THE PURPOSE OF GRACE | Ephesians 1:1-14

Pastor Peter Frey kicks off our series through the book of Ephesians entitled "Immeasurably More" with this message on the ultimate purpose of God's blessings and grace in our lives. Peter concludes this sermon with a powerful poem in which he summarizes the passage and gives encouragement for all who are in Christ Jesus!
P.S. The camera got jostled out of place prior to the recording... so that's why his forehead got cut off! ;)
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GLORY TO GOD

[@janonthelam3418]

I hope you are appreciated by your congregation for your intelligence, uniqueness and, especially, for your enthusiasm.

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HALLELUJAH ❤

[@mercyndungu3564]

Wonderful message for a beautiful morning given by an amazing gracious God

[@angielaporte6672]

This is the second time I have heard this message today, from two different pastors❤️I really needed to hear this! God wanted me to hear this message and made sure I didn't miss out. God amazes me all the time!!!❤️❤️❤️

[@catherinekennedy7731]

Thank you Peter! Thank You Lord!! I hope you and Mary are all feeling better. Amen! 🙏🏽📖🙏🏽

[@courtney9235]

Praise the father and son and holy spirit thank you Lord I love you and I love you brother in Christ Jesus ♥️🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟♥️

[@craigacook8360]

Thank you pastor what a word. I have been chosen by God, redeem by the Son and sealed by the Holy Spirit

[@vishalchaudhari3047]

Through this massage I understand how blessed I am

[@mkl62]

I am an ELCA Lutheran from South Carolina. Today (November 6), this was the basis for our Sunday School Lesson of the Day. It was entitled "God Picked You!"

[@kscott1001]

Thank you, Peter, for answering that call of God to share His heart, with such a genuine anointing to serve and manifest God's beautiful love to His people. Loved your poem and was so blessed by your sermon. Your preaching is powerful!

[@markmccreddan7472]

Brother thank you for your passion & a BLESSED message from Gods word this is a revelation so overlooked Amen

[@iloveujesusxo]

Amen. Almost didn't watch this one, started finding myself feeling jaded on the whole blessing topics. This thoroughly and completely helped me to understand this topic. Thank you Pastor Peter. I appreciate you and your beautiful wife tremendously. Praying for you three, Ollie too. God richly bless, protect, guide and touch you guys immensely. 🙏💕💖💖💖

[@deborahthompson5041]

Thank you for this wonderful message Amen

[@maureenrobinson5944]

🙏🏼🙏🏼 Your zeal and passion reminds me of pastor Paul Washer. My soul is bless with such clarity , God bless you and your ministry

[@curtisbemis6640]

thank you peter for your sermons , without them i would be lost im my journey to become a pastor!!! i see you as my mentor !!! !and a wonderful mentor at that !!!

[@colleenneuharth8219]

I've always really liked watching your sermons, Peter! It's not often that as a Catholic, I feel connected to Protestant preachers. I think you do a great job!

[@colleenneuharth8219]

+Marie &little man S hooray for Catholics!

[@jusufpradhan140]

Thank you Pastor. I am blessed with the message....very deep meaning

[@chanheepark4930]

This is amazing sermon. Let His name be praised.

[@UDGMTVLINK]

Amen Praise Him ❤️🙏 Praise Jesus!!!

[@besimahaddad5257]

l cant Thank You God enought. I love you Lord JESUS

[@danielaorue9536]

Amen! Praise the Lord. God bless you Peter! ☝

[@tepolaraicebe3419]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH PASTOR. what a great sermon.

[@restidinarsdailyfeeds225]

Very deep analysis of Ephesians 1 . Thanks you Pastor. We are so blessed

[@glendaruff125]

Yes I believe that also. I pray that I can wrap my mind around that profound fact. Amen-

[@angeloshaw-perez9029]

Amen and God bless you Peter

[@charlesriver5527]

Thank you for this meditation. Love this passage so much!

[@Jane_Snow_]

You are filled with The Holy Spirit when you preach, Peter.

[@gingerrogers5062]

Double Wow! You are truly a remarkable pastor.

[@moniquecline4853]

"You are chosen by the Father. You're redeemed by the Son. You are sealed by the Spirit, Our God, the three in one. To the praise of His glory is the theme of our song. From beginning to end He's loved you all along. He poured out His grace, He's called you His own. Adopted as children, you'll never be alone. You were bought with the price redeemed by His blood. Every sin washed away. Forgiveness like a flood. To call this a mystery, it goes without saying. Our union with Christ He won't be delaying. To all who believe, you're marked with a seal. You're filled with the Spirit; a guarantee that it's real. He's given us this promise. With Christ we are raised. Chosen, redeemed, sealed. Let His name be praised." -PETER FREY

[@sheilatrimble4693]

Amen. Thankful for that sermon.

