Ephesians 3:14-19 – For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8
A. The Petitions
B. Petition # 1 – Strength in our inner being – Ephesians 3:14-16
- The Source of power: God the Father – Ephesians 3:14-16
- The Person of power: God the Holy Spirit – Ephesians 3:14-16
- The Place of power: our renewed self/inner being – Ephesians 3:14-16
4. The purpose of the strengthening
a. To realize the presence of the abiding Christ – Ephesians 3:17A
b. To experience the vibrant Christian life – Ephesians 3:17, 1 Thessalonians 1:2-3
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c. To experience the stable Christian life – Ephesians 3:17
The foundation for a stable Christian life is:
– Christ – 1 Corinthians 3:10-11, Ephesians 2:19-22, Matthew 7:24-27, 1 Corinthians 13:13, Ephesians 6:24
– Loving God – Luke 10:25-27, Matthew 22:35-38 – Loving our neighbor Matthew 22:39-40
– Loving one another – John 13:34-35
– Loving the truth – Psalm 119:47-48, Psalm 119:97, Psalm 119:113, Psalm 119:119, Psalm 119:127, Psalm 119:140, Psalm 119:159, Psalm 119:163, Psalm 119:167