III. The Substance of Intercessory Prayer, vv.17b-23

a. The gift for which he prays, v.17

b. The function of that gift, v.17

c. The significance for praying for such a gift, v.17

d. The sphere of the gift for which he prays, v.17.

e. The essential Prerequisite for the reception of the gift, v.18a

f. The fundamental concern that lies at the heart of Paul’s Prayer, v.18b

i) so that you will know what is the hope of His calling

- The source of the hope

- The substance of the hope

- The nature of the hope

- The basis of the hope

- The means by which we enter into that hope

- The ultimate source of the hope

- The Practical effects of the hope