Chosen (Ephesians 1:1-5 NLT)

1 This letter is from Paul, chosen by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus. I am writing to God's holy people in Ephesus, who are faithful followers of Christ Jesus. 2 May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace. 3 All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ. 4 Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes. 5 God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure.

OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) Who wrote this letter? (v.1a)
2) Who chose Paul to be an apostle of Jesus Christ and why? (v.1b)
3) Who was this letter written to? (v.1c)
4) What did Paul want God to do for the disciples at Ephesus? (v.2)
5) Who did the apostle praise? Why? (v.3)
6) When did God choose us to be in Christ? (v.4a)
7) What are the blessings of being "in Christ"? (v.4b)
8) What did it please the Father to do for us through Christ? Why?  (v.5) 

APPLICATION QUESTIONS
9) How do you know that you are in the family of God?

LIFE LESSONS
10) We are children of God because He chose us from the foundation of the world to be His!

11) We know that we belong to God because He blesses us to become more like Jesus as we mature spiritually.

12) We did not choose God. God chose us.