319 --> 00:06:09.920 made known to be the mystery as I have briefly 102 00:06:09.920 --> 00:06:13.240 written already, by which when you read you may understand 103 00:06:13.279 --> 00:06:17.199 my knowledge in the mystery of Christ. All right, we 104 00:06:17.240 --> 00:06:21.439 will stop there real quick. And it says the mystery revealed. 105 00:06:21.839 --> 00:06:24.879 Paul speaks of the mystery made known to him by revelation, 106 00:06:25.000 --> 00:06:28.600 which is that Gentiles are coheres with Israel, members of 107 00:06:28.639 --> 00:06:32.199 the same body, and partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus. 108 00:06:34.160 --> 00:06:36.920 So the mystery revealed. The concept of the mystery revealed 109 00:06:37.000 --> 00:06:39.600 is a profound theme in the New Testament, particularly in 110 00:06:39.639 --> 00:06:43.040 the writings of the apostle Paul. This mystery, once hidden, 111 00:06:43.120 --> 00:06:45.720 is now disclosed through the revelation of Jesus Christ and 112 00:06:45.759 --> 00:06:49.360 the work of the Holy Spirit. It encompasses the unfolding 113 00:06:49.399 --> 00:06:53.680 of God's redemptive plan for humanity, which was kept secret 114 00:06:53.879 --> 00:06:57.360 for ages, but is now made known to the saints. 115 00:06:58.560 --> 00:07:00.560 And we talked about the term mystery in the Biblical 116 00:07:00.560 --> 00:07:03.639 context refers to a divine truth that was previously concealed 117 00:07:04.000 --> 00:07:06.680 but is now revealed by God. In the Old Testament, 118 00:07:06.759 --> 00:07:10.720 God's plan for salvation was hinted at through prophecies and types, 119 00:07:11.240 --> 00:07:15.759 but his full understanding was not accessible until the coming 120 00:07:15.879 --> 00:07:19.560 of Christ. The apostle Paul frequently uses the term mystery 121 00:07:19.600 --> 00:07:22.560 to describe the Gospel and the inclusion of the Gentiles 122 00:07:22.560 --> 00:07:26.399 into God's covenant people. Key passages is going to be 123 00:07:26.399 --> 00:07:31.000 Ephesians three, verses three through six, all right, and then 124 00:07:31.040 --> 00:07:34.319 in this passage, Paul explains, and then three through six 125 00:07:34.319 --> 00:07:36.680 we're gonna read still, okay, So let me just go 126 00:07:36.680 --> 00:07:38.439 ahead and read that real quick, and then we'll go 127 00:07:38.519 --> 00:07:42.720 back to this verse five says which and other ages 128 00:07:42.839 --> 00:07:45.680 was not made known to the sons of men, as 129 00:07:45.680 --> 00:07:47.959 it was now fully revealed by the Spirit to his 130 00:07:48.079 --> 00:07:51.839 holy apostles and prophets, that the Gentiles should be fellow 131 00:07:52.040 --> 00:07:55.040 errors of the same body and partakers of His promise 132 00:07:55.160 --> 00:07:58.480 in Christ through the Gospel, which I became a minister 133 00:07:58.959 --> 00:08:01.839 according to the gift of the grace of God given 134 00:08:01.879 --> 00:08:05.319 to me by the effective work of His power. All right. 135 00:08:05.839 --> 00:08:11.000 So in these passages, Paul explains that the mystery involves 136 00:08:11.040 --> 00:08:15.439 the inclusion of the Gentiles as coers with Israel, forming 137 00:08:15.519 --> 00:08:19.240 one unified body in Christ. This was a radical revelation 138 00:08:19.720 --> 00:08:22.839 that broke down the dividing wall between Jews and Gentiles, 139 00:08:22.839 --> 00:08:26.360 creating a new humanity in Christ. And just let you 140 00:08:26.439 --> 00:08:33.960 guys know, the apostles, the disciples were having a hard 141 00:08:34.039 --> 00:08:38.679 time even themselves understanding that gentiles can be saved. Before 142 00:08:38.720 --> 00:08:40.639 you can even eat a meal with gentiles, you want 143 00:08:40.679 --> 00:08:43.679 to stay away from them all that stuff. Right, Gentiles 144 00:08:43.679 --> 00:08:46.879 are basically like pagan nations, right, so