Family Revival Part 2

Family Revival pt2

Made For More

Ephesians 1:13-19

In him you also were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and when you believed. ¹⁴ The Holy Spirit is the down payment of our inheritance, until the redemption of the possession, to the praise of his glory.

¹⁵ This is why, since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, ¹⁶ I never stop giving thanks for you as I remember you in my prayers. ¹⁷ I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, would give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him. ¹⁸ I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened so that you may know what is the hope of his calling, what is the wealth of his glorious inheritance in the saints, ¹⁹ and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the mighty working of his strength.

1. When you become part of God’s family, you are set apart for something special— and .

Ephesians 1:13-14

In him you also were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and when you believed. ¹⁴ The Holy Spirit is the down payment of our inheritance, until the redemption of the possession, to the praise of his glory.

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• Our relationships with each other are meant to become a part of our lives.

Ephesians 1:15-16, since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and , ¹⁶ I never stop giving thanks for you as I remember you in my prayers.

2. The and we need for life is available to us through the Spirit of God.

Ephesians 1:17

I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, would give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him.

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3. We need to pray that God will help us see as He sees them.

Ephesians 1:18-19

so that you may know what is the hope of his calling, what is the wealth of his glorious inheritance in the saints, ¹⁹ and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the mighty working of his strength.

Psalm 19:8

The precepts of the Lord are right,

making the heart glad;

the command of the Lord is radiant,

making the eyes light up.

Psalm 13:3

Consider me and answer, Lord my God.

Restore brightness to my eyes;

otherwise, I will sleep in death.

Acts 16:28–34

 But Paul called out in a loud voice, “Don’t harm yourself, because we’re all here!”

²⁹ The jailer called for lights, rushed in, and fell down trembling before Paul and Silas. ³⁰ He escorted them out and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”

³¹ They said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved—you and your household.” ³² And they spoke the word of the Lord to him along with everyone in his house. ³³ He took them the same hour of the night and washed their wounds. Right away he and all his family were baptized. ³⁴ He brought them into his house, set a meal before them, and rejoiced because he had come to believe in God with his entire household.

• We must see that God has a for of us.

Ephesians 1:18-19

I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened so that you may know what is the hope of …

• We must see as sees us.

Ephesians 1:18

I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened so that you may know …what is the wealth of his glorious inheritance in the saints…

• We must see that God is more and to us than we think.

Ephesians 1:18, 19

I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened so that you may know…what is the of his power , according to the mighty working of his strength.