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Thank you for joining us as we kick off our Keeping it Real series on Ephesians.

In Ephesians chapter one Paul reveals, in one sweeping sentence (in the original Greek), the lavish benefits, gifts and privileges bestowed on those who are in Christ. We are blessed, predestined, adopted, redeemed, forgiven, graced, chosen and “marked… with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit”. All this "for the praise of his glory”. Through Christ’s victory over "all rule and authority, power and dominion”, we are free and empowered "to be holy and blameless in his sight”. Paul then determines that he ought to pray for us! He prays that we might receive revelation that gives us a deeper understanding and experience of all that Christ has done on our behalf.Thanks again for joining us. We pray you were blessed by this message.Connect with us on:https://www.instagram.com/dayspringchurch/https://www.facebook.com/dayspringchurchwww.youtube.com/@DayspringChurchAUListen to Dayspring Worship https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCQM5_jWUv_VAOxpvK7D571Qhttps://open.spotify.com/artist/331972RySiV4WcoYTTJHeB?si=4b8N7CVQT2ysAeBiMGr1BAhttps://music.apple.com/us/artist/dayspring-worship/1035339614

Thank you for joining us as we continue to dig into our Grace Practices series.

Author James K.A. Smith says, “You are what you love, but you may not love
what you think you love”.
Do you have a good grasp of the issues that exist within your heart?
Would you be confident to be granted your heart’s truest desire or unsure what
that would even be?
These are the questions we wrestled with this week and are the questions that
our discipleship with Jesus and spiritual formation must confront.
What do you love?
In Colossians 3, Paul gives us the picture of “putting off, and putting on” helping
us to see that we unlearn our old habits and learn to live according to our new
nature in Christ through practice. Or as Paul says in 1 Timothy 4:8, through
“training”.
Training is different from merely “trying” in that it recognises the resistance we
will face as we learn to live like Jesus in this world and focuses on growth,
leading to joy.
How do we train? Well, firstly it is a work of grace! But, we still have a part to
play. We intentionally live by a set of “grace practices” called a “rule of life” or a
“rhythm of grace”. This rhythm of grace “gives us a way to enter into the life-
long process of personal transformation. Its practices help us to shed the
familiar but constricting “old self” and allow our “new self” in Christ to be
formed” - Marjorie Thompson.
At Dayspring we want our Rhythm of Grace to anchor us in our 3 foundations
of;
Presence - Life With Jesus,
People - Love Like Jesus, and
Purpose - Live As Jesus did.
As we do this, we will find that our Rhythm of Life will keep us anchored to
Christ’s table. We will be positioned to encounter His presence, to be present to
others, and to engage in our divine purpose.

Reflection Questions
1. On a scale of 1 to 10 how skilled are you at understanding the issues of
your heart?
2. What practices have you intentionally engaged in to guard your heart?
3. Take some time to reflect on your “rhythm of grace”. Are there practices you
need to engage so that you may be more securely anchored to presence,
people & purpose?

Thanks again for joining us. We pray you were blessed by this message.

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