1:20-2:7 THE THRONE ROOM Prayer for Wisdom and Revelation (1:20-23)& Positional Relocation (2:1-7) 1. The Content of the Prayer (1:20-23) 2. The New Position in the Heavenlies (2:1-7) Welcome to the Throne Room explore it and let the Spirit of the house enlighten you. The Throne Room is a place where God reigns and is worshipped, its here that we in details understand who God is and as well understands our true position in Him. 2. The New Position in the Heavenlies (2:1-7) Paul brings us back to our past and reveals us our sinful nature and its result.(v.1-3) V.1 a) Welfare - “ Dead” Our trespasses and sins caused us to be dead toward God. Gen.2:17; Eph.2:12 Man is not sick and somehow able to be cured from sinfulness, he is dead and need God to quicken him. V.2 b) Walk - Our walk was with the crowds and they walked after the spirit of the world and the spirit of the world is the devil himself. The Ephesians were practicing witchcraft. Acts 19:19 (Gr. Peripateo) means to walk without destination. c) Work - Our former works was selfish pleasure and therefore we were sons of the devil. Jam.3:14-16 V.3 d) Want - “ Conducted ourselves in the lusts” We were once moved by our wants, our fleshly desires, “ what I want and not the want of others and God” . e) Wickedness - “ Fulfilling the desires” We not only did what we wanted, but did it to that extent that the measure of our desires were fulfilled, therefore our desires were wickedness. f) Wrath - Because of our many sins, our walking in Satan’ s footsteps, our evil works, our selfish lives, our wicked desires, we then became the devil’ s children destined only to receive the wrath of God: The lake of fire. Rev.20:15 Now Paul brings us to the present and future and shows us the mercy and grace of God that were greater than our multitude of sins and depth of wickedness. It contrasts our depth (evil) to the depth of God (love). V.4 a) Rich mercy - Mercy is not getting what we do deserve. We can’ t outrun the mercy of God we can only resist it with our pride. Tit.3:5 b) Great love - Love is the very nature of God. 1.John 4:7-11; 3:1 This love is greater than our hearts. 1.John 3:20 It’ s so great that it takes all saints of all times corporately to understand His love. Eph.3:17-19 V.5-7 c) I. He made us alive (We were dead). Col.2:13 II. He made us sit in the heavenly place (We were sinking into hell). Col.3:1-3 To sit is a resting position and we can all rest in the finished work of Christ. III. He will show us in the ages to come His exceeding rich grace (We were to be shown His eternal wrath). IV. These are given in Christ. V.7 d) Exceeding rich grace - Grace is getting what we do not deserve. I. Grace is the loving touch of the Father unto an undeserved creature that is disgraceful. II. Rich mercy + Great love = Exceeding rich grace. III. Not only grace but rich grace and if we still doubts His rich grace, he adds exceeding rich grace.