God's Power. Bryant Hewitt Message.

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Bryant Hewitt brings the evening message of Gods Power from Eph 1:19. Do join us on our Peace Tour as we bring the Lords Crusades to Africa, Asia, India, Europe.www.bryanthewitt.com - Captured Live on Ustream at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/the-hewitt-channel

A. THE SAME POWER WORKED IN CHRIST...
      1. When God raised Him from the dead! - Ep 1:19-20
      2. When God exalted Christ to sit at His right hand! - Ep 1:20
      3. When God put all things in subjection to Christ! - Ep 1:21-23

   B. LET THIS TRUTH SINK IN...
      1. The same power which gave life to a crucified Man
         a. Exalted Him to the highest position possible in the universe
         b. Subjected everything in heaven and earth to His authority
      2. Has been manifested toward us who believe in Christ!  How can
         that be?
         a. Have we been raised from the dead?
         b. Have we been exalted to the right hand of God?

[As we read further into Paul’s epistle to the Ephesians, we learn more
about...]

II. GOD’S POWER IN OUR CONVERSION

   A. WE WERE DEAD IN TRESPASSES AND SIN... - Ep 2:1-3
      1. As such, we walked (lived) according to:
         a. "the course (manner) of this world"
         b. "the prince (Satan) of the power of the air"
         c. "the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience"
      2. As such, we conducted our lives:
         a. "in the lusts of the flesh"
         b. "fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind"
         c. "by nature children of wrath, just as the others"

   B. WE WERE MADE ALIVE IN CHRIST... - Ep 2:4-5
      1. Though dead in trespasses, God made us alive by His grace in
         Christ!
      2. Paul explains where and when this happened, elsewhere  - cf.
         Col 2:12-13; Tit 3:3-8
      3. I.e., in baptism we who were dead were made alive together with
         Christ! - Ro 6:1-7
      4. Saved by the grace of God! - Ep 2:5

   C. WE WERE EXALTED TO SIT WITH CHRIST... - Ep 2:6
      1. "raised us up together and made us sit together"
      2. "in the heavenly places (the spiritual realm) in Christ Jesus"
      3. We now sit together with Christ, who is seated at God’s right
         hand - cf. Ep 1:20

   D. LET THIS WONDERFUL TRUTH SINK IN...
      1. The power that gave Christ life
         a. Seated Him at the right hand of God
         b. Exalted Him above all others
      2. Is the same power that raised us from spiritual death!
         a. Gave us new life!
         b. Exalted us to be with Christ in the spiritual realm!
      3. No lesser power could have made us alive, after being dead in
         sin
         a. It took divine power for Christ to be raised and exalted
         b. So it took divine power for us to be given new life!
         c. Both acts required God’s creative power! - cf. Ep 2:10; 2Co
            5:17