"Praying to Know God Better"

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Sermon Notes
Sermon Series:  Ephesians
Sermon Scripture:  Ephesians 1:15-20

Paul Commends the Reputation of the Church (1:15)

• Paul serves as a model for every maturing Christian:
  • As we ___________ God for his grace…
  • We should ___________ for others to grow in grace.
• There are two signs of a maturing Church:
  • A growing ___________ in Christ.
  • A growing ___________ for other Christians.

Paul Remembers the Church in Prayer (1:16)

• We should thank God when we see spiritual fruit in others.
• When things are going well at church, we should pray ____________, not less.
• Our prayers are meant to _______________ other believers.

Paul Makes One Request for the Church (1:17)

• We should pray to know God better.
•  The only way we can know God is by His ______________. (1 Cor. 2:6-16)
• Your ability to know God is a gift from him, not an achievement by you.
• What does the Lord desire from you?
  • Not only your theological accuracy…
  • Not only your physical activity…
  • He desires spiritual _______________. (Phil. 3:10-11)

Paul Describes the Realities the Church Should Know (1:18-20)

• How do we come to see the glory of God?
  • Not through the eyes in our head…
  • But through the opening of the eyes of our ____________.
• What does God want us to see with spiritual sight?
  • We have a ______________ hope.
  • We are a ____________ possession.
  • We serve a ____________ God.
    • His power cannot be ________________.
    • His power is in motion towards us.
    • His power is according to his great ____________.
• This power ______________ Christ from the dead.
• This power ______________ Christ above all things.
• This power is ______________ to you right now.