1:15-19 THE CHAPEL OF Prayer for Wisdom and Revelation (1:15-19) 1. The Cause of the Prayer (1:15-18a) 2. The Content of the Prayer (1:18b-19) Welcome to the Chapel of Acknowledgement explore it and let the Spirit of the house enlighten you. The Chapel of Acknowledgement is a place where His work in details is acknowledged (its not only seen but understood) by the help and light of the Spirit of God. 1. The Cause of the Prayer (1:15-18a) V.15 a) Cause - of His prayer: He heard, Faith (toward God) and love (toward man). V.16 b) Characteristic - of His prayer: I. Patience “ Do not cease” . 1.Thess.5:17 II. Thanks and mentioning. Phil.4:6 V.17-18 c) Concern - of His prayer: Col.1:9 I. The gift: Knowledge - 1. (Gr. epignosis) refers to exact, complete and experiential knowledge. 2. The Spirit of wisdom and revelation through knowledge. Is.11:1-2; Matt.16:13-17 3. To know God - - Personally is salvation. John 17:3. - Increasingly is sanctification. Philippians 3:10. - Perfectly is glorification. 1.Cor. 13:9-12 II. The result: Light - Our eyes - understanding being enlightened. Eph.4:17 2. The Content of the Prayer (1:18b-19) V.18 a) Has done - “ Hope of His calling” (All spiritual calls are from the Father). This sentence is also the label of the epistle. b) Will do - “ Glory of His inheritance” (Its His inheritance, we have our inheritance in Him). All spiritual inheritances are in the Son. V.19 c) Is doing - “ Exceeding greatness of His power” (All spiritual workings are through the Spirit) I. Power: 1. Above demonic power. V.21 2. Through our ministry. 3:7 3. By His energizing strength to live. 3:16 4. God’ s willingness to answer prayer through us. 3:20 II. Exceeding: 1. That power comes from His rich grace. 2:7 2. “ Passes” same Greek word for exceeding. A. We are encouraged to know that exceeding powerful love. 3:19 B. Hope leads to greatness and greatness leads to glory. C. Rom.8:30 (called, Justified, glorified) D. Calling leads to power and power leads to inheritance. Phil.1:6 E. (Begun, work, complete) F. Like Eph. talks about the calling and Col. about His power (authority as the head) and Phil. about the prize or inheritance. In that way is our inheritance enclosed by His calling and power as Eph. and Col. encloses Phil. Peter does the same in 1.Pet.1:3-5 G. Not only power but greatness of power, if we still doubts His greatness of power to give us an inheritance he then adds exceeding great power. H. 3 times exceeding (Gr. Huperballo)- To throw beyond the usual mark. 1. Exceeding great power. 1:19 2. Exceeding riches of grace. 2:7 3. Exceeding (surpassing) knowledge. 3:19 I. And 1 time (Gr.Huperekeina) - Above those parts, still farther. Able to do exceedingly abundantly above all we ask or think. 3:20 J. The knob, the bud and the flower of the lampstand. Ex.25:34 1. The knob - The Father’ s call to Christ and the Church. V.18 2. The bud - The Son’ s inheritance and ours in Him. V.18 3. The flower - The Spirit’ s empowerment. V.19