Filled with all the Fullness of God
The title to this sermon expresses the magnitude of this topic and the glory that this can be our experience!
John 1:16-17 And of His fullness we have all received, and grace for grace. 17For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
John 4:14 but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.”
John 6:35 And Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst.
Eph. 3:19 May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God. NLT
Eph. 3:19 that you may be filled up [throughout your being] to all the fullness of God [so that you may have the richest experience of God’s presence in your lives, completely filled and flooded with God Himself]. Amplified Bible
Romans 15:13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
John 15:11 “These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full.
Sermon Discussion Questions:
What stood out for you as God's Grace in the 1st three chapters of Ephesians was reviewed.
How was our experience of the fullness of God described?
Why does this seem out of reach and unimaginable?
How did the Holy Spirit anticipate that feeling and inspire Paul to address it?
What are we left to do in light of this passage?
What is in it for God to do?