Prayer from Prison

In v 3-14 Paul declares the amazing and unlimited spiritual blessings of believers.

"For this reason" (v.15) - in light of their marvelous inheritance in Jesus Christ

v 15-23 Paul prays for their understanding of those blessings-who they are and what they have in Christ

1. Paul () God for them (v.15-16)

  a) their faith in the Lord Jesus

  b) their love for all the saints

2. Paul () God for them (v.17-23)

  a) to understand the greatness of God's () (v.17-18)

    i. a spirit of ()

    ii. the hope of his ()

    iii. the riches of his ()

   b) to understand the greatness of God's () (V.19)

    i. his ()

    ii. his () 

    iii. his () 

    iv. his ()

   c) to understand the greatness of God's () (v.20-23)

    i. raise Christ from () 

    ii. seated him in the () 

    iii. made him head over ()

Conclusion: (v.23)

The incomparable Christ is () until the church, which is his body, is ()!