The Light of Love is Deep within Everyone

Rev. Paul J. Miller – Sermon Outline – March 9, 2025

Series Title: “Chosen to be Included”

Today’s Title: “The Light of Love is Deep within Everyone” - Ephesians 3:14-21

 

INTRO: Proverbs 20:27

“YOUR INNER BEING”

The Father provision, the Spirit’s power, and Son’s presence

¹⁴ For this reason I kneel before the Father, ¹⁵ from whom every family^[a] in heaven and on earth derives its name. ¹⁶ I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, ¹⁷ so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith.

• Out of the riches of the Father (v14)
• Empowered by his Spirit IN YOUR INNER BEING
• So the Son may dwell in your heart
• “inner being”
  • Genesis 1:27 – Every human “being” is created in the image of God
  • Psalm 63:1 – The deepest desire of our “being” is to know our creator
  • Psalm 103:1 – True worship comes from my inmost “being”
  • Psalm 130:5 – Truth is worth waiting for
  • Psalm 139:13-14 – I am God’s wonderful work of art (see also Ephesians 2:10)
  • Proverbs 20:27 – WOW! – Light lives within me!
  • Acts 17:26-28 – Even Greek philosophers know this!
  • Romans 7:21-23 – The desire for God is in us all (but so are other desires)

 

“ESTABLISHED IN LOVE”

God does not possess love, He is love.

And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, ¹⁸ may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ,

• Romans 8:38-39
• 1 John 4:8
• 1 John 4:16

“LOVE THAT SURPASSES KNOWLEDGE”

You can’t think your way to God, but He wants you to know He has already loved His way to you.

¹⁹ and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.

• “love surpasses knowledge”!!!
• 1 Corinthians 8:1-3
• 1 Corinthians 13:2
• 1 Corinthians 13:8

“IMMEASURABLY MORE”!

If we place limitations on love, we are placing limits on God.

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.