Filled to all the fullness of God
Isaías Rivera
(Audio: Spanish)
SUMMARY: The speaker reflects on a passage from the book of Ephesians, where the Apostle Paul prays for the Ephesians to be strengthened with power in the inner man by the spirit so that Christ may dwell in their hearts through faith. The speaker notes that Paul is praying from prison and humbly submits to the Father, recognizing the greater cause of the church's future. The speaker emphasizes the importance of living in the love of God and being part of God's family. He also shares a story of a priest who used candles to illustrate the love of God and how Karl Barth, a theologian, considered God's love as the most important aspect of his life. The speaker concludes by noting that God's love is sufficient and does not depend on our performance or circumstances.
The love of God is vast and powerful, and it begins to work within us, strengthening our character and values. When we meet the Lord, we change our direction and begin the process of sanctification. The power of God, through the Holy Spirit, helps us to live a new life with new values. However, some people claim God's love but continue to follow their old lifestyle, which is not what the Bible teaches. When we have the love of God in our lives, we are planted in fertile ground and become stable and strong, like a palm tree in a hurricane. We must give everything we have, including our finances, to the Lord and commit ourselves fully to Him. This is how we can know the full love of Christ and be filled with the fullness of God.
The speaker discusses the importance of financial commitment and giving to the church as a way to demonstrate love and obedience to God. He emphasizes that everything we have belongs to God and that we should trust in His provision. The speaker also encourages the audience to submit themselves to God's will and to try putting their finances in His hands. He concludes by discussing Paul's aspiration for the church to be filled with the fullness of God's love.
The love of God is vast and powerful, and it begins to work within us, strengthening our character and values. When we meet the Lord, we change our direction and begin the process of sanctification. The power of God, through the Holy Spirit, helps us to live a new life with new values. However, some people claim God's love but continue to follow their old lifestyle, which is not what the Bible teaches. When we have the love of God in our lives, we are planted in fertile ground and become stable and strong, like a palm tree in a hurricane. We must give everything we have, including our finances, to the Lord and commit ourselves fully to Him. This is how we can know the full love of Christ and be filled with the fullness of God.
The speaker discusses the importance of financial commitment and giving to the church as a way to demonstrate love and obedience to God. He emphasizes that everything we have belongs to God and that we should trust in His provision. The speaker also encourages the audience to submit themselves to God's will and to try putting their finances in His hands. He concludes by discussing Paul's aspiration for the church to be filled with the fullness of God's love.
I am going to be speaking in the book of Ephesians, the letter to the Ephesians, in chapter 3, verses 14 to 19: “…For this reason I bow my knees before the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, from whom every family in the world is named. heaven and on earth so that he may give you according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with power in the inner man by his spirit so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith so that, rooted and grounded in love, you may be fully able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width, the length, the depth and the height, to know the love of Christ, which surpasses all knowledge so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God..."
God bless your word this morning. The Apostle Paul at the beginning of this letter to the Ephesians establishes a pattern in which he explains the mystery of the ages. And it strikes me because while Paul is in prison, while writing this letter, he begins this portion of this chapter 3 by saying, "For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ..." And that doesn't say much.
God bless your word this morning. The Apostle Paul at the beginning of this letter to the Ephesians establishes a pattern in which he explains the mystery of the ages. And it strikes me because while Paul is in prison, while writing this letter, he begins this portion of this chapter 3 by saying, "For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ..." And that doesn't say much.
