Aim: To seek after Christ, the one who equips His church with knowledge.
Doctrine: The Church needs continual supplies of supernatural knowledge, without which we cannot grow and will not appreciate what we already possess (in Christ).
Exegesis: The divine features of blessed knowledge: this knowledge is God's perpetual gift to Christ's Church (v. 17); this knowledge requires heavenly insight (v. 18a); this knowledge focuses on specific content (vv. 18b-19a).
Further application: How to be good stewards of blessed knowledge: first of all, humbly receive it in answer to prayer; then, believe that we enjoy it, in the Church's head (Jesus).
Key verse: v. 17 ''That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him...''
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Rev. Mark Henninger received his Masters of Divinity from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois, and he has been Pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Peoria, Illinois for more than 30 years.