The Power of God’s Grace

Date
April 16, 2017
Speaker
Pastor Ryan Flunker
Series
Grace: Together
Book
Ephesians

Paul’s exposition to the Ephesians reaches the apex of worship as he offers is prayer for the church to experience God’s love through their shared unity from the power of God’s Grace. His understanding is quite clear, humans need outside help to free them from both the everyday struggles towards unity and the eternal enslavement under sin’s curse of death.

For Paul, Jesus Christ is the solution. The power of God’s grace for unity is found in Christ, and the resurrection power to be found on the day of Christ’s return is available in part now for the church. A life lived in response to this grace will result in glory to God, both now and forevermore through eternity.

Ephesians 3:20-21

20 Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, 21 to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.

Request vs 16 – “strengthen you with power”
Result vs 17 – “so that” Christ dwelling = rooted and established
Purpose vs 18 – “to grasp… the love of Christ”
Result vs 19a – “to know love that surpasses knowledge”
Purpose vs 19b – “filled” up with the fullness of God

Request vs 16 – We need God’s power
Result vs 17 – for unity
Purpose vs 18 – to grasp Christ’s love for us
Result vs 19a – and therefore know Christ’s surpassing love
Purpose vs 19b – for the purpose of our revealing of God completely and fully.

Summary
We need God’s power for unity to grasp Christ’s love for us and therefore know Christ’s surpassing love for the purpose of our revealing of God completely and fully.

The Power of God’s Grace