2. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, 18may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, 19and to know this love that surpasses knowledge

3. Praying for spiritual experience
Eph 3:14-21

4. Spiritual experiences
What is it?
Why do we need it?
How do we get it?

5. 16I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that 17Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, 18may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, 19and to know this love that surpasses knowledge – that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.

6. What it is
Not every emotional or supernatural experience is necessarily a spiritual experience.

9. 16I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that 17Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith.
A spiritual experience brings you closer in your relationship with Christ.

10. 14For this reason I kneel before the Father, 15from whom his whole family in heaven and on earth derives its name. “For this reason” is used 3 times - refer 3:1 and 1:15

12. …but any spiritual experience will involve an emotional response.
What it is
…but any spiritual experience will involve an emotional response.

13. Resting and wrestling

14. 14For this reason I kneel before the Father, 15from whom his whole family in heaven and on earth derives its name. 16I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that 17Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, 18may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, 19and to know this love that surpasses knowledge – that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. 20Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more that all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, 21to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen. Refer 3:1 and 1:15

15. 14For the reason I kneel before the Father, 15from whom his whole family in heaven and on earth derives its name. 16I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that 17Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, 18may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, 19and to know this love that surpasses knowledge – that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. 20Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more that all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, 21to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen. Gal 4:14-21

16. Why you need it
Because there is power in love.

20. Why you need it Because there is power in the love of Christ.
“The love of Christ compels us...” 2 Cor 5:14

21. The power of the love of Christ
Renews us during times of difficulty.
Is our main source of strength in fighting sin.
Encourages us to reach our true potential for God.

22. Renews us during times of difficulty
For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels or demons, neither the present or the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of Christ that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:38-39

30. You are everything I want and more
And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, 18may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, 19and to know this love that surpasses knowledge

31. Our source of strength in fighting sin

32. Our source of strength in fighting sin

34. I got burned and I became ugly. People would see me and they
would turn away. It filled me with hatred, bitterness and anger.
Kim Phuc

36. This is living
And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, 18may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, 19and to know this love that surpasses knowledge

37. Encourages us to reach our true potential for God
We are not to be ordinary people.
We are to be extraordinary people.

38. 20Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more that all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, 21to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.
Gal 4:14-21

39. Spiritual experiences
What is it?
Why do we need it?
How do we get it?

40. 14For the reason I kneel before the Father, 15from whom his whole family in heaven and on earth derives its name. 16I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that 17Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, 18may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, 19and to know this love that surpasses knowledge – that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. 20Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more that all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, 21to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen. Gal 4:14-21

41. 14For the reason I kneel before the Father, 15from whom his whole family in heaven and on earth derives its name. 16I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that 17Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, 18may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, 19and to know this love that surpasses knowledge – that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. 20Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more that all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, 21to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen. Gal 4:14-21