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Oct 20, 2024

Ephesians - Indwelling Strength

Passage: Ephesians 3:15-17

Speaker: Brian Land

Series: Ephesians

Category: Grace Brevard

Keywords: power, strength, abide, weakness, indwell

The Father indwells and empowers all diverse Believers into a faith that communes with Him as well as with one another, all to His Glory.

CENTRAL PASSAGE:

Eph 3
14 For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, 15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, 16 that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, 19 and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

20 Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, 21 to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

 

SERMON DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

How have you seen weakness and strength over the last few weeks?

How would you describe “Inner Weakness”?

Think about these -- which do you struggle with?

1) Despair - Shame - Withdrawal

2) Short Tempered - Angry - Testy - Judgey

3) Working Hard - Control

How would you describe “Inner Strength”?

Talk about these:

Strength to be weak - to ask for help - to stop - to repent - to love - to forgive - to listen

 

Describe the paradox of Strength, Weakness, The Cross and The Resurrection.

What does Jesus Death and Rez have to do with OUR weaknesses...and our Strength?

 

How do we functionally “tap into” the Strength of Christ?

This is a “communal” passage, so how do WE tap into Christ’s Strength?