THE MYSTERY OF GOD

EPHESIANS 3:7-19

THE MYSTERY

V4. THE MYSTERY OF CHRISTV9. THE PLAN OF THE MYSTERY HIDDEN FOR AGES IN/BY GOD WHO CREATED ALL THINGS.A MYSTERY = SOMETHING UNKNOWN TILL REVEALED

CHRIST AND THE CHURCH

V11. ACHIEVEMENT OF AN ETERNAL PURPOSEKEY TO WHICH IS CHRISTV10 ACHIEVED THROUGH THE CHURCH

GOD’S GOAL DESCRIBED BY TWO WORDS :GLORY [V16]

FULNESS [V19]

GLORY FULLNESS

GLORY - OUTWARD EXPRESSION OF WHAT A PERSON IS THAT HAS A WOW EFFECT ON THE AUDIENCE

FULLNESS - COMPLEMENT, THST WHICH IS NEEDED TO MAKE SOMETHING/SOMEONE COMPLETE

GOD AND FULLNESS

V19. GOD MAKES US COMPLETE AND WE IN TURN MAKE HIM COMPLETE GOD IS MADE COMPLETE WHEN HE IS ABLE TO EXPRESS HIMSELF THROUGH HIS PEOPLETHE CHURCH = GOD’S VEHICLE FOR SELF-EXPRESSION

PAUL’S PRAYER

V14-19 IN LINE WITH GOD’S PURPOSE PAUL PRAYS:HOLY SPIRIT’S EMPOWERING INDWELLING CHRIST BEING AT HOME IN OUR HEARTS AND COMMUNITY WE TAKE HOLD OF CHRIST’S LOVE IN ITS VASTNESS AND RICHNESS

IMPORTANCE OF LOVE

EPHESIANS 5:25-27

CHRIST LOVED/LOVES THE CHURCHIS PREPARING US FOR GOD’S FUTURE

TO ACHIEVE HIS GOAL GOD REQUIRES A COMMUNITY CHARACTERISED BY LOVE

FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT

GALATIANS 5:22-23

LOVE IS FIRSTLY A TRIANGLE – THE TRINITYNOW BECOMES A SQUARE FOR IT INCLUDES USAS WE PRODUCE THE FRUIT WE ARE MADE COMPLETE AND GOD IS GLORIFIED AND MADE COMPLETE

FRUIT, FULLNESS AND GLORY

THE KEY IS GOD DWELLING AMONG US WHEN WE ARE FRUIT BEARING COMMUNITY CHARACTERISED BY LOVEGOD IS ABLE TO EXPRESS/REVEAL THROUGH US HIS WISDOMAND BEGIN TO REALISE HIS DREAM