The Father chose us, the Son saved us and the Spirit has sealed us. We are guaranteed an inheritance that is greater than any that our natural parents could ever offer us. Free PowerPoint Download at http://BibleGuy.org

1. A Spirit Sealed Inheritance
Ephesians 1:11-14
By David Turner
http://BibleGuy.org

4. Our Inheritance is Secure because:
• The Father Selected Us (1:3-6)
– Before the foundation of the world
– With every spiritual blessing in heavenly places
• The Son Saved Us (1:7-10)
– Redeemed (purchased) Us
– Forgiven Us
• The Holy Spirit Is Our Seal (1:11-14)

5. Ephesians 1:11–14 (ESV)
11 In him we have obtained an inheritance, having
been predestined according to the purpose of
him who works all things according to the counsel
of his will, 12 so that we who were the first to
hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory.
13 In him you also, when you heard the word of
truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed
in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,
14 who is the guarantee of our inheritance until
we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his
glory.

6. Our Inheritance is “In Christ”
11 In him we have obtained an inheritance, having
been predestined according to the purpose of
him who works all things according to the counsel
of his will, 12 so that we who were the first to
hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory.
13 In him you also, when you heard the word of
truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed
in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,
14 who is the guarantee of our inheritance until
we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his
glory.

7. Gentiles and Jews are included
We Jews
11 In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been
predestined according to the purpose of him who
works all things according to the counsel of his will,
12 so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might
be to the praise of his glory.
You Gentiles
13 In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the
gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were
sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, 14 who is the
guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire
possession of it, to the praise of his glory.
Gentiles and Jews are included

8. Our inheritance was secured in
advance
11 In him we have obtained an inheritance, having
been predestined according to the purpose of
him who works all things according to the counsel
of his will, 12 so that we who were the first to
hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory.
13 In him you also, when you heard the word of
truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed
in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,
14 who is the guarantee of our inheritance until
we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his
glory.

9. Our inheritance is assured by hope in
Christ
11 In him we have obtained an inheritance, having
been predestined according to the purpose of
him who works all things according to the counsel
of his will, 12 so that we who were the first to
hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory.
13 In him you also, when you heard the word of
truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed
in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,
14 who is the guarantee of our inheritance until
we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his
glory.

10. No Assurance under Law
• Rabban Jochanan ben Zakkai, the contemporary
of the apostles, wept when his pupils came to his
death-bed to receive a final blessing from their
dying master. When asked why he wept, he
answered: “There are two ways before me, the
one to the Garden of Eden, the other to
Gehinnom, and I do not know on which they lead
me—how can I help weeping?” This is said by the
very man whom his disciples described as the
“lamp of Israel” and the “strong hammer.”John 5:45 Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father.
There is one who accuses you: Moses, on whom you have
set your hope.

11. 11 In him we have obtained an inheritance, having
been predestined according to the purpose of
him who works all things according to the counsel
of his will, 12 so that we who were the first to
hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory.
13 In him you also, when you heard the word of
truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed
in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,
14 who is the guarantee of our inheritance until
we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his
glory.

12. Sealed When We Believed
11 In him we have obtained an inheritance, having
been predestined according to the purpose of
him who works all things according to the counsel
of his will, 12 so that we who were the first to
hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory.
13 In him you also, when you heard the word of
truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed
in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,
14 who is the guarantee of our inheritance until
we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his
glory.

13. The Spirit is your Guarantee (earnest)
11 In him we have obtained an inheritance, having
been predestined according to the purpose of
him who works all things according to the counsel
of his will, 12 so that we who were the first to
hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory.
13 In him you also, when you heard the word of
truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed
in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,
14 who is the guarantee of our inheritance until
we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his
glory.

14. There Is More To Come
11 In him we have obtained an inheritance, having
been predestined according to the purpose of
him who works all things according to the counsel
of his will, 12 so that we who were the first to
hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory.
13 In him you also, when you heard the word of
truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed
in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,
14 who is the guarantee of our inheritance until
we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his
glory.

15. It’s a promise we can be sure of
2 Corinthians 1:20–22 20 For all the promises of
God find their Yes in him. That is why it is
through him that we utter our Amen to God for
his glory. 21 And it is God who establishes us with
you in Christ, and has anointed us, 22 and who
has also put his seal on us and given us his Spirit
in our hearts as a guarantee.

16. Inheritance includes a transformation
of our bodies
Romans 8:22–23 22 For we know that the whole
creation has been groaning together in the pains
of childbirth until now. 23 And not only the
creation, but we ourselves, who have the
firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait
eagerly for adoption as sons, the redemption of
our bodies.

17. The presence of the Spirit is a down
payment for the changed body
2 Corinthians 5:2–5 2 For in this tent we groan,
longing to put on our heavenly dwelling, 3 if
indeed by putting it on we may not be found
naked. 4 For while we are still in this tent, we
groan, being burdened—not that we would be
unclothed, but that we would be further
clothed, so that what is mortal may be
swallowed up by life. 5 He who has prepared us
for this very thing is God, who has given us the
Spirit as a guarantee.

18. We can grieve Him,
but He won’t leave us.
Ephesians 4:29–30 29 Let no corrupting talk
come out of your mouths, but only such as is
good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it
may give grace to those who hear. 30 And do not
grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were
sealed for the day of redemption.

19. Seal Implies:
• Authenticity
• Authority
• Ownership
• Security
• Protection

20. Our Inheritance is Imperishable
1 Peter 1:3–5 3 Blessed be the God and Father of
our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great
mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a
living hope through the resurrection of Jesus
Christ from the dead, 4 to an inheritance that is
imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in
heaven for you, 5 who by God’s power are being
guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be
revealed in the last time.

21. It Can’t be taken away
Romans 8:33–39 33 Who shall bring any charge against God’s elect?
It is God who justifies. 34 Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the
one who died—more than that, who was raised—who is at the
right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us. 35 Who shall
separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or
persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? 36 As it
is written, “For your sake we are being killed all the day long; we
are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.” 37 No, in all these things
we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 38 For I am
sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things
present nor things to come, nor powers, 39 nor height nor depth,
nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from
the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

22. Why Do We Receive It?
11 In him we have obtained an inheritance, having
been predestined according to the purpose of
him who works all things according to the counsel
of his will, 12 so that we who were the first to
hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory.
13 In him you also, when you heard the word of
truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed
in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,
14 who is the guarantee of our inheritance until
we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his
glory.

23. Our Part in the Inheritance?
11 In him we have obtained an inheritance, having
been predestined according to the purpose of
him who works all things according to the counsel
of his will, 12 so that we who were the first to
hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory.
13 In him you also, when you heard the word of
truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed
in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,
14 who is the guarantee of our inheritance until
we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his
glory.

24. Believe In Jesus.
Receive An Inheritance That is
Sealed.