they've been taught 145 00:08:46.879 --> 00:08:49.399 their whole life to stay away from them, don't eat 146 00:08:49.399 --> 00:08:51.960 with them, and all these other laws and everything in 147 00:08:52.000 --> 00:08:56.960 all these different rules. So even it was even odd 148 00:08:57.000 --> 00:09:00.679 to them. Now, Paul being a fair see, it must 149 00:09:00.679 --> 00:09:03.720 have been really odd to him. But obviously he accepts 150 00:09:03.720 --> 00:09:06.759 it with open arms because he is a you know, 151 00:09:07.000 --> 00:09:09.720 child of God, and he is a Christian, so he 152 00:09:09.759 --> 00:09:15.879 believes that Jesus, you know, is is the one unified 153 00:09:15.919 --> 00:09:18.879 body of Christ. Right is what it says here. So yeah, 154 00:09:18.919 --> 00:09:21.720 Colossians one twenty six, twenty seven says the mystery that 155 00:09:21.799 --> 00:09:24.440 was hidden for ages and generations but has now revealed 156 00:09:24.440 --> 00:09:27.440 to his saints to them, God has chosen to make 157 00:09:27.519 --> 00:09:30.919 known among the gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, 158 00:09:30.960 --> 00:09:34.279 which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. Here, 159 00:09:34.320 --> 00:09:37.320 Paul emphasizes the mystery is not only the inclusion of 160 00:09:37.320 --> 00:09:40.000 the gentiles, but also the in dwelling presence of Christ 161 00:09:40.000 --> 00:09:43.360 and believers, which is the hope of glory. This in 162 00:09:43.519 --> 00:09:47.679 dwelling signifies a personal transformative relationship with God through Christ. 163 00:09:48.039 --> 00:09:50.720 And then in Romans sixteen twenty five through twenty six, 164 00:09:50.759 --> 00:09:53.639 it says, now to him who is able to strengthen 165 00:09:53.679 --> 00:09:56.480 you by my gospel and my proclamation of Jesus Christ, 166 00:09:56.519 --> 00:09:59.159 according to the revelation of the mystery hidden for long 167 00:09:59.200 --> 00:10:02.480 ages past, but now revealed and made known through the 168 00:10:02.480 --> 00:10:05.279 writings of his prophets, by the command of the eternal God, 169 00:10:05.639 --> 00:10:08.639 to lead all nations to the obedience that comes from faith. 170 00:10:09.080 --> 00:10:12.720 Paul concludes this letter to the Romans by highlighting that mystery, 171 00:10:12.759 --> 00:10:15.399 once hidden, is now revealed to lead all nations to 172 00:10:15.440 --> 00:10:19.200 faith and obedience. This underscores the universal scope of the 173 00:10:19.240 --> 00:10:23.039 Gospel and God's desire for all people to come to salvation. 174 00:10:23.840 --> 00:10:27.360 What's the theological significance the revelation of the mystery signifies 175 00:10:27.399 --> 00:10:31.039 the fulfillment of God's eternal purpose in Christ. It demonstrates 176 00:10:31.080 --> 00:10:35.240 God's wisdom and sovereignty and orchestrating salvation history. The mystery 177 00:10:35.279 --> 00:10:38.279 reveals the depths of God's grace and the inclusivity of 178 00:10:38.360 --> 00:10:42.159 his redemptive plan, breaking down ethnic and cultural burials to 179 00:10:42.240 --> 00:10:46.720 form one people under Christ. The mystery also highlights the 180 00:10:46.840 --> 00:10:49.320 role of the Church as the Body of Christ, tasked 181 00:10:49.320 --> 00:10:53.360 with proclaiming this revealed truth to the world. Believers are 182 00:10:53.399 --> 00:10:57.159 called to live out the implications of this mystery, embodying 183 00:10:57.320 --> 00:11:02.919 the unity and love that it entails. What's the practical implications? 184 00:11:03.039 --> 00:11:06.399 Understanding the mystery revealed has profound implications for Christ's living. 