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Paul’s Prisoner
Prayer
Ephesians 6:19-20
Review/Preview
• Paul’s closing theme: Stand Fast in God’s Power
through Prayer.
• Last time, we noted Paul’s command to
comprehensive prayer: prayer for every occasion
all the time.
• Today, Paul humbly asks prayer for himself:
Boldness, Facility, & Resolve.
Boldness
• The repeated request of 6:19-20 is boldness – once in
noun form (v. 19) and once in verb form (v. 20) – freely,
fearlessly; often bold preaching to Jews that resulted in
persecution (see Acts 9:27; 13:46; 14:3; 18:26; etc)
• Paul was in prison because of his previous bold
proclamation: Ephesians 3:1; see Acts 22:21-30.
• Paul’s great temptation would have simply been to
hedge the truth – freedom of the tongue meant
imprisonment of the body
Facility
• Paul’s Request: “that a word may be given to me
in opening my mouth in boldness ...” (see Exodus
4)
• Paul’s Limitations as a Speaker: see 2 Corinthians
10:10
• Paul’s Purpose: “to make known the mystery of
the gospel” – Paul’s commission was equal parts
education and proclamation
Resolve
• Paul’s Commission:
1. “I am an ambassador” is one Greek word, a present
tense verb describing what Paul is doing there in prison.
2. Roman Ambassadors: officially recognized servant;
convey a message without alteration from one
sovereign to another; expectation of hazardous working
conditions; Paul’s location hadn’t changed his
commission
• Divine Necessity: Paul uses a special verb tandem
to describe the importance of his mission – it is of
divine necessity to speak boldly
Applications
1.
For the people called to frequent public
proclamation of the gospel, we need this same
request made for us and we need it frequently.
2. Every believer bears Paul’s commission to be
ambassadors (2 Corinthians 5:20).
3. The manner in which people receive our message
is not our concern; we must remain faithful to our
Sovereign and to his commission (see 1 Corinthians
3:6).
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