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What is the most urgent need of the church? What should we pray for? Paul's surprising answer to that question in Ephesians 1 is a wonderful reminder of our precious relationship with God and introduces us to the riches of the rest of this great book.

How should we pray for one another? Paul shows us how to pray for fellow believers, in line with God’s stunning plan.

God rejoices over one sinner who repents, but what does it mean to be a sinner and what level of sinner does God welcome? In these verses Jesus gives us a short study in sin and shows his followers why they must cast their net wide when proclaiming the gospel.

Have you ever worried you're backing the wrong horse? When we can see so many intimidating powers and Christians seem to be on the 'wrong side of history', it's possible to feel uneasy about following Christ. But Paul resets our perspective to gaze into the far reaches of eternity, to recognise Christ's central place in history and to see that we have every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places.

Where would you like to be? Paul’s exuberant outburst of praise in Ephesians 1 shows us that there’s no better place to be than in Christ.

Whilst the establishment grumble over Jesus welcoming the spiritual undesirables, he demonstrates that their grumbling shows they are godless. There’s a party in heaven over one sinner who repents and God delights in filling his banquet with repentant sinners.