185 00:11:06.799 --> 00:11:10.360 It calls believers to embrace their identity in Christ, recognizing 186 00:11:10.399 --> 00:11:13.480 the unity and equality of all members of the body. 187 00:11:13.480 --> 00:11:16.000 It challenges the Church to be a witness to the world, 188 00:11:16.399 --> 00:11:19.759 demonstrating the transformative power of the Gospel. Moreover, the mystery 189 00:11:19.840 --> 00:11:23.559 encourages believers to seek a deeper relationship with Christ, who 190 00:11:23.639 --> 00:11:27.679 dwells within them. This in dwelling presence empowers them to 191 00:11:27.720 --> 00:11:31.320 live holy and obedient lives, reflecting the hope of glory 192 00:11:31.399 --> 00:11:36.120 that is to come all right, very important, Okay, that 193 00:11:36.600 --> 00:11:40.879 whole part right there. So, because we obviously would be 194 00:11:40.919 --> 00:11:46.960 considered gentiles, but now we are considered unity, you know, 195 00:11:47.120 --> 00:11:49.080 unified in Christ. You know, as long as we're you know, 196 00:11:49.080 --> 00:11:51.120 as long as you're saved, we're unified. If you're not 197 00:11:51.159 --> 00:11:54.360 saved and you're Jewish, you're not unified, or you are 198 00:11:54.399 --> 00:11:57.279 not believing in Jesus, then obviously you need to believe 199 00:11:57.320 --> 00:11:59.799 in Jesus the Messiah, or you are not unified with 200 00:11:59.840 --> 00:12:05.320 the body, all right. So, and then in verse seven, 201 00:12:06.320 --> 00:12:09.480 Paul describes his role as a servant of his gospel 202 00:12:09.519 --> 00:12:13.039 by the gift of God's grace, emphasizing his ministry is 203 00:12:13.080 --> 00:12:18.840 empowered by God's work. All right, So that's everything I 204 00:12:18.879 --> 00:12:21.039 have for one through seven. Let's go ahead and go 205 00:12:21.080 --> 00:12:26.960 over a detailed analysis of verses one through seven. Apheaesans one, 206 00:12:27.000 --> 00:12:30.799 Aphasans three. One through seven is about Paul, calling as 207 00:12:30.799 --> 00:12:33.960 the prisoner of Christ, revealing God's secret plan the mystery 208 00:12:34.039 --> 00:12:38.080 to include gentiles non Jews into one unified body with 209 00:12:38.200 --> 00:12:41.399 Jews through Christ, something previously hidden but now made known 210 00:12:41.440 --> 00:12:44.519 by revelation, which we talked about earlier. It emphasizes that 211 00:12:44.559 --> 00:12:49.840 God's grace changes everything, turning persecutors into preachers. Who was 212 00:12:49.879 --> 00:12:54.000 a persecutor? Well, of course, Paul the apostle was a persecutor. Right, 213 00:12:54.399 --> 00:12:59.360 he was killing Christians and he was also arresting them. Right, 214 00:12:59.679 --> 00:13:02.759 And what did he do? He became from being a 215 00:13:02.799 --> 00:13:07.919 persecutor to a preacher. Right, And Paul was a great teacher, 216 00:13:07.960 --> 00:13:14.639 So great preacher and teacher, right, it says. It emphasizes 217 00:13:14.679 --> 00:13:18.480 that God's grace changes everything, turning persecutors to into preachers. 218 00:13:18.919 --> 00:13:21.919 And that is the dispensation of grace. It's a stewardship 219 00:13:22.000 --> 00:13:26.759 to make this universal, inclusive gospel known, inviting all to 220 00:13:26.879 --> 00:13:30.360 share in Christ's boundless riches. What are the key themes 221 00:13:30.360 --> 00:13:33.720 that we have here? In verses one through seven, Writing 222 00:13:33.759 --> 00:13:37.480 from prison, Paul sees himselves as captured by Christ, not 223 00:13:37.720 --> 00:13:41.200 just suffering for him, highlighting the total dedication and God's 224 00:13:41.279 --> 00:13:45.279 use of his confinement for the gospel. Then that mystery 225 00:13:45.320 --> 00:13:47.679 we talked about earlier, right, the great secret hidden from 226 00:13:47.679 --> 00:13:51.440 past ages is that gentiles are fellow errors, part of 227 00:13:51.480 --> 00:13:55.000 the same body and co partners in the promise in Christ. 228 00:13:55.559 --> 00:14:00.240 And then dispensation of grace. God gave special special so 229 00:14:00.360 --> 00:14:04.879 a role God gave Paul a special role, a dispensation, 230 00:14:05.039 --> 00:14:08.679 to administer his grace, revealing the mystery of the world. 