Text: Ephesians 3:14-21
- Introduction:
- The prayer is unto the Father in Heaven Eph. 3:14-15
- The prayer is about our experience from a relationship with God Eph. 3:16
- The prayer is about what can happen in any person’s life Eph. 3:17a
- Christ in your heart Eph. 3:17
- By faith in the Gospel
- Faith from your inner, eternal being Romans 10:9-11
- Faith in the message of the Gospel I Corinthians 15:1-5
- Faith on the person of the Gospel John 3:16-18; 6:40, 66, 67, 68; John 10:27-30; Romans 6:20-23; Titus 1:1-4; I Peter 1:2-7; I John 5:6-12
- Being rooted in His love
- Being grounded in His love I Corinthians 15:57-58; Hebrews 6:18-19
- By faith in the Gospel
- Christ’s love for you Eph. 3:18-19a “that ye…may be able to”
- Experiencing Christ’s love for you personally
- Comprehending Christ’s love for you fully
- Christ’s love with other saints
- The completeness of Christ’s love
- Knowing Christ’s love for you intimately
- Letting Christ’s fullness fill you Eph. 3:19c; Psalm 23; II Timothy 3:15-17
- That you might be filled Matthew 5:6
- That you be filled by the Lord John 1:14-16
- That you be filled with all the fullness of God Colossians 2:6-11
- Action Points:
- How do you see your life being rooted and grounded in Christ’s love?
- What is keeping you from being filled with knowing the Lord of Christ?
- What can you change this week to make yourself more available to experience more of the fullness of God filling you up?