A Prayer for Knowledge
Ephesians 1:15-23
I. The Reason for the Prayer, 15-16
1 John 4:8
II. The Prayer, 17-19a
A. Who We Pray To
1. To God Who Is the Author of
the Gospel, 17
2. To God Who Is Glorious, 17
Matthew 6:9-10
B. What We Pray For
1. Knowledge of God, 17
2 Corinthians 4:6
1 John 2:27
2. Knowledge of God's
Blessings in Christ, 18-19
Luke 24:32
a. The Hope of His
Calling, 18
John 10:27-28
b. The Glory of His
Inheritance, 18
1 John 2:16-17
Romans 8:18
c. The Surpassing
Greatness of His
Power, 19
III. The Assurance the Prayer Will Be
Answered, 19b-23
A. Christ's Resurrection, 20
B. Christ's Ascension, 20
C. Christ's Coronation, 20-22
1. Jesus is Lord of All, 21
2. Jesus is Lord of All Time, 22
Revelation 19:11,16
3. Jesus is Executing His
Lordship.
a. Over All Things, 22
b. Over the Church,
22-23
Implications:
1. We were born and born again to know God.
2. We should pray that we grow in the knowledge of God, confident that God can and will answer such prayer. |
