Even Better Than That!
Ephesians 3:14-19
1. Paul Gets Personal With The Real Family Architect. (Vs. 14-15, Mark 10:6-9)
a. Mark 10:6-9, “But from the beginning of creation God made them male and female. For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and the two will become one flesh. So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.””
2. Paul Prays:
a. For Encouragement of Spirit. (vs. 16, 2 Cor 4:16-18)
i. 2 Corinthians 4:16-18, “Therefore we do not give up. Even though our outer person is being destroyed, our inner person is being renewed day by day. For our momentary light affliction is producing for us an absolutely incomparable eternal weight of glory. So we do not focus on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.”
b. For Spiritual Authenticity Among Believers. (Vs. 17, Col 3:14-15)
i. Colossians 3:14-15, “Above all, put on love, which is the perfect bond of unity. And let the peace of Christ, to which you were also called in one body, rule your hearts.”
c. For Divine Presence and Unity in the Church. (Vs. 18-19, 1 Cor 1:10)
i. 1 Corinthians 1:10, “Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree in what you say, that there be no divisions among you, and that you be united with the same understanding and the same conviction.”
d. While Recognizing That God Exceedingly Better Than That! (Vs. 20-21, Job 11:7-9)
i. Job 11:7-9, “Can you fathom the depths of God or discover the limits of the Almighty? They are higher than the heavens—what can you do? They are deeper than Sheol—what can you know? Their measure is longer than the earth and wider than the sea.”