Ephesians: Study 5
Week 5, Semester 1, 2022
Ephesians 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.
1. Summarise in as few words as possible Paul’s prayer.
2. Why does Paul pray that “Christ may dwell in your hearts” (v.17) if he’s praying for Christians? Don’t we already have Christ in our hearts?
3. How is Paul’s prayer practical or helpful to someone…
Suffering a debilitating disease
Going through a bad breakup
Feeling ostracised/bullied
Falling back into habitual sin
4. On a scale of 1 – 10, how confident are you that God loves you? What would it take for you to get a 10?
5. Paul prays that we would “know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge…” (v.19). How do you think that works in practice?
6. Look closely at v.20. Does that motivate you to pray?