Ephesians 1:15-23
Prayer is the actual, physical exertion of my thoughts, fears, emotions, understanding, sins, requests and willingness to and towards God.
Forms of prayer…
a) singing
b) musing
c) spoken
1. Growing knowledge, v. 17
“Knowing God is more than knowing about him; it is a matter of dealing with him as he opens up to you, and being dealt with by him as he takes knowledge of you. Knowing about him is a necessary precondition of trusting him, but the width of our knowledge about him is no gauge of the depth of our knowledge of him.”
-J.I. Packer, Knowing God
Is your relationship with God ruled by knowledge or necessity?
2. Intimate hope, v. 18
If your heart were enlightened today and you understood the hope to which God has called you what would you be more hopeful about?
3. Rich inheritance, v. 18
How do you think God sees you?
4. Great power, v. 19
Do you understand the power that is available to you as a Christian?
Prayer is the actual, physical exertion of my thoughts, fears, emotions, understanding, sins, requests and willingness to and towards God.
Forms of prayer…
a) singing
b) musing
c) spoken
1. Growing knowledge, v. 17
“Knowing God is more than knowing about him; it is a matter of dealing with him as he opens up to you, and being dealt with by him as he takes knowledge of you. Knowing about him is a necessary precondition of trusting him, but the width of our knowledge about him is no gauge of the depth of our knowledge of him.”
-J.I. Packer, Knowing God
Is your relationship with God ruled by knowledge or necessity?
2. Intimate hope, v. 18
If your heart were enlightened today and you understood the hope to which God has called you what would you be more hopeful about?
3. Rich inheritance, v. 18
How do you think God sees you?
4. Great power, v. 19
Do you understand the power that is available to you as a Christian?