[@sheilalopez7498]

Truly a word of hope! X

[@luckyduckie2000]

Wonderful sermon. I honestly wasn't going to continue watching but I am so very glad I did. You touched on a topic I often forget. Your poem sums it up perfectly. Thank you for for blessing me with this video.

[@deborahhartman7548]

Your a great preacher for one so young. May God use you there. The church green reminds me of what we used to have green carpet and windows. On a sunny day the choir looked been!

[@iloveujesusxo]

Beautiful spoken word too. Glory be to our amazing God!! :)

[@carolynhurst7653]

Liked your podcast! Will be listening. Thank God in Christ Jesus

[@ethelkrobinson7159]

Thank you.

[@lauragadille3384]

What a nice sermon especially on the 15th anniversary of 9/11.

[@eglisebaptistedelacotebasq8583]

Be blessed brother. Thank you very much about this message. I was blessed so much.

[@randyllarson]

Peter that was a very powerful message I enjoyed it and the poem you wrote summed it up nicely you poem should be published.

[@ginavingara8393]

He chose us!! Thank you for a beautiful message, Peter!

[@beverlysyferd1293]

Fantastic sermon.

[@KERose307]

Thank you for this Sunday's sermon.

[@jleigh7792]

Sabbath is Saturday in the Bible worship has been known to be on Sunday for centuries. Peace be with you

[@janaye7iverson]

Love this! 💛

[@bellacampbell4272]

Beautiful! Thank you.

[@pamelaruth6909]

Thank you so very much and I love your poem at the end. It could be your own rap song. You explained a lot to me. Thank you again and God bless. Take care...........

[@UDGMTVLINK]

Amen brother.and We must not be Lukewarm. ❤️

[@kathleenmixon3906]

Thank you!

[@dragonflyneb]

Powerful sermon! A great way to start my week!

[@osikaniibelebele4108]

Amazing. God richly Bless u

[@MargaretNewmeli]

Wow! This is awesome.

[@kimmmunsey4184]

POWERFUL ✨

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🙏🙏🙏🌎🇺🇸 Amen

[@allergiesrusdb]

Thank you for your sermon! I LOVE your poem at the end!!

[@linda45506]

My thoughts exactly. Thank you Peter for sharing your sermons with us. I always look forward to them.

[@samanthaspanakos8904]

great poem at the end!

[@bookerk2405]

Thank You Peter.This was what I needed to hear this morning.Your poem brought me tears.Please post the poem so I can read it as a reminder of His grace. Love and blessings to you and Mary,

[@kathyvan9112]

Amen!

[@changingcolors91]

That was beautiful. God bless you

[@ollie8500]

I would love to hear you preach in person. Wow! Really incredible 🙏🏼❤️

[@TheMusicalangel1449]

Love your sermon! Words to remember- Chose- Redeemed- Sealed! I'm wondering what your studies and thoughts are on those who have yet to give their life to Jesus for total redemption/ forgiveness of Sin. Do you believe that Grace extends to those who are not believers yet?

[@tvloonie111]

It would be fantastic if you could write out this poem and put in on a FB post! I would love to be able to put it up on a wall to ready daily. :)

[@makemoneynow8690]

The antecedent is on the spiritual blessings for (whosoever) is already "in Him": adoption, to be holy and blameless in his sight. People misunderstand the "chosing" referring to salvation. The passage isn't referring to God's chosing individuals, but before the foundations of the world God pre-determined God's redemptive plan for "whosoever would believe in Him" (w=hether Jew or Gentile - mystery of the Gospel. The Jews felt they alone were the "Elect" - Pauls message was that God had planned for Gentiles to be a part of this inheritance (before the foundation of the world). Rom 1:16; Romans 11:24-26; Romans 16:24-26

[@jleigh7792]

O have read the Bible but it's easier for people to rexplain what I read

[@onetier]

This was a fantastic sermon. Thank you for what you do. Love the poem at the end. You should put that on a canvas!

[@fekadesenbeta4103]

Really. Chance the rapper?

[@93556108]

I beg to differ from your interpretation of Eph1 verse 3- 4, in its historical and immediate context, it is not talking election in relation to soteriology. Note the word personal pronoun plural, blessed and chose "us" it actually refers to Paul and the apostles, instead of “us” as believers in Christ, instead the apostles was chosen by Jesus to serve his ministry from the foundation of the earth (John15:16). From verse 5 to 12 the "us" and "we" are the apostles too. But in this verse 13 there is a change of personal pronoun to "you" meaning the Gentiles ; quote "Eph 1:13 In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise, " also alluding to Eph2:11-13 the uncircumcision and Eph3:5-6 the mystery. Any comments please. Thank you.

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Why did god eat the dinosaurs?