Great Doctrines - Grace Church of DuPage
Great Doctrines - Grace Church of DuPage
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32 T<br />
SECTION ECTION ECTION 32 TTHE<br />
T HE PPURPOSE<br />
P URPOSE OF OF TTHE<br />
T HE CCHURCH<br />
CHURCH<br />
HURCH D OCTRINAL OCTRINAL LLESSON<br />
L ESSON<br />
Notes<br />
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I. I. God God God is is glorified glorified in in the the church<br />
church<br />
A. A. By By His His eternal eternal plan plan for for the the church church ~ Eph. 3:1-11 ~ “The mystery which for<br />
ages has been hidden in God... that the manifold wisdom <strong>of</strong> God might now be<br />
made known through the church.” (cf. Eph. 1:3-14)<br />
B. B. By By By His His gracious, gracious, gracious, saving saving work work in in the the church church ~ Eph. 2:1-7 ~ “And you were<br />
dead...But God...made us alive...that...He might show the surpassing riches <strong>of</strong><br />
His grace...” (cf. Acts 15:11; Rom. 3:24; Col. 1:12-14)<br />
C. C. By By revealing revealing His His glory glory (the (the mystery mystery <strong>of</strong> <strong>of</strong> the the the gospel) gospel) through through the the the <strong>Church</strong> <strong>Church</strong> ~<br />
Eph. 3:1-11 ~ “This grace was given...to preach to the Gentiles the<br />
unfathomable riches <strong>of</strong> Christ...that the manifold wisdom <strong>of</strong> God might be made<br />
known through the church...” (cf. 2Thes. 1:11-12; Rom. 11:33-36; Col. 1:25-27)<br />
II. II. God God is is glorified glorified glorified by by Christ<br />
Christ<br />
A. A. Ruling Ruling over over over the the church church ~ Eph. 1:1-23 ~ “...the God <strong>of</strong> our Lord Jesus Christ,<br />
the Father <strong>of</strong> glory...gave Him as head over all things to the church, which is His<br />
body, the fullness <strong>of</strong> Him who fills all in all.” (cf. Eph. 5:23; Col. 2:9,10,18,19)<br />
B. B. Reconciling Reconciling men men in in the the church church ~ Eph. 2:11-18 ~ “...in Christ Jesus...He<br />
might make the two into one new man, thus establishing peace, and might<br />
reconcile them both in one body to God...” (cf. Col. 3:9-11; Gal. 3:28)<br />
C. C. Residing Residing in in in the the church church church ~ Eph. 2:19-22; 3:12-21 ~ “...you also are being built<br />
together into a dwelling <strong>of</strong> God in the Spirit...that you may be filled up to all the<br />
fullness <strong>of</strong> God...to Him be the glory in the church...”<br />
(cf. 1Cor. 3:16; 2Cor. 6:16)<br />
“All true glory is concentrated upon the true God...the Head and the Crown <strong>of</strong> the<br />
universe, the King <strong>of</strong> Glory” C.H. Spurgeon<br />
PART 4~SECTION 32~PAGE 2 GREAT DOCTRINES IV ~ THE CHURCH<br />
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