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13 How The Holy Spirit Seals God's People
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When God Feels Distant
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Holy Spirit As Agent Of Change
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Ephesians On Hearing And Believing
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The Promised Spirit In The Prophets
9:16
Sealed For Authenticity And Protection
13:51
The Spirit As A Down Payment
16:25
Paul’s Prayer For Wise Hearts
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Hope That Reframes Trials
32:51
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Wednesday in the Word
13 How The Holy Spirit Seals God's People
Apr 29, 2026
Season 27
Episode 13
Krisan Marotta
This episode explores how the Holy Spirit gives believers real assurance that they belong to God. Looking closely at Ephesians 1:13–23, Krisan Marotta explains that the Spirit is not only the fulfillment of God’s promises, but also God’s seal of ownership and his guarantee that he will bring his people safely into their promised inheritance.
In this week’s episode, we explore:
- What Paul means when he says believers are “sealed with the promised Holy Spirit”
- Why hearing and believing the gospel are central to receiving this assurance
- How Old Testament promises in Jeremiah and Joel help explain the Spirit’s role
- The threefold meaning of God’s seal: authenticity, ownership, and protection
- Why the Holy Spirit is described as a pledge or down payment of our inheritance
- How Paul’s prayer in Ephesians points believers toward wisdom, revelation, and lasting hope
- What it means to have the “eyes of your heart” enlightened to see the value of God’s promises
After listening, you’ll have a clearer understanding of why the Christian’s confidence rests not in feelings, rituals, or circumstances, but in God’s own work through the Holy Spirit.
