THE VICTORIOUS LIFE Ephesians 2:4-10. The Need For Victory… Ephesians 2:2 …you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the

THE VICTORIOUS LIFEEphesians 2:4-10

The Need For Victory…

Ephesians 2:2 …you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience.

Remember Paul’s Earnest Prayer?

Eph. 1:18-19 I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know: The hope of His calling, The riches of the glory of His

inheritance in the saints, The surpassing greatness of His power

toward us who believe.

Your Position:

Hope

Glory

Power

Remember Paul’s Earnest Prayer?

Eph. 1:18-19 I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know: The hope of His calling, The riches of the glory of His

inheritance in the saints, The surpassing greatness of His power

toward us who believe.

Your Position:

Hope

Glory

Power

The Obstacles

Spiritually Dead

Course of this Kosmos

The ‘prince..of this air’

Ephesians 2:1-2 And you were dead in your trespasses and sins, in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience.

A Victorious Life Means…

The Obstacle

sSpiritually

DeadCourse of

this Kosmos

The ‘prince..of

this air’

Your Position:

Hope

GloryPowe

r

Must understand

this… In order to get there…

HUGE Gap

• Obstacles• Weakness

A Victorious Life Means…God Loves You!

The starting point of it all

Ephesians 2:4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved),


The starting point of it all He wants a love relationship

with you!

because of His great love with which He loved us…



with you! Which requires His mercy and

graceMercy: He sees our miseryGrace: he has compassion for our faults.

But God, being rich in mercy…by grace you have been saved




grace NOT a business relationship

We are helpless: spiritually-deadEph. 2:5 “even when we were dead in our transgressions”




grace NOT a business relationship

We are helpless: spiritually-deadNobody is “too helpless…”

A Victorious Life Means…God Loves You!Made Alive!

No longer afraid of death

Ephesians 2:5 …made us alive together with Christ


No longer afraid of death No longer afraid of God



No longer afraid of death No longer afraid of God


Romans 4:17 God, who gives life to the dead and calls into being that which does not exist.


No longer afraid of death No longer afraid of God “Enlivened together with

Christ”Eph. 2:5 …made us alive together with Christ


No longer afraid of death No longer afraid of God “Enlivened together with

Christ”Eph. 2:5 …made us alive together with Christ

New Birth

Begins QuietlyPeace, Joy,

etc.New Outlook

New RelationsCan’t ‘go

back’A new humanity

A Victorious Life Means…God Loves You!Made Alive!Raised Up & OUT

Jesus did not stay in the tomb…

Ephesians 2:6 and raised us up with Him,

A Victorious Life Means…God Loves You!Made Alive!Raised Up & OUT

Jesus did not stay in the tomb…

Ephesians 2:6 and raised us up with Him,

Resurrection Life Means:Re-entering

lifeNew

principles

New power

A Victorious Life Means…God Loves You!Made Alive!Raised Up & OUTResting in Jesus Christ

Eph. 2:6 and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,


Resting Is:

He Won!Confiden

cePatience!



Resting Is:

He Won!Confiden

cePatience!


Philippians 4:7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.


Resting Is:

He Won!Confiden

cePatience!



This isHope

Power

Glory


We NEED:

Hope

Power

Glory


We NEED:

Hope

Power

Glory

How’s YoursDoing?

A Victorious Life Isn’t About Me

God Loves You!Made Alive!Raised Up & OUTResting in Jesus ChristEphesians 2:7 (NASB) so that in the ages to come He might show the surpassing riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.


God Loves You!Made Alive!Raised Up & OUTResting in Jesus ChristEphesians 2:7 …so that in the ages to come He might show the surpassing riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.

For PurposeLasting

Purpose!

Purpose

Now!


God Loves You!Made Alive!Raised Up & OUTResting in Jesus ChristEphesians 2:7 …so that in the ages to come He might show the surpassing riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.

For PurposeLasting

Purpose!

Purpose

Now!

Ephesians 2:10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.

A Victorious Life Is GRACEGod’s Grace

Is:Hope

Power

Glory

Purpose

Ephesians 2:8-9 (NASB) For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast.

A Victorious Life Is GRACEGod’s Grace Is:

Hope

Power

Glory

Purpose

Ephesians 2:8-9 (NASB) For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast.

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THE VICTORIOUS LIFE Ephesians 2:4-10. The Need For Victory… Ephesians 2:2 …you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the