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

TODAY

2.  The source of this strengthening: Eph. 3:16, Eph. 1:7, Eph. 1:8, Eph. 2:4, Eph. 2:7, Eph. 3:8

1st –  God is not miserly and reluctant in His giving to His children: Rom. 8:31-32

2nd – God’s boundless riches flow from His heart through His Son to us: Phil. 4:19, Col. 2:9-10

Second Petition

3.  Strength to grasp the limitlessness of Christ’s love: Eph. 3:18-19, Rom. 5:1-5, 2 Cor. 5:14, Gal. 2:20

 –  The power to handle suffering in a God-honoring way: Romans 5:1-5

–  The power to be delivered from the bondage of selfishness: 2 Cor. 5:14

–  The power to maintain the joyful and vibrant Christian life: Galatians 2:20

–  The power to wean us from the foolishness of this world: Philippians 3:7-8

–  The power to bring contentment to the heart: Philippians 4:10-13