The Blessed God and Son

In Christ, God has given us such immense blessing, that we ought to be blessing Him already with the praise with which we will bless Him forever. The sermon begins to unfold Ephesians 1:3–14 as a single, breathless hymn of praise to God the Father and the Son, revealing the profound truth that believers are blessed with every spiritual blessing in Christ before the foundation of the world. Central to this praise is the inseparable unity of Christ's divine and human natures, which enables Him to be both the eternal God and the sin-bearing Savior, the Lord Who saves from wrath, and the anointed Prophet, Priest, and King. The preacher emphasizes that salvation is not a human achievement but a divine gift rooted in God's eternal election, designed to magnify His glory and draw humanity into the eternal joy of His triune fellowship. Rather than defensive argumentation, the proper response to such truths is worship, joy, and gratitude, as believers are adopted into God's family, united to Christ, and empowered by the Holy Spirit to live in continual praise. This divine reality, already experienced in part, is the foundation of Christian hope and the source of lasting joy.