231 00:14:09.240 --> 00:14:13.320 Grace changes everything Paul wants. A persecutor of the church, 232 00:14:13.360 --> 00:14:17.600 became its preacher, demonstrating how God's grace transforms lives and 233 00:14:17.639 --> 00:14:22.120 purposes universal inclusion. This pastor stresses the unity of believers, 234 00:14:22.240 --> 00:14:25.799 Jews and Gentiles in the Church, God's household, breaking down 235 00:14:25.879 --> 00:14:30.879 all barriers stewardship of the Gospel. Believers like Paul are 236 00:14:31.120 --> 00:14:34.320 entrusted with his truth and call to live it out, 237 00:14:34.679 --> 00:14:41.320 making God's manifold, making God's manifold wisdom known. Okay, so 238 00:14:41.559 --> 00:14:44.600 there we go. Pretty good stuff there. Now let's go 239 00:14:44.600 --> 00:14:49.759 ahead and dive into verse eight. Purpose of the mystery. 240 00:14:50.399 --> 00:14:51.960 Let me see, Oh, you know what, I have one 241 00:14:52.399 --> 00:14:57.279 more little section to read. In simple terms, Paul says, 242 00:14:57.320 --> 00:15:00.600 because I'm in chains for Jesus. Don't get discar Instead, 243 00:15:00.600 --> 00:15:03.159 see it as proof of God's amazing plan to include everyone, 244 00:15:03.240 --> 00:15:06.519 Jews and non Jews in his family, something he kept 245 00:15:06.559 --> 00:15:10.000 secret until now. This new reality revealed by God means 246 00:15:10.120 --> 00:15:12.679 all people can access christ riches and be part of 247 00:15:12.720 --> 00:15:18.039 his unified church, a powerful truth. Paul was appointed to share. 248 00:15:18.440 --> 00:15:20.240 There we go. Sorry, that was the ending part of 249 00:15:20.240 --> 00:15:22.840 that I had to read. All right, let's go ahead 250 00:15:22.840 --> 00:15:27.879 and read verse eight through thirteen. Now, purpose of the mystery. 251 00:15:27.960 --> 00:15:30.240 So now we're gonna know the purpose of the mystery here, okay. 252 00:15:31.200 --> 00:15:35.399 Verse eight says to me, who am who am less 253 00:15:35.440 --> 00:15:38.879 than the least of all the saints. This grace was 254 00:15:38.960 --> 00:15:42.559 given that I should preach among the gentiles the unsearchable 255 00:15:42.639 --> 00:15:46.720 riches of Christ, and to all, and to make all 256 00:15:46.919 --> 00:15:50.240 see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from 257 00:15:50.279 --> 00:15:52.759 the beginning of the ages has been hidden in God, 258 00:15:53.360 --> 00:15:57.360 who created all things through Jesus Christ, to the intent 259 00:15:57.480 --> 00:16:00.759 that now the manifold wisdom of God might be known 260 00:16:00.919 --> 00:16:04.759 by the Church to the principalities and powers in the 261 00:16:04.799 --> 00:16:08.960 heavenly places, according to the eternal purpose which he accompanied 262 00:16:09.000 --> 00:16:13.279 in Christ, Jesus our Lord, in whom we have boldness 263 00:16:13.320 --> 00:16:18.919 and access with confidence through faith in Him. Before I ask, 264 00:16:19.159 --> 00:16:22.240 what you do not lose heart? That you do not 265 00:16:22.480 --> 00:16:27.240 lose heart, and my tribulations for you, which is your glory. 266 00:16:28.200 --> 00:16:32.000 I thought, there's some fascinating parts here where he says 267 00:16:34.480 --> 00:16:36.759 where it says right here it says fellowship of the 268 00:16:36.840 --> 00:16:40.039 mystery which from the beginning of the ages has been 269 00:16:40.120 --> 00:16:44.879 hidden in God, who created all things through Christ. I mean, 270 00:16:46.679 --> 00:16:51.679 so Jesus obviously was there when during creation. Right, we 271 00:16:51.759 --> 00:16:54.759 know that some people don't believe that, some Christians don't 272 00:16:54.799 --> 00:16:56.960 believe that. But you see what Paul's saying here that 273 