What It Means to Be Rich

Enjoying the Journey

Scott Pauley

Christianity, Business, Religion & Spirituality:christianity, Non-profit, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 30 November 2021

⏱️ 10 minutes

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(Ephesians 1:7, 18; 2:7; 3:8, 16) It is only through Christ that we can receive God's grace and understand His glory. In fact, every spiritual blessing is through Christ. May we all come back to the beautiful simplicity and yet the great sufficiency that is found in the person of Jesus Christ. He is where we find true riches! (05500211130) Join Scott Pauley's study through Scripture this year. Find resources for every book of the Bible by Dr. Pauley and Enjoying the Journey at enjoyingthejourney.org/journey-through-scripture/.Whether you're a new believer or have walked with the Lord for years, you'll find thousands of free devotionals, Bible studies, audio series, and Scripture tools designed to strengthen your faith, deepen your understanding of the Bible, and help you stay rooted in the Word of God. Explore now at EnjoyingTheJourney.org.Extend the Work Enjoying the Journey provides every resource for free worldwide. If you would like to help extend this Bible teaching, you may give at enjoyingthejourney.org/donations/

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0:00.0	The best gifts are not material but spiritual, not temporal, but eternal, and not earthly, and not earthly, but heavenly.
0:16.9	In the book of Ephesians, we discover a rich list of what God has given to his children.
0:23.2	Let's join Scott Pauley now as we open this portion of scripture and take inventory of all spiritual blessings that are ours in Christ.
0:43.7	We have been having a good time in Ephesians chapter one, and before we leave the opening chapter of the book of Ephesians, I must show you something, because I believe it's one
0:49.1	of the great emphases of the book.
0:51.6	It's repeated throughout this book, as I'll show you in just a moment.
0:55.8	We've been talking about the inheritance that is ours in Jesus Christ, and he uses a word here
1:01.4	repeatedly in the book that I think we must pause and meditate on, and it is the word
1:07.2	riches. Now, that's something most of us know very little about. Let's just be honest.
1:12.8	There are some wealthy in this world, and God does give us richly all things to enjoy.
1:18.9	But most people are not rich. They're making ends meet. They're working to pay their bills.
1:25.0	They're just plodding along. And maybe today you're all worked up about
1:28.5	the economy. Maybe today you're worried about how you're going to eat. The Lord Jesus had a lot
1:34.0	to say about that when he was here, not taking thought for the mora. God takes care of the little
1:39.0	sparrows. He's going to take care of you. The Heavenly Father owns the cattle on a thousand hills.
1:44.1	Can I just remind you
1:45.1	today that God's economy is totally different than this world's economy? The psalmist said,
1:50.1	I have been young and now old, and yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor is seed-begging
1:56.0	bread. Listen to me, friend, God always takes care of his children. And so I want to prove it to you today.
2:03.4	In Ephesians chapter 1 in verse number 7, we find the word riches for the very first time.
2:08.0	It says this, in whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according,
2:13.2	here's the first one, to the riches of his grace. So let's add this to the spiritual blessings list.
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