The Blessed Life: Guaranteed

In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will, so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory. In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.
—Ephesians 1:11-14 (ESV)

The Inheritance

What is our inheritance?

Reveal Answer
with the Lord

“The critical question for our generation—and for every generation— is this: If you could have heaven, with no sickness, and with all the friends you ever had on earth, and all the food you ever liked, and all the leisure activities you ever enjoyed, and all the natural beauties you ever saw, all the physical pleasures you ever tasted, and no human conflict or any natural disasters, could you be satisfied with heaven, if Christ were not there?” —John Piper

The Basis

  • Reveal Answer
    — The Divine Perspective (1:11)
    • according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will
  • Reveal Answer
    — The Human Perspective (1:13)

The Guarantee

Sealed with the

Reveal Answer

Indications of a Seal

The Purpose

  • To the praise of His glory (1:12,14)

This Week

  • Memorize Ephesians 1:11-14
  • Live for God, not yourself
  • Live for Heaven now