The Purpose of His Will (Ephesians 1:5, 11)

This message centers on Ephesians 1 and argues that God’s will and purposes are always for His glory and the good of His people, including through suffering. It teaches that hardship is not random but is sovereignly used by God to sanctify believers, deepen trust, produce humility, and shape them into the likeness of Christ. Drawing from Job, Joseph, Jesus, and more recent Christian examples, the sermon shows that suffering often becomes the “school” where the truths of God’s grace, adoption, and faithfulness become most precious. The main pastoral call is to prepare for suffering by having a right view of God and life, responding with humility, trust, worship, prayer, and perseverance, and keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus, who suffered perfectly according to the Father’s will.