For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, 15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, 16 that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, 19 and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.  Ephesians 3:14-19

A.  The Apostle Paul:  Three Necessities for a praying life: Eph. 3:14

1.  A man apprehended by Jesus Christ: Acts 9:1-6, Phil. 3:12, Eph. 1:1; 3:1; 4:1

2.  A man surrendered to Jesus Christ: Acts 9:6, Acts 26:12-19

3.  A man passionate about Jesus Christ: Phil. 3:7-11, 2 Cor. 2:1-3

B.  The Man Praying: Lessons from the Apostle Paul

1.  He was affirmed by God as a man of prayer:  Acts 9:10-11

2.  He was affirmed by his practice as a man of prayer: Romans 1:8-10, Phil. 1:8-11, Col. 1:9, 1 Thess. 1:2, 2 Tim. 1:3, Philemon 4

3.  He was relational in his praying: Eph. 1:14-17, Eph. 3:14-17, Phil. 1:8-11, Philemon 4-8

4.  He was spiritual and intercessory in his praying: Eph. 1:17-19, Eph. 3:16-19, Phil. 1:9, Col. 1:9

5.  He was shaped by the fear of God in his praying: Eph. 3:14