Versetto introduttivo: Marco 7:24-25 Breve descrizione…. Meditazione a cura di:Francesco Messina Registrato presso: Chiesa di Bari il …1/07/2023 Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tczkZZXhWng
Alla ricerca di un Padre
E' un privilegio per noi poterci rivolgere a Dio come Padre ma anche un modo per essere piu' vicino a Lui. Meditazione a cura del Past. Alan Codovilli registrata presso la comunità di Cesena il Sabato 1 Luglio 2023 Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wm-3mg1DCLg
Wednesday: Living in Praise of His Glory
“In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will, that we who first trusted in Christ should be to the praise of His glory” (Ephesians 1:11-12, NKJV).
The believers in Ephesus seem to have lost a clear sense of who they are as Christians, to have “lost heart” (see Ephesians 3:13). In line with what he has affirmed earlier (Ephesians 1:3-5),
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Paul wishes again to shore up their identity as Christians. Believers are not victims of haphazard, arbitrary decisions by various deities or astral powers. They are the children of God (Ephesians 1:5) and have access to many blessings through Christ based on the deep counsels and eternal decisions of God. It is God’s purpose, counsel, and will (Ephesians 1:11) that is being worked out in their lives in line with the still wider plan of God to unite all things in Christ (Ephesians 1:10). They may have unshakable confidence in their standing before God and in the effectiveness of the blessings He provides. Their lives should shout the message of Ephesians 1:3-14: Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ!
Compare the uses of the idea of “inheritance” in Ephesians 1:11, Ephesians 1:14, Ephesians 1:18. Why do you think this idea is important to Paul?
Have you ever received an inheritance as the result of someone’s death? Perhaps a relative left you a valuable treasure or a considerable sum of money. In Paul’s view by virtue of the death of Jesus, Christians have received an inheritance from God (Ephesians 1:14) and become an “inheritance” to God (Ephesians 1:18).
In the Old Testament, God’s people are sometimes thought of as being His “heritage,” or inheritance (Deuteronomy 9:29, Deuteronomy 32:9, Zechariah 2:12). This sense of being or becoming God’s inheritance is clear in Ephesians 1:18 and is the likely meaning of the term in Ephesians 1:11 as well (which would then be translated, “In him we have become an inheritance”). As a central element in their Christian identity, Paul wishes believers to know their value to God. They not only possess an inheritance from God (Ephesians 1:14, Ephesians 3:6, compare Ephesians 5:5), but they are God’s inheritance.
| What is the difference between working to get something and inheriting it instead? How does this idea help us understand what we have been given in Jesus? |
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Adventist History: Death of Maung Maung
This week in Adventist history, we recall the death of one of the founders of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Burma, Maung Maung, on July 2, 1936. Maung came from a noble Burmese family, grew up in a Christian home, pursued an education in medicine, and worked as a draftsman in Yangon. Elizabeth Henry tells us more about this story on This Week in Adventist History. Visit https://encyclopedia.adventist.org/ for more Adventist stories and events. Established in 1863, the Seventh-day Adventist Church is a global Christian family with over 21 million members who hold the Bible as the ultimate authority. We are believers who help people understand the Bible to find freedom, healing, and hope in Jesus. To learn more about the Seventh-day Adventist Church, visit https://www.adventist.org/. Subscribe to this channel and click the notification bell so you’ll never miss a new video. Follow us on these social media platforms:
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Giona e le sue ragioni
Meditazione a cura di Nino Plano Testo: Giona 3:10 Registrato presso la comunità di Firenze il 1 luglio 2023 Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wS6rMXgC70