00:16:57.039 --> 00:17:00.840 all things are created through Jesus. Christ. Jesus couldn't have 274 00:17:00.879 --> 00:17:05.279 been created because all things were created through Jesus. It 275 00:17:05.279 --> 00:17:07.920 says here to the intent that now the manifold wisdom 276 00:17:07.960 --> 00:17:12.039 of God might be known by the church. Right, so 277 00:17:12.119 --> 00:17:15.240 it might be known by us believers, right, the body 278 00:17:15.279 --> 00:17:20.559 of Christ to the principalities and powers in heavenly places. Wow, 279 00:17:21.119 --> 00:17:24.200 now it's talking about principalities and powers in heavenly places. 280 00:17:24.240 --> 00:17:30.359 They're gonna know now. It says, according to the eternal 281 00:17:30.400 --> 00:17:33.200 purpose which he accompanied in Christ, Jesus our Lord, in 282 00:17:33.240 --> 00:17:37.599 whom we have boldness and access with confidence through faith 283 00:17:37.640 --> 00:17:40.000 in Him. So what do you mean we have boldness 284 00:17:40.000 --> 00:17:43.359 and access access to what? Well? We have access to 285 00:17:43.440 --> 00:17:47.039 pray to God the Father through Jesus now, because he's 286 00:17:47.039 --> 00:17:51.519 the mediator between us and God. Okay, so now we 287 00:17:51.559 --> 00:17:55.880 could pray to God using Jesus's name, we could pray 288 00:17:55.960 --> 00:17:59.519 to God the Father using Jesus's name. We didn't have 289 00:17:59.519 --> 00:18:03.839 that access before, right, we would try to pray, access 290 00:18:03.880 --> 00:18:08.119 denied because we were not holy. But now Jesus makes 291 00:18:08.200 --> 00:18:12.079 us holy, so no more access denied, no more at anymore. Okay, 292 00:18:12.160 --> 00:18:14.559 Now we pray to We pray to God the Father 293 00:18:14.680 --> 00:18:21.480 through Jesus. And what a beautiful thing. Right right, So 294 00:18:22.359 --> 00:18:24.240 all right, let's go ahead and check out what it 295 00:18:24.279 --> 00:18:29.000 says here. In Ephesians three, verse eight, Paul highlights the 296 00:18:29.039 --> 00:18:32.799 boundless riches of Christ and his mission to make them 297 00:18:32.839 --> 00:18:37.440 known to the gentiles. The phrase the unsearchable riches of 298 00:18:37.519 --> 00:18:41.759 Christ is derived from the apostle Paul's Epistle to the Ephesians, 299 00:18:41.759 --> 00:18:44.640 where he writes, to me, though I am very least 300 00:18:44.640 --> 00:18:47.799 of all the saints, this grace was given to preach 301 00:18:47.880 --> 00:18:52.720 to the gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ. This concept 302 00:18:52.880 --> 00:18:57.640 encapsulates the boundless and incomprehensible blessings and treasures found in 303 00:18:57.720 --> 00:19:04.759 Jesus Christ, which are available to believers in context Biblical context. 304 00:19:04.839 --> 00:19:07.640 The apostle Paul, in his Letter to the Ephesians, emphasizes 305 00:19:07.680 --> 00:19:10.440 the mystery of Christ in the profound depth of spiritual 306 00:19:10.480 --> 00:19:14.519 wealth available through Him. The term unsearchable suggests that these 307 00:19:14.640 --> 00:19:18.720 riches are beyond human understanding and cannot be fully comprehended 308 00:19:19.240 --> 00:19:22.799 or measured. This aligns with the broader biblical theme of 309 00:19:22.839 --> 00:19:29.680 God's infinite wisdom and grace, which surpasses human knowledge. The 310 00:19:29.839 --> 00:19:33.359 unsearchable riches of Christ through a multiple from multitude of 311 00:19:33.359 --> 00:19:40.240 spiritual blessings. These encompass. These encompass redemption, forgiveness of sins, 312 00:19:40.279 --> 00:19:46.039 and reconciliation with God. Okay, and then grace and strength. 