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The fellowship of the mystery

Living Waters Church Talk
22
nd
June 2014
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RECAP:
Jesus created one NEW HUMANITY from the two groups
JEW / GE!"#E $ !wo groups
!wo groups w%&& 'ecome ()*E!+"G EW
God,s p&an to ha-e a EW *. / EW +/*."!0
Bear%ng "*.GE 1.... IMAGO DEI
Cor ! 42 !hus %t %s wr%tten3 4!he f%rst man3 .dam3 'ecame a &%-%ng
'e%ng56 the &ast .dam 'ecame a life-giving spirit.
1..47 .s was the man of dust3 so are those who are of the
dust6 and as is the man of heaven, so are those who are of
heaven. 48 Just as we ha-e 'orne the %mage of the man of dust3
9&et us: a&so 'ear the %mage of the man of hea-en.
The fellowship of the mystery
Eph "#$%" 18 (o then ;ou are no &onger strangers and aliens3 'ut
;ou are &iti'e(s w%th the sa%nts and a&so mem)ers of the
ho*sehol+ of God3 20 'u%&t upon the foundat%on of the
apost&es and prophets3 w%th <hr%st Jesus h%mse&f as the
cornerstone. 21 "n h%m the who&e structure %s =o%ned
together and grows %nto a holy temple %n the #ord6 22 %n
whom ;ou a&so are !ilt together spirit!ally %nto a
"welling-pla#e for $o".
K%ng (o&omon famous&; dec&ared these words when he ded%cated the
g&or%ous temp&e that he had 'u%&t for the #ord to >dwe&& %n?@
,i(-s .#"/ 1. E-en hea-en and the h%ghest hea-en cannot conta%n
;ou3 much &ess th%s house that " ha-e 'u%&tA
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.nd ;et3 a&though God does not dwe&& %n >houses made '; human
hands? B.cts C@47D E here we ha-e a >structure? 'e%ng 'u%&t@
<ornerstone $ <hr%st
Foundat%on $ .post&es / Prophets
<%t%Gens3 mem'ers of God,s househo&d BJews / Gent%&esD
!he un%-erse cannot #ontain G)H
0et +e chooses a temp&e made of &%-%ng3 'reath%ng creatures %n
wh%ch to >P#.<E +"( .*E?
"mageI'earers B+e' 1@JD
Eph 0#%1 !h%s %s the reason that " Pau& am a pr%soner for <hr%st
Jesus for the saKe of ;ou Gent%&esL 2 for sure&; ;ou
ha-e a&read; heard of the #ommission of $o"%s gra#e
that was given to me for yo!3 J and how the mystery
was made Known to me '; re-e&at%on3 as " wrote a'o-e
%n a few words3 4 a rea"ing of whi#h will enale yo! to
per#eive my !n"erstan"ing of the m;ster; of <hr%st.
Pau& was a pr%soner %n Mome at th%s po%nt
+E W.( FMEEA
2 P3stor Ri&h3r+ W*rm)r3(+ BMoman%a persecutedD@
"Alone in my cell, col, hungry, an in rags, I ance !or "oy
every night###$ometimes I %as so !ille %ith "oy that I !elt that I
%oul &urst i! I i not give it e'(ression#"
. d%spensat%on of GM.<E
G%-en to me for ;ou
We a&wa;s re&ei4e to give away
!here %s a m;ster;
Pau& sa;s that &a rea"ing' of his wor"s w%&& ena'&e us to
*(+erst3(+.
"t %s through the read%ng of the Word and the en&%ghtenment of
the +o&; (p%r%t that <hr%st %n +%s fu&&ness %s Known.
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Eph 0#!%5 2 "n former generat%ons th%s m;ster; was not made Known
to humanK%nd3 as %t has now 'een re-ea&ed to h%s ho&;
apost&es and prophets '; the (p%r%t@ 6 that %s3 the Gent%&es
ha-e 'ecome fellow-heirs 3 memers of the same o"y 3 and
sharers in the promise %n <hr%st Jesus through the gospe&.
Pau& ded%cates h%s ent%re &%fe to preach th%s truth
/p to that po%nt3 God had >fa-our%tes? B<hosen peop&e / "srae&D
!he gent%&es ha-e 'ecome EN/.# +E"M(
God %s fa%thfu& to +"( PM)*"(E(
God w%&& dwe&& on earth
God w%&& f%O e-er; pro'&em B%i(e every tearD
Eph 0#.%6 7 .&though " am the -er; &east of a&& the sa%nts3 th%s grace
was g%-en to me to ring to the $entiles the news of the
o!n"less ri#hes of (hrist3 8 and to maKe e-er;one see
what %s the )fellowship* of the mystery h%dden for ages %n
God who created a&& th%ngs6 10 so that thro!gh the
#h!r#h the wis"om of $o" %n %ts ri#h variety m%ght now
'e made Known to the ru&ers and author%t%es %n the
hea-en&; p&aces.
Br%ng%ng the G))H EW( of
!he UN+EA,(HA-.E
!oo -astA
,I(HE+ of <hr%st
GK. )lutos
Wea&th
.'undance
Fu&&ness
Good
Thro*-h the &h*r&h
!he manifol" wis"om of God m%ght 'e dec&ared
*u&t%Ico&oured w%sdom of God wou&d (/0E, +%s peop&e.
GK. $ much -ar%egated3 marKed w%th a great -ar%et; of
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co&ours
(ee stor; of J)(EP+ and h%s mu&t%Ico&oured coatA
*erse ++, Access in &olness an con!ience through !aith,
-e& ./+0 1 Let us there!ore come &olly unto the throne o! grace,
that %e may o&tain mercy, an !in grace to hel( in time o! nee
-e& +2/There!ore, my !riens,3g4 since %e have con!ience to
enter the sanctuary &y the &loo o! 5esus, 62 &y the ne% an
living %ay that he o(ene !or us through the curtain 7that is,
through his !lesh8, 6+ an since %e have a great (riest over the
house o! Go, 66 let us a((roach %ith a true heart in !ull
assurance o! !aith, %ith our hearts s(rinkle clean !rom an evil
conscience an our &oies %ashe %ith (ure %ater# 69 Let us hol
!ast to the con!ession o! our ho(e %ithout %avering, !or he %ho
has (romise is !aith!ul# 6. An let us consier ho% to (rovoke
one another to love an goo ees, 6: not neglecting to meet
together, as is the ha&it o! some, &ut encouraging one another,
an all the more as you see the Day a((roaching#
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PRA7ER P8INTS #

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