Chosen in Christ: For Adoption | Jacob Myers

We are in week two of our 7-week series. Last week, I preached how we were chosen in Christ for holiness. This week, I want to preach on how we're chosen in Christ for adoption. Ephesians chapter 1 starting at verse 3, if you're there, say amen. If you don't have your Bibles, we'll have it up on the screen.

It says, "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ. Just as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love, having predestined us to adoption." Say, "I am adopted."

Praise the Lord. As sons by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, to the praise of the glory of his grace, by which he made us accepted in the beloved. Would you bow your heads and pray with me today? Father, we just thank you today that you inhabit the

praises of your people. Father, we thank you that we have experienced your sweet, sweet presence in such a powerful way this morning. God, I believe that you've already begun to minister to hearts, to transform lives. You renewed some minds already, and we're just praying now, God, that by your gracious will, would you speak to our hearts through your

word, that our hearts would be transformed, and our minds would be continually renewed in Jesus' name. And all of God's people said, amen. Smile at somebody on your way back down to your seat. Show them your pearly whites. Act a little nice. Amen. Some of you may have argued with your spouse on the way to church this

morning, but that's okay. You can still smile at them right now. We're in the presence of God. Amen. Amen. So, as I mentioned earlier, we're in week two of our seven-part series. Last week we we discussed how we were chosen for holiness and how we are set apart belonging to God alone. We talked about how we reflect