Sermon Tone Analysis

I. Why Would God Break Us?

A. Ephesians 3:14–21 (KJV 1900)

14 For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, 16 That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; 17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; 19 And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.

20 Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, 21 Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end.

Amen.

IT is here that Paul picks up again the sentence which he began in verse 1 and from which he was deflected.

He begins with the words: It is for this cause.

What is the cause which makes him pray?

We are back again at the basic idea of the letter.

Paul has painted his great picture of the Church.

This world is a disintegrated chaos; there is division everywhere, between nation and nation, between individuals, and within a person’s inner life.

It is God’s design that all the discordant elements should be brought into one in Jesus Christ.

We must note the word used for Paul’s attitude in prayer.

‘I bow my knees’, he says, ‘in prayer to God.’

That means even more than that he kneels; it means that he prostrates himself.

The ordinary Jewish attitude of prayer was standing, with the hands stretched out and the palms upwards.

Paul’s prayer for the Church is so intense that he casts himself face down before God in an agony of passionate request

9 Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.

10 But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.

11 To him be glory and dominion for ever and ever.

Amen.

II.

When everything around us seems to fall apart.

why is everything around us falling apart why cant it seem we cant get ahead in life, why does my life so much harder than the other guys.

why does it seem like God is punishing me.

III.

Because of prayer we have hope

When we truly pray to God and ask for forgiveness and ask for for true help with our situations in life there is such a piece and comfort and understanding that you will not know till you get right with God.

you have to let go of the problems that weigh you done in your life.

You need to Trust in the true Savior which is Jesus Christ our Lord

9 Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.

10 But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.

11 To him be glory and dominion for ever and ever.

Amen.

9 Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.

10 But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.

11 To him be glory and dominion for ever and ever.

Amen.