Rooted And Reach Part 1 “Rooted in the Love of God”
Sermon Notes For This Week ;
Rooted in the Love of God
God desires that all of His children _________ and ____________.
The effectiveness of our “reach” is dependent on how well we are ______________.
Our church is like a _________________.
Tree roots provide two basic functions for the tree:
________________ and ____________________.
Just as there is no generic root structure, there is no generic _________________ rooting process.
Though there are many ways in which to grow strong roots, the one essential ingredient that we all need is _____________.
If we get love ___________, we will get our root system right.
Ephesians 3:14-19
A Prayer for the Ephesians
14 For this reason I kneel before the Father, 15 from whom every family[a] in heaven and on earth derives its name. 16 I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, 18 may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, 19 and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.
1. True nourishment comes from ___________. (vs 16) 16 I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being,
Where does your ________________ nourishment come from?
“How will I fill my mind with truth?”
2. True nourishment comes from the _________________.
The day to day process of spiritual growth is often _________________.
The most important nutrient that we take in is ______________.
It is possible to be biblically _______________ and totally __________________. 1 Corinthians 13:1-3
13 If I speak in the tongues[a] of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. 3 If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast,[b] but do not have love, I gain nothing.
3. True nourishment is the _________________ of God. (vs 17-19) 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, 18 may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, 19 and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.
We are never really _________________.
Being filled with the fullness of God makes me less ______________ for things that ultimately leave me _____________.
We are promised the fullness of God…what are we __________________ in its place?