February 12, 2023 PM
Paul Gotthardt
(#7 in series)
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In Christ: Praying for Proficiency (Part 2)
Ephesians 1:15-23
There is a progressive nature of knowledge:
- There is ignorance (lack of knowledge).
- There is awareness (introduction of knowledge).
- There is practice (application of knowledge).
- There is proficiency (perfection of knowledge).
The prayer has four parts. Paul prayed...
- That we would know God fully. (v. 17)
“That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of Him.”
- That we would know the hope of His calling. (v. 18)
“I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling…”
- That we would know the riches of the __ of His inheritance. (v. 18)
“I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know...what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints.”
Proficient disciples __ God’s glory!
Satan knows that he can never __ God’s glory, but he is relentless in his pursuit to __ God’s glory.