Well God has blessed his people with every spiritual blessing in Christ, including the blessing of being adopted into God's family.

We who were once strangers and enemies of God are now sons and daughters through faith

in Christ.

Welcome to the Radical with David Platt Podcast, the latest sermons from Teacher, Author, and

Pastor David Platt delivered weekly.

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On today's message from Ephesians, chapter 1, David Platt explains the glorious reality of our adoption in Christ

as well as the privilege we have of reflecting God's love through earthly adoption.

By caring for children in need, we can extend the love that we've received and bear witness

to the one who has met our greatest need by adopting us through his son. Here's David Platt with a sermon titled

Adopt it from Ephesians chapter 1 versus 3 and 4.

If you have a Bible and I hope you are somebody around you does that you can look on with let me invite you to open with me to Ephesians chapter one.

Feel free to use table of contents if you need to to find Ephesians chapter one and while you're turning I

want to greet those of you especially in Loudoun and Prince William in

Montgomery County it's good to be together across Washington around God's

word before we dive into the word I want be together across Washington around God's word.

Before we dive into the word,

I want to pause on this Veterans Day weekend

and say to the many women and men across this room and other campuses who have served in our armed

forces as well as those who now serve. We as a church and for those of you are members here specifically as your church family are

thankful for the many sacrifices you have made and many of you are making on a daily basis to defend and promote the

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