I ask that out of the riches of His glory He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being,that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, that you may be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inner person,That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, that ye may be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inward man;
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… Look up here on the screen. Ephesians chapter three, verse 16 says this. From his unlimited resources, God will give you mighty inner strength through his Holy Spirit. Circle mighty inner strength. Now, my resources are limited. My energy is limited. My knowledge is limited. My wisdom is limited. My talent is limited. And so is yours. But God is not. And when you have God's anointing on your life, he puts mighty strength in you that you didn't know you had. You can handle things better. You can last longer. You can go farther because you have God's anointing on your life. How do you know when you don't have God's anointing on your life? You're tired all the time. You're tired all the time. Why? Because you're trying to solve your problems. You're trying to live your life. You're trying to fulfill your purpose on your own power. Now he says, God will give you mighty strength through his Holy Spirit. One of the Holy Spirit's job is to anoint you. …
… Paul states, I pray that out of his glorious riches that he may strengthen you with power. And I pray that today after service, you feel the strength of power in your inner being, that he would strengthen you with power through his spirit in your inner being so that Christ may dwell in your hearts. And this is where it is through faith. He says, I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, that's my prayer for you here today. I pray that you are rooted and established in this house. There is no house and no church like Zoe Church. This place is an unbelievable place. And I pray today that you are rooted and established in this house. But before you can be rooted and established in a house, you have to be rooted and established in love. Why? Verse 18 tells us, so that you may have power together with all of the Lord's holy people. That's what's happening here today. All of the Lord's holy people are coming together to grasp how wide and how long and how high and how deep is the love of Christ. …
… that I read earlier. It's Ephesians 3.14-21. And I just feel like as Paul penned these words, it is so appropriate for every mom here to pray. And I would like if you are seated near or close to a mom, just reach your hand toward the mother, maybe the mother in your life or one on your row, and pray this earnestly with us. for this reason I kneel before the father from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his spirit in your inner being so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith and I pray that you being rooted and established in love may have power together with all the Lord's holy people to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ. And to know this love that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. …
always giving thanks to God the Father for everything. in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. And so Paul here contrasts two ways to deal with inner chaos, inebriation or celebration. Many face their struggles with inebriation. They numb themselves, if not with liquor, with work, with busyness, with play, with entertainment, with shopping. Those of us who have tried this approach know its falsehood. We have learned, have we not? Happy hours do not make us happy. They just don't. Indeed, they do the opposite. And we find that waiting on us when we come off the bar stool are those problems we tried to drink away. The better option, Paul says, celebration. celebration, worship. Fill the air, he says, with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs. Paul used a verb tense which caused one translation to state, ever be filled and stimulated with the Holy Spirit. Constant worship clears the debris from our hearts. Praise is the cleansing element that flushes the trash of worry and anxiety. …
… asking to get the holy spirit that's christians asking for a greater measure of the holy spirit just like here in ephesians i pray this is paul praying that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his spirit in your inner being so that Christ may dwell in your heart through faith. So this greater indwelling, this greater empowering, this greater control, this greater experience of the Holy Spirit comes through faith. Just like it says here in Galatians, does he who supplies the Spirit to you and works miracles among you do so by works of the law, no. Or by hearing with faith, yes. Hearing with faith. Hearing what? And that's the last step. Faith comes from hearing and hearing through the Word of God. I don't know any other way to help you walk by the Spirit or be filled by the Spirit than to say, get up in the morning and say, God, please, I feel very dry, even guilty. …
… And He prays for us, and He prays that God would grant us, verse 16, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner man. So first we need to understand Paul is praying for us, and he's praying for something that has become possible because the Spirit of God has taken up residence in our inner man, so that we can be strengthened with power to the end that Christ may, verse 17, settle down, be at home in your hearts through faith, and then this, that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God." In chapter 5 he says, be an imitator of God. That's a command. Here it's an indicative. You can be filled up to all the fullness of God if you know fully the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge. …
… I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. and I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power together with all the saints to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God, now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations forever and ever. Amen. Now, what we were talking about last week when we looked at this was that Paul is holding out for us a prospect. We described it, and I'll just briefly describe it again. He is talking here not simply about believing God or even just obeying God. …
… from whom his whole family in heaven and on earth derives its name. I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power together with all the saints to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen. Amen. Amen. Well, I know that a first run through that thing does not look all that unusual. It looks like a typical Pauline prayer, kind of high and lofty and kind of vague in general. I tell you that Paul is asking for something from God for all of us. Don't forget, of course you've forgotten, As I said when we started the book of Ephesians back in the mid-50s or whenever it was, that the book of Ephesians was almost for sure a circulatory letter. …
… For this reason I kneel before the Father, from whom his whole family in heaven and on earth derives its name. I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power together with all the saints to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. Now unto him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen. Now, we said if you look, and it wasn't that hard to see, wasn't it? The chapter consists of two parts, Paul's detour and Paul's prayer. …