Experiencing God to the Fullest: Ephesians 3:14-21
It
is a calling to preach. It is a privilege to preach. Recently, I began
preaching at Redeeming Life Church in Rose Park, UT in addition to my duties at
Risen Life Church. Redeeming Life is a church plant of Risen Life Church that
is being led by Bryan Catherman. Bryan Catherman and I have been friends now
for some time and it is a privilege to walk with him and his church as they are
reaching Rose Park and Salt Lake City with the Gospel. My first sermon there
was entitled ‘Experiencing God to the Fullest.’ My sermon came from Ephesians
3:14-21 and you can listen to it HERE.

Each
one of these means of experiencing the fullness of the Christian life in God should
lead to a ‘New Normal’ as we have been saying at Redeeming Life Church.
Understanding what God is doing in the world should lead us to reaching people
around the world for Jesus. Living in the power of the Spirit should teach us
to depend on the Spirit for strength and understanding. Experiencing the love
of Christ should lead us to loving others as Christ loved us. I believe it is
these things Paul is calling us to as we see him pray for the Ephesian
believers in Ephesians 3:14-21.
Paul
in three places has told us what God is doing in the world. I think these are
the mysteries he has mentioned. 1) Ephesians 1:9-10 – God’s plan is to unite
the whole world together under the rulership of Christ. 2) Ephesians 3:6 –
God’s plan is to make one body, or one family, from every people and race in
the world. 3) Ephesians 3:9-10 – God’s plan is to do this through the Church.
Once we understand what God is doing in the world we have to make a decision if
we will join him in what He is doing through Christ to save the world.
Paul
also prays for three results to occur from the indwelling of the Holy Sipirt.
1) Ephesians 3:17 – That Christ might dwell in their hearts through faith. 2)
Ephesians 3:18 – That the Ephesians would understand and experience the love of
Christ. 3) Ephesians 3:19 – That the believers would be filled with the
fullness of God. It is God’s Spirit that makes everything that Paul is talking
about possible.
Paul
really focuses in on the Love of Christ. And this is an ever-important topic.
We all need to here over and over again that God indeed loves us. So much so
that he sent his son, Christ, to die for us two-thousand years ago before we
ever even committed one sin. God asks for us to confess Jesus as Lord, coming
under his rulership, repentant of our sins, agreeing with God and accepting
forgiveness in Christ, and to join Him in what He is doing in the world. God
loves you, but will you allow Him into your life so that you can experience
Him?
Finally,
Paul ends his prayer in Ephesians 3:14-21 by saying in Ephesians 3:20-21 that
God can do far more than we could ever imagine. What have you been praying for
lately? Paul has seen in his life how God is far bigger than he ever realized.
Paul has understood what God is doing in the world, he is experiencing the
indwelling of the Holy Spirit, and he is experiencing the love of Christ and it
is far beyond Paul’s expectations. Paul wants you to experience God to the
fullest as well. Will you join him?
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