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John 1:35-51 (view passage online)
Andrew and John follow Jesus after John the Baptist points Him out. Andrew finds Peter to tell him they found the Messiah, and Philip brings Nathanael. Jesus calls His first disciples, and each person who encounters Him goes to tell someone else.
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Ephesians 2:1-10 (view passage online)
Paul describes the desperate condition of humanity before salvation. People live dead in trespasses, walk according to the course of the world, fulfill the desires of their flesh and mind, and exist as children of wrath by nature. Understanding this condition helps believers appreciate God’s saving work.
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Ephesians 1:15-23 (view passage online)
Paul prays for believers to know the hope of God’s calling, the riches of His inheritance, and the exceeding greatness of His power toward those who believe. The same power that raised Christ from the dead now works in believers.
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Ephesians 1:11-14 (view passage online)
Believers obtain a secure inheritance, predestined according to God’s purpose. God seals His people with the Holy Spirit of promise. The Holy Spirit serves as the guarantee of this inheritance.