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STRENGTHENED WITH MIGHT THROUGH HIS SPIRIT IN THE INNER MAN

Text: Ephesians 3
21 August 2011

(I) A GLIMPSE OF THE MINISTRY OF THE APOSTLE PAUL

1. Obtaining deep spiritual revealed knowledge (Ephesians 3:1-6)

a) Hitherto unknown knowledge ( Ephesians 3:5 )

b) Revealed by the Holy Spirit to the apostles and prophets ( Ephesians 3:5 )

c) Concerning Gentiles:- ( Ephesians 3:5-7 )

i) Fellow heirs

ii) Same body

iii) Partakers of God’s promise in Christ

iv) Contained in the Gospel

2. Becoming a servant of the Lord

a) Gift of God’s grace ( Ephesians 3:7a )

b) Effective working of Divine power in ministry ( Ephesians 3:7b )

c) Suffering much tribulation ( Ephesians 3:13 )

(II) VERY SIGNIFICANT CONTENTS

( Ephesians 3:14-21 )

1. To be strengthened with might from God

2. To be strengthened through His Spirit in the inner man

3. To have Christ dwell in our hearts

4. To be rooted and grounded in Christ’s love

5. To be filled with the fullness of God

(III) SPECIAL FEATURES OF THIS APOSTOLIC PRAYER

1. Pleading “the riches of God’s glory” (Ephesians 3:16)

2. Pleading the Power of God

a) Believing in God’s almighty power

b) Believing that His power transcends all human thought and imagination

3. Pleading the glory of God

a) To give God the glory

b) The church to reflect the glory of God

c) The significance of God’s glory to be seen in subsequent generations