Ephesians 3:14-21 CSB
14 For this reason I kneel before the Father 15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named. 16 I pray that he may grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with power in your inner being through his Spirit, 17 and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. I pray that you, being rooted and firmly established in love, 18 may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the length and width, height and depth of God’s love, 19 and to know Christ’s love that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. 20 Now to him who is able to do above and beyond all that we ask or think according to the power that works in us — 21 to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen
1. The of Power (14-15)
For this reason, I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named.
1 Thessalonians 1:2 (NKJV): 2 We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers,
“From whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named”
Colossians 1:19-20 CSB – 19 For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, 20 and through him to reconcile everything to himself, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.
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2. Pauls List. (16-19)
That He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man, that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height; to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
a. to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man, according to the riches of His glory,
2 Corinthians 4:16 CSB – 16 Therefore, we do not give up. Even though our outer person is being destroyed, our inner person is being renewed day by day.
b. that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, according to the riches of His glory,
John 17:23 CSB – 23 “I am in them, and you are in me, so that they may be made completely one, that the world may know you have sent me and have loved them as you have loved me.
c. that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what width, length, depth, and height are, according to the riches of His glory.
Isaiah 55:9 CSB – 9 “For as heaven is higher than earth, so my ways are higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
d. to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. According to the riches of His glory,
2 Peter 3:18 CSB – 18 But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity.
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3. Super (20-21)
20 Now to him who is able to do above and beyond all that we ask or think according to the power that works in us 21 to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.
1 Corinthians 2:9 KJV – 9 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.
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Community Life Group Questions
- What is one thing that stood out to you in today’s sermon?
- How does prayer strengthen your inner being?
- How does prayer help deepen our faith and awareness of Christ’s presence in our lives?
- How does prayer reflect God’s power working within us? How does this inspire your prayer life?
- How can we pray for you?