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5 min readRedeemed in Christ: The Complete Pardon
Arik Hayes opens with a confession: he couldn't find a natural illustration to introduce this sermon. The material was too weighty. Ephesians 1:7-10, he explains, is part of a single run-on sentence spanning verses 3-14, and the concepts it contains—redemption, forgiveness, grace, mystery—resist easy comparison to everyday life. So he skips the smooth transition and goes straight to the text.
The Complete Pardon
The central claim of the passage, Hayes argues, is that believers have received a complete pardon for sin—not a partial one. He reads Ephesians 1:7 from the Amplified Version: "In Him we have redemption through His blood, which paid the penalty for our sin and resulted in the forgiveness and complete pardon of our sin."
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:24) **Speaker Introduction & Church Identity** - Elder Arik Hayes introduces himself as one of the elders of 2819 Church and sets the tone for a family-style, non-religious conversation.
- 2 (04:23) **Series Introduction & Text: Ephesians 1:3-10** - Hayes announces the sermon series "In Christ" and reads his assigned text, Ephesians 1:7-10, within the context of the preceding verses (1:3-6) which Pastor Phil taught on two weeks prior.
- 3 (09:46) **The Core Doctrine: Complete Pardon & Redemption** - Hayes preaches that believers have a "complete pardon" from all sin, not a partial one, and that this is the foundation of the Christian life.
- 4 (15:34) **Present Reality: Freedom from Sin's Penalty and Power** - Hayes distinguishes between future aspects of redemption (glorified bodies, the wedding supper) and the present realities believers possess now.
- 5 (17:44) **Practical Application: Walking in Power Over Sin** - Hayes gives practical advice on how to live out the reality of redemption, addressing the struggle with habitual sin.
- 6 (24:09) **The Lavishness of Grace** - Hayes focuses on Ephesians 1:8, which says God lavished grace upon believers in all wisdom and insight.
- 7 (26:20) **God's Wisdom and Insight in the Plan** - Hayes preaches that the entire plan of redemption was crafted by God with all wisdom and insight, meaning nothing is a surprise to him.
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In Christ, we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our sins, and freedom from the penalty and power of sin.
In the third installment of our powerful series IN CHRIST, Elder Arik Hayes walks through Ephesians 1:7–10 in REDEEMED IN CHRIST, revealing God’s eternal plan of salvation, the mystery of His will, and the riches of His grace lavished upon us.
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