Part 5 – Ephesians 1 1. Prayers of thanks for the brethren
2. Spirit of wisdom and understanding
3. Know him better
4, Eyes of your heart enlightened
5. Hope of the glorious inheritance
6. The strength of power
Ephesians 3:12-21 NIV
12 In him and through faith in him we may approach God with freedom and confidence. 13 I ask you, therefore, not to be discouraged because of my sufferings for you, which are your glory.
A Prayer for the Ephesians
14 For this reason I kneel before the Father, 15 from whom every family[a] in heaven and on earth derives its name. 16 I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, 18 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, 19 and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.20 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, 21 to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.
- Strengthen and empower the spiritual core of our being
- Jesus to dwell in our cleaned inner core – heart
- Rooted and established in love
- Know the width, length, height, and depth of God’s love
- Filled with the fullness of God