Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

The Apostle Paul’s Prayer for Experiential Christianity – Part 12

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.

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A. The Petitions

B. Petition # 1 – Strength in our inner being

C. Petition # 2 – Strength to Know the Unknowable

1. The Dimensions of Christ’s Love
2. The Satisfaction in Christ’s love

Ephesians 3:18-19, Colossians 2:9-10, 1 Corinthians 1:30-31, 1 Corinthians 2:1-2

a. Meditate upon our union in Christ: Ephesians 1:3-14, Romans 8:1
b. Pursue intimacy with Christ: Philippians 3:10
c. Submit to conformity to Christ: Philippians 2:12-16
d. Enjoy Christ: Psalm 73:25, Luke 24:32