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Lord Teach Us To Know You Series

Contributed by Orvel Barker on Sep 24, 2003

based on 20 ratings

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To know Christ in the power of His resurrection and to demonstrate the reality of the Spirit filled life.

Intro: Paul begins this portion of scripture with a prayer for those who have faith in the Lord and love for fellow Christians. It would appear, according to most Christians of today, that they had it all together. But Paul, the great apostle, considered them in need of prayer. He began by ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:15-23

Denomination: Pentecostal

Who Am I In Christ?

Contributed by Ewen Huffman on Oct 23, 2003

based on 44 ratings

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We know WHO we are in Jesus by dicovering WHERE we are. Ephesians 1 tells us ’where’

Who am I in Christ? KAC 20/10/03 EPH 1:1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints in Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus: EPH 1:2 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. EPH 1:3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:1-21, Colossians 1:9-14

Denomination: Baptist

Prayers God Loves To Answer Series

Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Oct 24, 2003

based on 10 ratings

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Do we realize that God is eager, excited to answer our prayers? But of course what we are praying for is important to this process. What are the prayers that God is excited to answer?

There are some things that we, as parents, love to hear. "Mom, could you show me how to clean my room better?" Or, "Dad, could you teach me the very best way to wash the car?" Or, "Mom and Dad, what makes you love each other and us so much? How can I make sure that my marriage is like yours?" ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:15-23

Denomination: Evangelical Free

That Your Eyes May Be Enlightened

Contributed by Dan Cale on Aug 10, 2004

based on 28 ratings

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This is the second in a letter study of Ephesians. This sermon looks at what happens when our eyes are enlightened to the things of God.

That Your Eyes May Be Enlightened Eph 1:15-23 All the world is looking for enlightenment. The Buddhists and Hindu’s meditate seeking to find in themselves the enlightenment that will bring them to salvation. The new age gurus chant and meditate and seek to find enlightenment in the same eastern ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:15-23

Denomination: *other

Let The Spirit Buoy Our Attitude

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 18, 2004

based on 31 ratings

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The Holy Spirit gives us the spiritual eyes to see possibilities rather than problems in people, situations and relationships. Paul prayed for this kind of spiritual insight for the Ephesians: "I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened

Let the Spirit Buoy Our Attitude (Ephesians 1:18-1:21) "God is the lifter of our head. For You Oh God are a shield for me. The glory and the lifter of my head." Illustration:Kemmons Wilson, founder of an international motel chain, quoted some advice for planting a "garden" that would enhance our ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:18-21

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Finding Our Place

Contributed by Kent Lenard on Feb 13, 2005

based on 4 ratings

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This sermon deals with the human tendency to think that our life is all about us, instead of being all about God.

Finding Our Place Ephesians 1:18-22, Matthew 5:14, John 8:12, 9:5, 2 Corinthians 3:18 October 14, 2004 I. Last week I mentioned the fact that for centuries humans thought the Earth was the center of the universe, and if we are honest the way we act a lot of the time, makes it look as if we ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:18-22

Denomination: Baptist

"The Knowledge Of God" Series

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Aug 22, 2002

based on 126 ratings

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If the Holy Spirit inspired Paul to pray this for the Ephesians, then shouldn’t we be praying it for one another? (#10 in the "Every Spiritual Blessing" series)

“For this reason I too, having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which exists among you, and your love for all the saints, do not cease giving thanks for you, while making mention of you in my prayers; that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:15-17, Ephesians 1:17-19, Ephesians 1:19

Denomination: Orthodox

"Three Prayers For The Ephesians" Series

Contributed by Clark Tanner on Aug 31, 2002

based on 24 ratings

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Three things we can be praying for one another. (#11 in the "Every Spiritual Blessing" series)

“I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe.” A very interesting thing happened to me ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:18-19

Denomination: Orthodox

Increasing Your Spiritual Assets

Contributed by Dana Chau on Sep 1, 2002

based on 67 ratings

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Learn to increase the worth of your relationship with God

I received an email this week asking the question, "What’s the difference between people who pray in church and those who pray in casinos?" The answer, "The ones in the casinos are serious." There may be more truth to that email than we want to believe. The prayer to increase one’s wealth ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:15-23

Denomination: *other

Power To Spare

Contributed by Mark Raughton on Jun 25, 2002

based on 17 ratings

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This is a message on the power of God available for our lives.

EPHESIANS 1:15-23 “POWER TO SPARE” Invisible beams of evangelism flash day and night across sky and sea, penetrating nations and hearts where missionaries cannot go. Such are the shortwave ministries of ventures like HCJB, TransWorld Radio, and Far East Broadcasting Company. The FEBC began in 1945 ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:15-23

Denomination: Baptist

The Apostle's Prayer

Contributed by Greg Adams on Aug 6, 2002

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Paul’s prayer for the people in the Ephesian’s church was one that should challenge our own walk today.

The Apostles Prayer Ephesians 1:15-22 Intro: The apostle Paul was pleased and thankful for the faith in Christ and love for each other he had heard of at the Ephesian church. Now he would pray for them to be further enlightened in their understanding of God and themselves. What did Paul pray ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:15-22

Denomination: Baptist

How To Always Be A Winner

Contributed by Paul Fritz on May 4, 2003

based on 24 ratings

| 3,088 views

Ask the Lord to help you to grow in all wisdom, faith and obedience so that you can more fully assured of God’s triumphal attitudes working in and through you!

How The Holy Spirit Helps Us To Always Experience a Winning Attitude - I Cor. 2:14-17 Illustration:Author Jamie Buckingham once visited a dam on the Columbia River. He’d always thought that the water spilling over the top provided the power, not realizing that it was just froth, that deep within ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:17-20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Right Man In The Right Place At God's Right Hand

Contributed by Charles Degner on May 12, 2003

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What does it mean for the church today to believe that Jesus is sitting at God’s right hand?

That power is like the working of his mighty strength, {20} which he exerted in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms, {21} far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every title that can be given, not only in the present age ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:16-23

Denomination: Lutheran

God Wants You Confident, Rich, And Powerful Series

Contributed by Rick Stacy on Mar 8, 2002

based on 31 ratings

| 3,962 views

Part of a series on Ephesians 1 and 2

God Wants You to be Confident, Rich, and Powerful Christians need not be tentative or doubtful concerning their position in life. God wants you to know the confidence - of the hope to which you have been called; the riches – of his inheritance; and the power – of faith. We Christians are ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:18-23

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Digging Deeper Series

Contributed by Michael Stover on Mar 19, 2001

based on 59 ratings

| 5,856 views

Prayer is the doorway to a deeper relationship with God. Paul’s prayer here is a model of digging deeper towards intimacy with God.

I. Pray Seeking Insight (17-18a) A. Spirit of Wisdom 1. Attitude, disposition, or mindset 2. Wisdom is insight into the true nature of things B. Spirit of Revelation 1. Same as 1 above 2. Revelation is to reveal or unveil 3. (A & B) A mind-set of wisdom when it comes to an unfolding of the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:15-23

Denomination: Baptist

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