You're Rich Ephesians 1:1-6

Now when you think about this woman and you think about the facts surrounding her life, the decision she made, and the way in which she conducted herself and lived, what do you think? Well, you feel sorry for her son. You no doubt feel sorry for other people that had to deal with her or come in contact with her, but when it comes to Hetty Green, you probably don't feel sorry for her at all. She was rich, obscenely rich, and yet every single day chose to live the life of a pauper. [00:30:14] (41 seconds)  #WealthWithoutJoy

Already, not yet. You are already holy, not yet. What do I mean by that? God, when he saves us, makes us holy. And then we spend the remainder of our days. Whether it's a few minutes like the thief on the cross in the New Testament or a few decades, we spend however much time we have left pursuing the things of God, pursuing holiness. [00:36:49] (30 seconds)  #AlreadyNotYet

The first three chapters are basically a theology book. Here's how it is. Here's what you believe. Here's what you know. That's kind of the first three chapters of the book of Ephesians. Ephesians. The last half, the last three chapters are the practicality of all of it. Here's what god wants. Here's what god says. Here's what you are. Here's what you're to be. Here's how you do it. Here's what it looks like. [00:38:21] (28 seconds)  #TheologyThenPractice

You who have been saved by God's grace, there is no condemnation in you. You are completely and totally 100% blameless in the eyes of God. That is just unbelievable to me. [00:43:03] (31 seconds)  #NoCondemnation

You are blameless because your blame has been transferred from you and put on Jesus Christ. On the cross, he took your blame. On the cross, he took your sin. On the cross, he took your shame. On the cross, every bad, every wicked, every vile thing about you. Christ took upon himself and suffered the full weight and punishment for. You are blameless because Jesus was blamed for you. [00:48:48] (43 seconds)  #BlamelessInChrist

Here's how it's going to go. Well done, good, and faithful servant. And you might be sitting and thinking, well, somebody's feeling good about themself. Absolutely. Because when I stand before god, he will not see a thing that I've done. He will not see my unrighteousness or my righteousness. He will not see the good. He will not see the bad. He will see none of that. All he will see when I stand before him is the righteousness of his son, Jesus. I will stand before God blameless. Not because of me, but because of what Christ has done for me. [00:51:05] (71 seconds)  #SeenInChristsRighteousness

Let me ask you a question. A person is adopted. They they become a son or a daughter. Who who does that whole thing? Who who who initiates and carries out the whole thing? It's not the adoptee. It's the adopter. They go. They they they file the paperwork. They they pay the fees. They they do the things. It's it's not the adoptee. It is the adopter. [00:55:35] (35 seconds)  #AdoptedByGod

Well, I don't feel like it. Well, I'm sure Hetty Green didn't either but she was nuts. You don't be nuts. You look at this thing and you think about this thing and you remember who you are in Christ. You are holy. You are blameless. You are a son or daughter of God himself. You are filthy, stinking rich. That's who you are in Christ. [01:01:44] (41 seconds)  #RememberWhoYouAre