313 00:19:46.640 --> 00:19:49.720 The grace of Christ is abundant and sufficient at every 314 00:19:49.720 --> 00:19:53.640 need Paul experiences personally, as he recounts in Two Corinthians twelve, 315 00:19:53.720 --> 00:19:57.799 verse nine, all right, and then the conclusion, The inseearchable 316 00:19:57.880 --> 00:20:01.880 riches of Christ are vast and multifaceted. It encompassed, encompassing 317 00:20:01.960 --> 00:20:06.160 every spiritual blessing and resource needed for life and godliness. 318 00:20:06.720 --> 00:20:10.000 These riches are freely given to all who are in Christ, 319 00:20:10.119 --> 00:20:14.599 inviting believers to continually explore and experience the depths of 320 00:20:14.640 --> 00:20:19.000 God's love and grace. Okay, So let's go ahead and 321 00:20:19.039 --> 00:20:25.720 go down and see if there's any more here? Okay? So, 322 00:20:26.799 --> 00:20:30.440 and in verse ten, here where it says to the 323 00:20:30.440 --> 00:20:33.079 attent that now the manifold wisdom of God might be 324 00:20:33.160 --> 00:20:35.759 known by the Church to the principalties and powers that 325 00:20:35.839 --> 00:20:40.279 have in they places. What I talked about, the manifold 326 00:20:40.319 --> 00:20:42.920 wisdom of God is to be made known through the 327 00:20:43.039 --> 00:20:46.440 Church to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms. Right. 328 00:20:47.680 --> 00:20:50.000 The Church, as the Body of Christ, holds a significant 329 00:20:50.000 --> 00:20:53.359 and multifaceted role within the Christian faith. As an outline 330 00:20:53.359 --> 00:20:57.440 in the New Testament, this role encompasses worship, teaching, fellowship, service, 331 00:20:57.480 --> 00:21:01.839 and evangelism, all of but all of which are integral 332 00:21:01.920 --> 00:21:04.519 to fulfilling God's commission and living out the teachings of 333 00:21:04.599 --> 00:21:06.720 Jesus Christ. Okay, just want to let you guys know 334 00:21:06.799 --> 00:21:09.079 that I'm sure you guys already know what the church 335 00:21:09.160 --> 00:21:12.960 is supposed to do. The notes there just we're supposed 336 00:21:13.000 --> 00:21:14.359 to kind of. I thought I was going to maybe 337 00:21:14.400 --> 00:21:18.200 talk more about the principalities there, but went more into 338 00:21:18.240 --> 00:21:21.400 the Church's rule and we read verse twelve. It said 339 00:21:21.480 --> 00:21:25.039 in whom we have boldness and access with confidence through Him, 340 00:21:25.759 --> 00:21:28.599 through faith in Christ, we have boldness and confident access 341 00:21:28.599 --> 00:21:33.960 to God is what it's saying here, And what's boldness 342 00:21:33.960 --> 00:21:36.519 Here it says, in the context of the Bible, boldness 343 00:21:36.559 --> 00:21:40.680 is often associated with the confidence encourage that believers are 344 00:21:40.759 --> 00:21:44.759 encouraged to exhibit in their faith and witness. This boldness 345 00:21:44.799 --> 00:21:47.559 is not rooted in human strength or arrogance, but as 346 00:21:47.599 --> 00:21:49.799 the result of the work of the Holy Spirit within 347 00:21:49.880 --> 00:21:53.640 the believer. The New Testament frequently highlights the importance of 348 00:21:53.720 --> 00:21:57.440 boldness and the proclamation of the Gospel and in approaching 349 00:21:57.680 --> 00:22:03.279 in approaching God in prayer and then access in Biblical 350 00:22:03.359 --> 00:22:07.480 terms refers to the believer's ability rea to approach God 351 00:22:07.559 --> 00:22:10.920 directly through Jesus Christ, which I talked about earlier. This 352 00:22:11.119 --> 00:22:14.200 access is the significant theme in the New Testament, highlighting 353 00:22:14.240 --> 00:22:17.160 the shift from the Old Covenant, where access to God 354 00:22:17.240 --> 00:22:21.359 was mediated through priest and the sacrificial system, to the 355 00:22:21.480 --> 00:22:25.279 New Covenant, where believers have direct access to God through 356 00:22:25.319 --> 00:22:29.279 faith in Christ. Right here in Ephesians two eighteen, it 357 00:22:29.359 --> 00:22:32.599 states for through Him we have access to