the power of God indwells all believers

-Paul prays for the believers at Ephesus that they would experience the fullness of God's power in their lives

Closing Application - corporate altar call...I will pray the prayer of Paul over those who respond as one group...not individually

: there are things we are admonished to remember and things we are admonished to forget

a brief devotional on...and celebrate communion together

-keeping it as short as possible for Christmas Eve Day

-the relational nature of prayer

-the biblical protocol of prayer

prayer is to flow out of relationship with and be addressed to our heavenly Father

in house celebration

In the fullness of time...at just the right time...God fulfilled His promise to man and to Satan that He had a plan to overcome Satan's victory in the garden.

the multicultural heart of God...we are one in Christ

-all races, ethnicities and nations matter to God

-all races ethnicities and nations must matter to us

dead in sin...alive in Christ

-a deep dive into this theme

-an extensive look at that monumental chapter of Scripture...Genesis 3

After all the lofty teaching in Ephsians chapter 1, Paul reminds them of the basics...you once were lost...now you are saved

-application: biblical principles for praying for the lost