Sunday, 20 March 2016

THE RICHES OF HIS GRACE 12


THE RICHES OF HIS GRACE 12
A YEAR JOURNEY INTO EPHESIANS 1

‘In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace’ – Ephesians 1:7.

*WEEK 12:

The joint-heir status of the saints with Christ was predestined by God and has been redeemed and preserved by the riches of His grace – vv. 7, 13-14.


Blessing and thanking God are tokens of appreciation to God for given the saints access to the riches of His grace - vv. 3, 7, 15-18.


We are obliged to bless and thank God because He has blessed us with the riches of His grace – vv. 3-7, 15-22.


Sin is a blockade to accessing the riches of His grace – vv. 6-7, 13-14, 19-22.


God’s blessings include His acceptance of the saints in Christ and their participation in the riches of His grace -vv.3-7, 11-14, 18, 22.


Jesus Christ is the limit to both the riches of His grace and the spiritual blessings of the saints– vv. 3, 5, 5,7,10, 12-13, 20-23.


The blood of Jesus is the conduit for redemption and the reference-point for accessing the riches of His grace –v. 7.



Richard Obeng Mensah, author of Daily Abundance
richardobengmensah@gmail.com


Sunday, 13 March 2016

THE RICHES OF HIS GRACE 11


THE RICHES OF HIS GRACE 11
A YEAR JOURNEY INTO EPHESIANS 1

‘In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace’ – Ephesians 1:7.

*WEEK 11:

Jesus Christ is the conduit of the riches of His grace and glory because He is the head over all things to the church - vv. 6-7, 12, 22-23.


The purpose of the inheritance of the saints in the riches of His grace is to give God praise and glory –vv. 6-7, 12, 14, 18.


The riches of His grace is glorious – vv. 6-7, 12, 14, 18.


The riches of His grace, which includes grace and peace, are accessible only by the saints – vv. 2-8, 15-19.


God has revealed the riches of His grace to the saints according to His good pleasure -vv.7-9.


The riches of His grace includes the exceeding greatness of His power to the saints, according to the working of His mighty power– vv. 7, 19-23.


The riches of His grace and glory have put all things under the feet of the saints –vv. 3-4, 7, 18-23; Psa. 8:4-8; Heb. 2:4-8.



Richard Obeng Mensah, author of Daily Abundance
richardobengmensah@gmail.com

Sunday, 6 March 2016

THE RICHES OF HIS GRACE 10



THE RICHES OF HIS GRACE 10
A YEAR JOURNEY INTO EPHESIANS 1

‘In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace’ – Ephesians 1:7.

*WEEK 10:

One of the ultimate aims of the riches of His grace is to cause its beneficiaries to live as adopted sons of God - vv. 5-7.


The riches of His grace has revealed to us the mystery of God’s will–vv. 5, 7, 9.


The mystery of God will (now revealed) is to make all saints His adopted sons so that we can share in the riches of His grace – vv. 4-18.


Our acceptance in Christ by God is one of the products of the riches of His grace – vv. 6-7, 13-14.


There are no other forms of redemption and forgiveness aside from those in the riches of His grace -vv.7.


Forgiveness of our sins is central to redemption our through the blood of Jesus according to the riches of His grace – vv. 7.


The Holy Spirit is the guarantor to the accessing of the riches of His grace by the saints –vv. 7, 13-14, 18.


Richard Obeng Mensah, author of Daily Abundance
richardobengmensah@gmail.com


Sunday, 28 February 2016

THE RICHES OF HIS GRACE 9


THE RICHES OF HIS GRACE 9
A YEAR JOURNEY INTO EPHESIANS 1

‘In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace’ – Ephesians 1:7.

*WEEK 9:

 Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, love and intercession for the saints are the vital platforms for supernatural wisdom and understanding to enable a saint benefit from the totality of the riches of His grace - vv. 7-8, 15-22.


Grace and peace are part and parcel of the spiritual blessings in the heavenly places in Christ for the saints, all of which are according to the riches of His grace -vv. 2-3, 7.


