Heir

April 10, 2016

While the world may leave us feeling like we are orphans, Louie reminds us of the many passages in scripture that tell us we are adopted into sonship through Jesus and promised a glorious inheritance through Him.

Key Takeaway

As Heirs, we can live our lives as different people because we know that what we have in Christ is greater than anything we can gain or lose on earth. God provides everything we need in this life, and anything that isn't defined by Him is just a variable.

1.You are a Heir of Christ.

You are loaded with grace, love, forgiveness, power, access to God, and truth in Christ.

Everything on earth fails in comparison to the kingdom inheritance.

2.We walk with majesty.

We don’t walk alone in this life. It is a privilege to depend on Christ.

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Being an Heir is coming to understand that what we already have in Christ is far greater than anything we could gain or lose in life.

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Louie Giglio

Discussion Questions

Are you in Christ?
What earthly things do you need to strike down and set your eyes on the kingdom inheritance?
Do you truly believe you're a son or daughter of Christ? In what ways do you struggle with accepting that?
Does your relationship with your Father affect how you view God?
Do you feel like you're clinging onto things to give you purpose? How can you let go of those things and accept the glorious inheritance you have been given from God?

Scripture References

1Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God,

To God’s holy people in Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus:

2Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Praise for Spiritual Blessings in Christ

3Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. 4For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love 5he predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will— 6to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves. 7In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace 8that he lavished on us. With all wisdom and understanding, 9he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, 10to be put into effect when the times reach their fulfillment—to bring unity to all things in heaven and on earth under Christ.

11In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will, 12in order that we, who were the first to put our hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory. 13And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, 14who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession—to the praise of his glory.

Thanksgiving and Prayer

15For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all God’s people, 16I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers. 17I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. 18I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people, 19and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is the same as the mighty strength 20he exerted when he raised Christ from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms, 21far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is invoked, not only in the present age but also in the one to come. 22And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church, 23which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way.

15The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by him we cry, “

Abba,

Father.”

16The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children.

17Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.

Louie Giglio

Louie Giglio is the Visionary Architect and Director of the Passion Movement, comprised of Passion Conferences, Passion City Church, Passion Publishing and sixstepsrecords, and the founder of Passion Institute.