Little Country Church on the edge of town

Do do do do do do

People coming every day from miles around

For meetings and for Sunday school

And it's very plain to see

It's not the way it used to be.

Welcome to the Word for today, featuring the Bible teaching ministry of Pastor Chuck

Smith, founder of the Calvary Chapel Movement.

This radio program is a chapter by chapter verse by

study through the entire Bible. And on today's edition of the word for today, Pastor Chuck continues

his message, the good pleasure of his will as we pick up in Ephesians chapter 1 verse 5. And now with

today's study, here's Pastor Chuck.

As we were going through Romans, we pointed out the fact that we have been adopted as the sons of God.

Jesus is the only begotten son of God.

But God has predestined that we should become the adopted children by Christ Jesus,

according to the good pleasure of His will. Now this is a phrase you're going to find repeated, and it's an important

phrase to understand. The good pleasure of his will. In Revelation 411, the elders declare to God,

thou art worthy to receive glory and honor, for thou hast created all things,

and for your good pleasure they are and were created.

The good pleasure of His will.

God has chosen you.

God has predestined you to be his children that he might receive pleasure

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