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The Father (14) The whole family (15 )

The Father (14) The whole family (15 ). Ep.2:18-19; 4:6 Church militant / triumphant Death does not end our relationship. A group united by descent from a common ancestor. Named after the father. Paul’s Prayer 1. Mightily strengthened with power through Spirit, 16.

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The Father (14) The whole family (15 )

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  1. The Father (14)The whole family (15) • Ep.2:18-19; 4:6 • Church militant / triumphant • Death does not end our relationship A group united by descentfrom a common ancestor. Named after the father.

  2. Paul’s Prayer1. Mightily strengthened with power through Spirit, 16 • Agent: Holy Spirit • Object: strength • Sphere: inner being • Resources: riches of His glory Opposite oflosing heart (13) Strengthen your inner being w. power through His Spirit (NRSV). 2 Co.4:16

  3. Paul’s Prayer2. That you may comprehendlove of Christ (17-19a) • Agent: Christ • Object: dwell in heart • Condition: through faith • Result: rooted, grounded in love • Purpose: comprehend love of Christ “Metaph., divine powers, influences, etc., are said to dwell in one…to dwell in his soul, to pervade, prompt, govern it” Heart = mind, 4:23; Hb.8:10; 10:16

  4. Width, length, height, depth Long enoughfor blessing of eternal life Wide enough to reach whole world Deep enough to release satan’s grip High enough to reach heaven

  5. His love passesknowledge • Paradox: to know the unknowable • Paul preached (prayed) over their heads . . . and his own To cast beyond, e.g. in a spear-throwing context…to attain a degree that extra-ordinarily exceeds a point on a scale of extent, go beyond, surpass, outdo” – BDAG

  6. Paul’s Prayer3. That you may be filled with all the fullness of God (19) • Agent: God • Purpose: filled w. all His fullness • Extent: with= up to; in every respect • He fills each to capacity • Be all that you can be • Have everything He has for us Ep.1:23 Ep.4:10 Ep.4:13 Ep.4:15 Grow into Him in every respect Col.1:9; 2:9-10 Mt.5:48; Jn.1:16;2 Co.3:18; 1 Pt.1:15-16

  7. Doxology • How powerful is God? 1. He can do 2. What we ask 3. What we think 4. All we ask or think 5. More than this 6. Much more 7. Very much more God can do infinitely more than we can ask or conceive

  8. To Him be the glory • Instrument: in the church Missionary societies give glory to man’s institutions Denominations give glory to founders, not to God Church: the masterpiece of God’s grace (2:7)

  9. To Him be the glory Ep.1:6, 12, 14 • Recognize His honor, splendor… • To all generations (does not change w. times) Not to glorify the church : “to Him be the glory” (Ep.3:21) Not to exalt wisdom of man: “The church must change”

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