Ephesians 1:13-14

In him you also, when you had heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and had believed in him, were marked with the seal of the promised Holy Spirit;  this is the pledge of our inheritance toward redemption as God’s own people, to the praise of his glory.

From Background Notes [BN] for April 26th & 27th written by Pastor Bob Brown:

There’s a progression here that moves from 1) believing the Gospel, 2) becoming included in Christ’s church, 3) sealed by the Spirit, 4) promised a future when we are fully redeemed.

What happens to us in the future is closely connected to how we live our lives now:

And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption (Ephesians 4:30).

There is coming a “day of redemption” when God finishes what He started on the day we put our faith in His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ.  [BN,6]

Join us this week in Study, Worship, Praise and Celebration at Chicago First Church of the Nazarene:

* Saturday 6:00pm
* Sunday 8:30am & 11:00am