The degree at which a saint benefits from the riches of His grace is dependent on that person’s level of wisdom and prudence– vv. 7-8, 17-19.


Salvation is the basic product of the riches of His grace – vv. 7, 13; Ephesians 2:8.


Trusting God through Jesus Christ makes a person a partaker of the inheritance in Christ–vv. 11-14.


God made believers beneficiaries of the riches of His grace before the foundation of the world –vv. 4-7.


The riches of His grace include love, holiness, blamelessness, glory, hope and divine power – vv. 4-7, 12, 16-23.


Richard Obeng Mensah, author of Daily Abundance
richardobengmensah@gmail.com

Sunday, 21 February 2016

THE RICHES OF HIS GRACE 8



                                      THE RICHES OF HIS GRACE 8

                                A YEAR JOURNEY INTO EPHESIANS 1

‘In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace’ – Ephesians 1:7.

*WEEK 8:

The blessings of the riches of His grace are located in the heavenly places in Jesus Christ- vv. 3, 7, 20-22; Colossians 3:1.


The riches of His grace was God’s original blueprint for mankind before the fall -vv. 4-7.


It takes a spiritual sight to access the riches of His grace – vv. 7, 18; Genesis 13:10-17.


God has already blessed all saints with every form of blessing (the riches of His grace) but each saint needs divine wisdom and insight to benefit from them – vv. 1,3,7-8, 17-22; Gen 1:26-28.


The spiritual blessings of God and the riches of His grace are the promised possessions of the saints in Jesus Christ –vv. 3, 7, 15-22.


The riches of His grace are some of the benefits of being accepted in the Beloved (Jesus Christ) –vv. 6-7, 15-23.


Our redemption and the forgiveness of our sins are traceable to the riches of His grace – vv. 7.


                         Richard Obeng Mensah, author of Daily Abundance
                                    richardobengmensah@gmail.com

Sunday, 14 February 2016

THE RICHES OF HIS GRACE 7


THE RICHES OF HIS GRACE 7
A YEAR JOURNEY INTO EPHESIANS 1

‘In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace’ – Ephesians 1:7.

*WEEK 7:

The riches of His grace is located in Jesus Christ- vv. 3, 7, 22.


The beneficiaries of the riches of His grace are required to demonstrate loving, holy and blameless lifestyle -vv. 3-4, 15.


It takes wisdom, revelation in the knowledge of Jesus Christ and spiritual illumination to know the scope of the riches of His grace and possess them – vv. 7-8, 17-23.


Love is the foundation of the riches of His grace – vv. 3-7, 15.


The mystery of the riches of His grace has already been revealed to believers of Jesus Christ but we need more insights to know its scope –vv. 7-9,  17-22.


Trusting Jesus Christ with your life after hearing the word of truth (the gospel of salvation) is a sure step to accessing the riches of His grace–vv. 7, 13-14.


The spiritual blessings of the the riches of His grace must be accessed spiritually– vv. 3, 7-10, 15-18.


Richard Obeng Mensah, author of Daily Abundance 
richardobengmensah@gmail.com

Saturday, 6 February 2016

THE RICHES OF HIS GRACE 6


THE RICHES OF HIS GRACE 6

A YEAR JOURNEY INTO EPHESIANS 1

‘In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace’ – Ephesians 1:7.


*WEEK 6:

The riches of His grace makes Christians joint-heirs with Christ- vv. 7, 14-18.


The riches of His grace is a predestined blessing for mankind (even before the fall) and now for all believers of Christ -vv. 3-14, 18-19.


Beneficiaries of the riches of His grace need to always bless and thank God -vv. 3-7, 15-16.


A believer of Christ needs more wisdom, prudence and divine insights to benefit immensely from the riches of His grace – vv. 7-8, 17-21.


Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and love for those who believe in Him give a person access to the riches of His grace–vv. 3, 7, 15.



The Blood of Jesus is central to the redemption of all persons and their access to  the riches of His grace -vv. 7, 13-14.


The Blood of Jesus is one of the priceless assets of the riches of His grace– vv. 7.



Richard Obeng Mensah, author of Daily Abundance
richardobengmensah@gmail.com