This week, Pastor Chris highlights how God works “far more abundantly” than we can imagine, calling believers to surrender fully and draw strength from His Spirit within. Rooted and grounded in Christ’s immeasurable love, we are invited to experience a relationship that transforms us and enables us to grasp the vastness of His grace. Ultimately, it points to a God who exceeds every expectation, working powerfully in us for His glory across all generations.
“If God be your partner, make your plans large.” D.L. Moody
“The more you know God, the bigger he becomes.” Chuck Swindoll
“Attempt great things for God, expect great things from God.” William Carey
- Surrender and Strength from Within
Ephesians 3:14 (ESV)
14 For this reason I bow my knees before the Father
Ephesians 2:5 (ESV)
5 even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved—
Ephesians 2:19–22 (ESV)
19 So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, 20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, 21 in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord. 22 In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit.
Matthew 13:44 (ESV)
44 “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.
Ephesians 3:15 (ESV)
15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named,
Ephesians 2:15b–16 (ESV)
that he might create in himself one new man in place of the two, so making peace, 16 and might reconcile us both to God in one body through the cross, thereby killing the hostility.
Ephesians 3:16 (ESV)
16 that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being
Rooted and Grounded in Love Beyond Measure
Ephesians 3:17a (ESV)
17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith,
John 15:5b (ESV)
Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.
Ephesians 3:17b–18 (ESV)
that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth,
The Love of God…
- Breadth/Width (it is available to everyone).
- Length (it never runs out).
- Height (it lifts us to God).
- Depth (it reaches us in our lowest places).
“God loves with a great love the man whose heart is bursting with a passion for the impossible.” William Booth
Ephesians 3:19 (ESV)
and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
The God Who Does Beyond
Ephesians 3:20 (ESV)
20 Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us
“He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.” — Jim Elliott
The Ultimate Goal: God’s Glory
Ephesians 3:21 (ESV)
to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.
Ephesians 3:20-21 (ESV)
20 Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.
Discussion Questions:
- Ephesians 3:16 talks about being strengthened “in your inner being.” What does that kind of inner strength look like practically?
- Ephesians 3:20 says God can do more than we ask or imagine. Do your prayers reflect that belief? Why or why not?
- Ephesians 3:21 reminds us that everything is for God’s glory. How does that reshape your goals or priorities?
Application Questions:
- What is one “big” prayer you will begin praying, trusting God to do more than you imagine?