Eph. 3:14-21

Prayer Checklist

 Barna research says slightly more than four out of five adults in the U.S. (84%) claim they had prayed in the past week.  64% say they pray more than once a day.  The things people pray for include health, safety, jobs, and even success, valid or not. 82% said they ask for health or success for a child or family member when they pray.

I.Praying for spiritual POWER

strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man (Eph 3:16) That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;

(Col 1:10) That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness (Col 1:11) Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;

For which cause (2Co 4:16) For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.

I.Praying for spiritual POWER II. Praying for Faithful PERSISTENCE

That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith (Eph 3:17) That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,

The just shall live by faith (Rom 1:17) For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.

I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me I live by the faith of the Son of God (Gal 2:20) I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

I.Praying for spiritual POWER II. Praying for spiritual PERSISTENCE III. Praying for spiritual PERFECTION

that ye, being rooted and grounded in love (Eph 3:17) That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, (Eph 3:18) May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;

Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth (1Co 8:1) Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth. (1Co 8:2) And if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know. But if (1Co 8:3) But if any man love God, the same is known of him.

(Pro 26:12) Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him. though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge have not charity, I am nothing (1Co 13:1-2) Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.

(Eph 3:17) That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height (Eph 3:18) May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;

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I.Praying for spiritual POWER II. Praying for spiritual PERSISTENCE III. Praying for spiritual PERFECTION IV. Praying for spiritual PASSION

(Eph 3:19) And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.

Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another If we love one another, God dwelleth in us (1Jn 4:9-14) In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another. No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us. Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit. And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.

(1Pe 4:8) And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins. (Pro 10:12) Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.

(1Co 13:4) Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, (1Co 13:5) Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; (1Co 13:6) Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; (1Co 13:7) Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

I.Praying for spiritual POWER II. Praying for spiritual PERSISTENCE III. Praying for spiritual PERFECTION IV. Praying for spiritual PASSION V. Praying with a spiritual PROMISE

(Eph 3:20) Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, (Eph 3:21) Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.

(Joh 14:13) And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. (Joh 14:14) If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.

(Jas 4:2) Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not. (Jas 4:3) Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.