Ephesians 3:14-21

Introduction

Closing out the first half of a series in Ephesians

Paul is going to write one of the more powerful prayers in Scripture

I think it is important for us as a church as we work through this change up our normal morning and pray this prayer together

What will this look like:

4 Mini Sermons

Prayer Prompts

Worship songs that extract the truth of the passage & allow us to express our hearts towards God!

Read and Pray

Sermon Block 1: Ephesians 3:14-15

Ephesians 3:14–15 ESV

For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named,

We come back to the phrase “for this Reason”?

Jesus

New Identity

The Gospels impact in my life

I do what?

I bow my knee before the father…

To bow = to show reverence to the king.

When was the last time your physical posture reflected your heart towards God?

Why do you praise God: (For what reason)

We show reverence to God for who he is and what he had done?

The Father (as the text says)

Who created heaven and earth.

We praise God for who he is

We praise God for what he has done.

Instruction: (Personal)

Express your adoration to God in Prayer

Position yourself in a posture that reflects your heart towards God.

Worship Song: Behold Him or Reign above it all

Sermon Block 2: Ephesians 3:16

Ephesians 3:16 ESV

that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being,

According to Gods riches…

We can ask because God has it…

it is all Gods so we have confidence in asking…

Asking a grandparent for something verse a parent.

What are we asking God for?

The first request… That he may strengthen our inner beings…

How is your spirit? (Weary, Heavy, Confident, Peaceful, stressed, overwhelmed)

May we pray with Paul today trusting that God has the power to strengthen us.. to sustain us.

Instruction: (1:1)

Turn to a neighbor share with them the answer to this question? How is your spirit?

Go to God in prayer and ask God to strengthen you in his power..

Worship Song: From the inside out.

Sermon Block 3: Ephesians 3:17-19

Ephesians 3:17–19 ESV

so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

So that…

Request 2…

Why do we ask God to strengthen us?

is it simply for our benefit… no

May God strengthen us… so that

Grounded in Love

Comprehension of the Gospel

Filled with the Fullness of God

Instruction: (personal)

1) God may you grow my love for…. (myself, others, Jesus)

2) God may help my unbelief in..

Worship Song: Jesus we Love you

Sermon Block 4: Ephesians 3:20

Ephesians 3:20 ESV

Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us,

To Him?

1) Who is able to do more than we can ask

2) Think or imagine

Personal Truth

Corporate Truth

Power at work within us?

Ephesians 3:12 ESV

in whom we have boldness and access with confidence through our faith in him.

Confidence

Boldness

Access to God

Instruction: (Pray in Community)

Praise God for his work in your life? Ask God to work in your life?

Praise God for his work in our church? Ask God to work in our churc?

Worship Song: Doxology

Send off: