Experience The Power Series

Experience the Power

Ephesians 3:14-21

Ephesians 3:14-15 (NLT)

When I think of the wisdom and scope of God’s plan, I fall to my knees and pray to the Father, [15] the Creator of everything in heaven and on earth.

Overwhelmed

 By God’s work of grace

 Through Jesus Christ

• Upon Calvary’s Cross

• Psalm 71:15

• Isaiah 61:10

Psalm 71:15 (NLT)

I will tell everyone about your righteousness.

All day long I will proclaim your saving power,

for I am overwhelmed by how much you have done for me.

Isaiah 61:10 (NLT)

I am overwhelmed with joy in the Lord my God! For he has dressed me with the clothing of salvation and draped me in a robe of righteousness. I am like a bridegroom in his wedding suit or a bride with her jewels.

Overwhelmed

 By God’s work of grace

 Through Jesus Christ

• Upon Calvary’s Cross

• Psalm 71:15

• Isaiah 61:10

 By God’s perfect plan

 Individually crafted

 By God’s unfathomable power

 Creator of all things

 When we consider the majesty of God’s nature and power, should there be any other choice than to bow our knee in prayer and worship?

Ephesians 3:16 (NLT)

I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will give you mighty inner strength through his Holy Spirit.

The Source of Inner Strength

 The Holy Spirit

 Indwelling the believer

 Providing power

• That Christ may be glorified

• Acts 1:8

Acts 1:8 (NLT)

But when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, you will receive power and will tell people about me everywhere—in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."

The Source of Inner Strength

 The Holy Spirit

 Indwelling the believer

 Providing power

• That Christ may be glorified

• Acts 1:8

 Inexhaustible supply

 God is never short of resources

• Philippians 4:19

Philippians 4:19 (NLT)

And this same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from his glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus.

The Source of Inner Strength

 The Holy Spirit

 Indwelling the believer

 Providing power

• That Christ may be glorified

• Acts 1:8

 Inexhaustible supply

 God is never short of resources

• Philippians 4:19

 There is no Holy Spirit “crunch”

Ephesians 3:17 (NLT)

And I pray that Christ will be more and more at home in your hearts as you trust in him. May your roots go down deep into the soil of God’s marvelous love.

Home is Where the Heart Is

 Making Christ at home in your heart

 Cleaning house

• James 4:8

James 4:8 (NLT)

Draw close to God, and God will draw close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, you hypocrites.

Home is Where the Heart Is

 Making Christ at home in your heart

 Cleaning house

• James 4:8

 Welcoming Him in

• Revelation 3:20

Revelation 3:20 (NLT)

"Look! Here I stand at the door and knock. If you hear me calling and open the door, I will come in, and we will share a meal as friends.

Home is Where the Heart Is

 Making Christ at home in your heart

 Cleaning house

• James 4:8

 Welcoming Him in

• Revelation 3:20

 Giving Him free reign

How Deep are Your Roots?

 Deep roots ensure health

 Provide firm foundation

 Provide adequate nutrition

• Jeremiah 17:8

Jeremiah 17:8 (NLT)

They are like trees planted along a riverbank, with roots that reach deep into the water. Such trees are not bothered by the heat or worried by long months of drought. Their leaves stay green, and they go right on producing delicious fruit.

How Deep are Your Roots?

 Deep roots ensure health

 Provide firm foundation

 Provide adequate nutrition

• Jeremiah 17:8

 Shallow roots provide little sustenance

 Limited health

 Susceptible to disease or withering

• Luke 8:13

Luke 8:13 (NLT)

The rocky soil represents those who hear the message with joy. But like young plants in such soil, their roots don’t go very deep. They believe for a while, but they wilt when the hot winds of testing blow.

Ephesians 3:18 (NLT)

And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love really is.

Experiential Understanding

 God’s power brings about revelation

 Eyes open to the truth of God’s Word

 Eyes open to the reality of God’s presence

 Knowing the vastness of God’s love

 Experience in the depths

 Experience in the heights

 Experience in the long journeys

 Experience in the droughts