the Father 358 00:22:32.759 --> 00:22:37.160 by one Spirit. This verse underscores the trinityan working granting 359 00:22:37.200 --> 00:22:40.960 believers access to God through Jesus the Son, by the 360 00:22:41.039 --> 00:22:44.720 Spirit to the Father. This access is not limited to 361 00:22:44.759 --> 00:22:47.799 the select few, but is available to all who were 362 00:22:47.799 --> 00:22:51.559 in Christ, both Jews and Gentiles. Right. So no longer 363 00:22:51.640 --> 00:22:54.680 is it through a priest or a prophet or something 364 00:22:54.720 --> 00:22:58.640 like that. No, no, no, Now, everybody that believes in Jesus right, 365 00:22:59.400 --> 00:23:02.920 believes that Jesus died, resurrected after the Third Day, and 366 00:23:02.960 --> 00:23:06.880 that's saved have access to God by praying through Jesus 367 00:23:06.960 --> 00:23:10.000 to God. Right. And it says by the spirit. Right, 368 00:23:10.039 --> 00:23:12.720 So you're playing by this spirit through Jesus to God. 369 00:23:12.920 --> 00:23:14.759 I should probably mention that more often. I kind of 370 00:23:14.799 --> 00:23:18.240 like how they put that. So it says grand believers 371 00:23:18.279 --> 00:23:22.039 access to God through Jesus the Son, by the Spirit 372 00:23:22.440 --> 00:23:25.680 to the Father. Amen. All right. So next up we 373 00:23:25.720 --> 00:23:28.920 have Hebrews four sixteen, which further encourages believers to approach 374 00:23:28.960 --> 00:23:31.480 the throne of Grace with confidence so that we may 375 00:23:31.519 --> 00:23:34.160 have mercy and find grace to help us in our 376 00:23:34.200 --> 00:23:37.640 time of need. This confidence or boldness in approaching God 377 00:23:37.720 --> 00:23:42.240 is made possible because of Jesus' high priestly role in 378 00:23:42.279 --> 00:23:45.759 his atoning sacrifice, which was removed, which has removed the 379 00:23:45.759 --> 00:23:50.119 barrier of sin. So it makes us look holy because 380 00:23:50.119 --> 00:23:53.119 we're coming in Jesus's name by praying through the spirit, 381 00:23:53.240 --> 00:23:56.920 let's go. The concept of access is also linked to 382 00:23:56.960 --> 00:24:02.119 the idea of reconciliation. Romans verses one through two explains, therefore, 383 00:24:02.160 --> 00:24:05.279 since we have been justified through faith, we have peace 384 00:24:05.359 --> 00:24:09.680 through God with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. So 385 00:24:09.759 --> 00:24:12.240 you see what it says there. First, it says, therefore, 386 00:24:12.279 --> 00:24:16.000 since we have been justified through faith, justified means you know, 387 00:24:16.079 --> 00:24:18.559 all the sins if you've committed, are going to be 388 00:24:18.839 --> 00:24:22.400 justified through faith. It says, we have peace with God 389 00:24:22.559 --> 00:24:25.119 through our Lord Jesus Christ. So why do we have 390 00:24:25.200 --> 00:24:27.359 peace with God even though we have all these sins 391 00:24:27.400 --> 00:24:30.359 that we've committed and everything we've done. Jesus has forgiven 392 00:24:30.440 --> 00:24:33.079 us for those sins, and He's become the mediator. So 393 00:24:33.200 --> 00:24:36.640 when God sees us, he sees his Son, through whom 394 00:24:36.640 --> 00:24:39.200 we have gained access by faith into this grace in 395 00:24:39.240 --> 00:24:42.480 which we stand here. Access is a result of justification 396 00:24:42.599 --> 00:24:45.599 and is characterized by peace with God and standing in 397 00:24:45.640 --> 00:24:48.359 His grace. Right. Very important stuff, right there, guys, So 398 00:24:48.400 --> 00:24:52.119 important guys and girls. In summary, boldness and access are 399 00:24:52.160 --> 00:24:55.599 intertwined themes in the New Testament, reflecting the believers empowered 400 00:24:55.640 --> 00:24:59.440 witness and direct relationship with God through Jesus Christ. These 401 00:24:59.519 --> 00:25:03.680