Key idea: Pray that God would strengthen you to be all that He wants you to be.
- Pray (v.14-15)
- … that God would strengthen you… (v.16)
How does God strengthen you?
- God strengthens “according to the riches of his glory”
- God strengthens “with power”
- God strengthens “through His Spirit”
- God strengthens “in your inner being”
- … to be all that He wants you to be (v.17-21)
What does God want you to be?
- To have Jesus: God wants to strengthen you to be indwelled by Christ (v.17a)
- To know His love: God wants to strengthen you to comprehend and know the love of Christ (v.17b-19a)
- To enjoy his fullness: God wants to strengthen you to be filled with the fullness of God (v.19b)
- To live for his glory: God wants to strengthen you to live for the glory of God (vv.20-21)
Small Group Questions
- Icebreaker:
- Do you pray? What do you typically pray for? What do your prayers reveal about what is important to you? (try splitting up into small groups to share first, then come back together)
- If someone asked you, “what does it mean to grow spiritually? How do you grow spiritually?” What would you say?
- Take a few moments to think about this question on your own and write down some thoughts, then share:
- How would you fill in the blank: “Ultimately, God wants me to be _________”
- What does it look like in your everyday life to “live for the glory of God”? How can we do that together as a small group?