Do you ever feel a deep groan within you, longing for a day without pain, anxiety, or sin? How secure is your future, really?
Join Pastor Grant Braaten as he continues the series in Ephesians, diving into the profound truth of The Now and Not Yet of Redemption from Ephesians 1:13-14. This message is about living with total assurance!
In this powerful sermon, discover the incredible guarantee you have in Christ, sealed by the Holy Spirit:
The Holy Spirit as Your Guarantee: The Spirit is the "seal" of ownership and the pledge (arabon), or down payment, ensuring you—God's protected cargo—will safely reach your final destination. This deposit is not for God's sake, but for your assurance, as God Himself is the ultimate, most valuable guarantee.
A Foretaste of Heaven: The indwelling Spirit's presence is a foretaste—a brief, but powerful, experience of the nearness, peace, and love of God, which your earthly body can only handle in part. Treasure those moments!
Your Inheritance: The down payment is for your glorious inheritance, which is imperishable, unfading, and ultimately God Himself.
The Stages of Redemption: Understand the three stages of God’s work in your life: Justification (saved from sin's penalty), Sanctification (being saved from sin's power), and Glorification (will be saved from sin's very presence).
The Redemption of Your Body: The "not yet" redemption points to the glorious day when your physical body will be transformed to be like Jesus' resurrected body—a redeemed existence, not an escape from the body.
Be assured of your salvation! This message will challenge you to steward the life God has bought with a price until the day of full redemption.