Bible Study Group at Ignition Coffee House! October 28, 2009

This is Bible study series - an open group meeting at Ignition - you are welcome!

THIS WEEK - "A Glorious Church"

TEXT:

Ephesians 1:9 God's secret plan has now been revealed to us; it is a plan centered on Christ, designed long ago according to his good pleasure.
Ephesians 1:10 And this is his plan: At the right time he will bring everything together under the authority of Christ-everything in heaven and on earth.
Ephesians 1:11 Furthermore, because of Christ, we have received an inheritance from God,[fn2] for he chose us from the beginning, and all things happen just as he decided long ago.
Ephesians 1:12 God's purpose was that we who were the first to trust in Christ should praise our glorious God.
Ephesians 1:13 And now you also have heard the truth, the Good News that God saves you. And when you believed in Christ, he identified you as his own by giving you the Holy Spirit, whom he promised long ago.
Ephesians 1:14 The Spirit is God's guarantee that he will give us everything he promised and that he has purchased us to be his own people. This is just one more reason for us to praise our glorious God.

Colossians 1:26 This message was kept secret for centuries and generations past, but now it has been revealed to his own holy people.
Colossians 1:27 For it has pleased God to tell his people that the riches and glory of Christ are for you Gentiles, too. For this is the secret: Christ lives in you, and this is your assurance that you will share in his glory.

VERSE:

Ephesians 5:27 He did this to present her to himself as a glorious church without a spot or wrinkle or any other blemish. Instead, she will be holy and without fault.

THOUGHT:

God's church stands above reproach as a glorious entity, placed in the world as His gem and bride to hinder evil and provide a place for lost souls to find, grow, and function in Him.

This is an open group.

We will continue to meet each Wednesday from 11:00 - 12:00. You are invited.

This is an outreach of Pentecostals of the Desert. For further information, or for a Home Bible study, you may call Pastor Jose Quintana at (760) 449-2495 or Patrick at (707) 694-2550.

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