Ephesians
Lesson Seven
Strengthened Through His Spirit
Ephesians 3:14–21
Ephesians 3:14–15 · LSB
For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named
patēr · father
patria · family, people group
Ephesians 3:16–19
Three Requests
1
strengthened with power through His Spirit, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts
2
able to comprehend and know the love of Christ
3
filled up to all the fullness of God
Two Prayers
The Power
Ephesians 1:18–19
you … will know … the surpassing greatness of His power toward us
Ephesians 3:16
to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner man
Ephesians 1–3
The Spirit in Ephesians
1:13–14
sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise
1:17
the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation
2:18
access in one Spirit to the Father
2:22
a dwelling of God in the Spirit
3:5
revealed to His holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit
3:16
strengthened with power through His Spirit
Acts 2:38–39 · LSB
“Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off, as many as the Lord our God will call to Himself.”
“you who formerly were far off have been brought near” · Ephesians 2:13
Ephesians 3:18 · LSB
may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth
Fullness
Where God Lives
Exodus 40:34
the glory of Yahweh filled the tabernacle
Ephesians 3:19
that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God
Ephesians 1–3
What God Has Done
1:3
chose a people in Christ and sealed them with his Spirit
1:15
the power that raised Jesus at work toward us who believe
2:1
made us alive and seated us with Christ, by grace
2:11
brought the far off near; access in one Spirit to the Father
3:1
the mystery revealed; his many-colored wisdom on display
3:14
Paul kneels and asks God to strengthen them to take it in
Ezekiel 36:27 · LSB
“I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes”
Ephesians 4:1–3 · LSB
Therefore I, the prisoner in the Lord, exhort you to walk worthy of the calling with which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, showing forbearance to one another in love, being diligent to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
Everything he asks of them,
he first asked God to give them.