The Wonder of Prayer Ephesians 1:17-19; 3:16-19

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The Wonder of Prayer Ephesians 1:17-19; 3:16-19

1. The heart of prayer a. The Father’s plans – Eph.1:17-23 - to give us a glorious hope – v.18 - to empower his Church – v.19-23 b. The love of Jesus – Eph.3:16-19 - he “dwells” in us – v.17 - his vast love for us – v.v.18,19 c. The gift of the Spirit – Eph.1:17;3:16 - making real to us the Father’s plans - helping us know & enjoy Jesus’ love

2. The riches of prayer a. Resting in God’s protection-Ps.91:1,2 b. Receiving peace, joy & strength – Ps.23:4-6; Acts 4:23-31 c. Tuning our hearts to God - Ps.42:1-5 d. Experiencing eternity – Eph.1:17-19 e. Guidance for the journey – Dan.9:1-3 Acts 1:14; 13:1-3

The riches of prayer f. Getting to know ourselves–Job 42:1-6 g. Questioning, arguing & wrestling with God – Job, Psalms, Hab., Paul h. A rich, wonderful conversation with God ……………. It is the most natural thing to pray It is the most incomprehensible thing for a Christian not to pray

3. The struggle of prayer We have 3 very powerful opponents:- a. Our proud, unbelieving, lazy & easily distracted hearts & minds b. The scornful, dismissive world c. Satan We will never become joyful, committed prayers on our own

4. Good news for prayers a. The Father welcomes us b. The life & work of Jesus - he showed us it is possible - he opened the way for us c. The Spirit stirs us & helps us d. The Church – we pray with the O.T.& N.T. Church and with the local Church

Week of prayer a. “Lord teach me / us to pray” b. Join with others as often as you can c. Determine you will get to know God better in the coming year