Knowing the Father’s Love for You Part 6

Highly Favored in the Beloved

Sunday, July 27, 2025

I.Knowing the Father’s Love for You

A. Highly Favored in the Beloved

1.Born-again believers are highly favored in the Beloved.

a. (Eph. 1:3) “in Christ”

~(1 John 4:9-10, 16)

b. (Eph. 1:4 AMPC) “before Him in love.”

c. (Eph. 1:5) “adoption as sons”

~(1 John 3:1-3; 4:17-18) “as He is, so are we in this world.”

~(Rom. 8:15-17; Gal. 4:1-7) son-ship vs. servant

~Jesus came to manifest one name of God – Father.

-(John 17:6, 11, 12, 20-26) The Father loves you with the same love He loves Jesus!

d. (Eph. 1:6) “He made us accepted in the Beloved

~accepted (charitoo) highly favored. (ref. Lk. 1:28) “Rejoice highly favored one, the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women!”

~beloved (agapao) the loved of God.

2. (Matt. 3:16 ESV) Jesus baptized in the Jordan by John the Baptist. (Gen. 8:4, 8-12)

a. (Matt. 3:17) “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”

b. (Matt. 4:1-6) Jesus tempted in wilderness by Satan. “If You are the Son of God…” Satan intentionally left out the most important word… “Beloved”

3. David means “Beloved” in Hebrew!

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