Ephesians 3:17
Paul Prays that They Would be Filled with the Love of Jesus
Eph
3:17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted
and grounded in love,
1.
Pray for
Christians to Be Filled Up with Jesus
a.
Can a
believer not have Jesus living within them?
i.
2 Corinthians 13:5; Romans 8:9
b.
Are the
people Paul is writing to Christians?
i.
Ephesians 1:13
c.
Why then
would Paul need to pray that Christ would dwell in them?
i.
The answer is
with the word that Paul uses for “dwell.” It is more than just a simple moving
in but rather a making Jesus more comfortable.
1.
This verse is
not an evangelistic verse but rather it is written to believers
a. Revelation 3:20
2.
Paul’s
experience should be the experience of every believer
a. Galatians 2:20
3.
How do I make
Jesus more at home in my heart?
a.
Stop fellowshipping
with darkness - 1 John 1:6-7
b.
Stop loving
the world - 1 John 2:15
c.
Learn to
understand the love of God - 1
John 3:1
d.
Learn to love
the brethren - 1 John 3:16-17
e.
Learn to
abide in Christ - John
15:4-5
2.
Pray for
Christians to be Rooted and Grounded in Love
a.
We need to be
rooted in love
i.
Knowledge
without love simply puffs up - 1 Corinthians 8:1
ii.
All the rest
of the gifts of the Holy Spirit without love are useless
1. 1 Corinthians 13:1-2
b.
We need to be
grounded in love
i.
Our only
foundation is Jesus - 1 Corinthians
3:9-11
ii.
Jesus is love
- 1 John 4:7-8
iii.
The love of
Jesus holds us together - 2
Corinthians 5:14
iv.
God’s law can
be summarized in one word: love - Galatians 5:14
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