Well, if you turn in your Bibles to Ephesians chapter 2,
I'm going to be focusing on verses 20, 21, and 22.
But I just want to let you know this past fall,
Jenny and I got away for a couple days on a weekend.
And Jenny's my wife.
And we went down to Chicago.
And one of the highlights of our time in Chicago
was taking an architectural tour on the Chicago River.
And the lady that was given the guide,
she was just brilliant and articulate and just...
We learned so much about architecture in general.
In Chicago, architecture in particular, it was really sweet.
We learned that in 1871 at the Chicago Fire,
the city was basically razed to rubble.
And so Chicago needed to be rebuilt.
But it couldn't be spread out.
It needed to be built up.
And so one guy, Louis Sullivan, the father of the skyscraper,
he came on the scene and he designed some buildings
that are still standing in Chicago today.
And he was known for coining the expression,
form follows function.
This morning, I get to bring you on an architectural tour of a different type.
We're not going to look at multiple buildings.
We're going to look at one particular structure.
A temple.
The temple of the living God.
The church.
The triune God is the great architect.
And he has designed a particular building composed of particular people
with a particular purpose.
Our form has a function.
And so this morning, what I want to impress upon you
through God's word is that together, Christ the King Church,
we are the holy dwelling place of the living God.
We are one holy temple in which God dwells.
Our relationships form a holy habitation for the living God.
So if I were to sum up the point in just a few words,
it would be this.
Brothers and sisters,
we are the dwelling place of God.
We are.
So at the very outset,
I want to ask you this question.
We're going to see God pictured in Ephesians 2
as a master builder.
Are you joining him
in the work he is doing?
Or are you somehow resisting his work?
Are you trying to tear down or slow down
the work of our great stonemason Jesus?
This morning, we're continuing our series on the church.
And if you haven't been with us recently,
the New Testament paints these wonderful pictures
of the church of our Lord Jesus Christ.
And there's a variety of them.
And so we're talking about the church
as the blood-bought people of God
indwelt by the Holy Spirit
on mission for Christ.
And so far,
we have seen the church
as the flock of God.
One flock
following after one shepherd.
We've seen the church
as one bride
exclusively devoted to one bridegroom.
And this morning,
we're going to see the church
as one temple
built on one cornerstone
with one purpose.
Did you know that
when you walked in here this morning,
you were walking into a people,
the very dwelling place
of the living God?
Our God
dwells in our midst.
And so,
we're going to look at a passage
at the end of Ephesians 2.
And I'm fully aware
that when I preach a sermon like this,
it kind of feels like
you're parachuting
into
a part of the Bible
that you may not have
kind of your bearings on.
So,
let me give you some bearings
on where we're at
in the book of Ephesians.
Just by way of
kind of bringing us up
to Ephesians chapter 2,
verses 20 through 22.
In Ephesians 1,
3 through 14,
Paul helps us understand
that the triune God
has this plan
for the fullness of time
to unite all things
in heaven and earth
in Christ.
And part of
what he's uniting
is a people.
Very diverse people.
People who may have
conflicting experiences.
Even hostility.
And this great plan
of the triune God
is a plan to unite
new people together
in Christ.
In verses 15 through 22,
Paul prays
for the Ephesian church
and he prays
that they would be able
to comprehend
the immeasurable power
of God
towards them
in Christ Jesus.
And then in chapter 2,
verses 1 through 10,
Paul explains
this power
on display.
And taking
an enemy of God,
someone who's
walking in darkness,
who has been
separated from God,
who is under
God's wrath,
and how God
in His glorious,
gracious power
takes someone
who is running
the other way
and by His grace
draws them near.
But God,
chapter 2,
verse 4,
by His grace
made us alive
in Christ Jesus.
And so what we see
happening in chapter 2,
verses 1 through 10
is this,
where we start off
as children
under God's wrath,
we end up
in verse 10
as His workmanship.
It's the word
we get poem from.
We are His craftsmanship,
trophies of grace.
And so what
chapter 2,
1 through 10
points us to
is this glorious,
peacemaking,
reconciling work
God does
by His grace
vertically
between God
and sinners,
taking people
who are spiritually dead
and making them
spiritually alive.
And then,
in 2,
11 through 22,
where our few verses lie,
God changes,
moves from this
vertical relationship
to a horizontal relationship.
Paul starts explaining
in verses 11 through 22
how those who've been
made alive
through Christ
and made right with God,
peace with God,
they have also been made
to be at peace
with one another.
And so where
chapter 2,
1 through 10
is this vertical
relationship with God,
2, 11 through 22
is this horizontal
relationship
between Christians.
And so in 2,
11 you read,
therefore remember
that at one time
you Gentiles in the flesh,
at one time
way back in the day
before you met Jesus,
you were separated,
alienated,
you are without hope,
without God
in the world.
And then in verse 13
we read,
but now in Christ Jesus
you who were once far off
have been brought near
by the blood of Christ.
And then he goes on
to say in verse 14,
for he himself
is our peace.
Do you see the word
our?
Paul is talking about
himself as a Jew
and these Gentile Ephesians.
He's saying
we're all one now.
Now here's what
I want you to see.
In verse 14
we read this,
for he himself
is our peace
who has made us both
one
and has broken down
in his flesh
the dividing wall
of hostility.
Now look at verse 15.
By abolishing
the laws of commandments
expressed in ordinances
that he might create
in himself
one new man
in place of the two.
So making peace.
Look at verse 16.
And might reconcile
us both to God
in one body
through the cross,
thereby killing
the hostility.
And if you look down
at verse 18,
for through him
we both have access
in one spirit
to the Father.
We're in a passage
talking about
the unity of the church.
Oneness.
Paul is making the case
that God
by his great grace
has called sinners
not only to be
at peace with him
but to be at peace
with one another
in Christ.
He has made them
one new people.
He's taken
unbelieving Jews
and made some of those
unbelieving Jews
his own.
And he's taken some
unbelieving Gentiles
and he's made them
his own.
And he's united
these different people
into one new man.
And this
was all according
to God's plan
for the fullness
of time.
To unite
all things in Christ.
Christ.
So as we get
to verse 19
Paul begins
to wrap up
the whole section
on the unity
of the church.
He says
so then
you are no longer
strangers and aliens
you no longer
are away from God
and away from
other saints
but you are
fellow citizens
with the saints
all who believe
in Jesus
and members
of the household
of God
part of his family.
And then
when we get
to verse 20
Paul shifts
the metaphor.
He starts
talking about
a building.
He says
built on
the foundation
of the apostles
and prophets
Christ Jesus himself
being the cornerstone
in whom the whole
structure
being joined together
grows into a holy
temple in the Lord
in him you also
are being built together
into a dwelling place
for God
by the Spirit.
when we
what I want you
to see this morning
one cornerstone
one structure
and one purpose
one function.
So from these
three verses
I want you to
help you to see
we are the dwelling
place of God
Christ the King
Church built
on one foundation
being formed
into one structure
and I've been given
one purpose
one function.
So let me now
direct you
to this
one foundation
in which
we have been
built upon.
It's in verse 20
we read this
built on the
foundation
of the apostles
and prophets
Christ Jesus himself
being the cornerstone.
we all know
that a foundation
is absolutely
essential
to any building.
A foundation
is critical
to a building
stability
its unity
its form
its definition
remember Matthew
chapter 7
Jesus is wrapping
up the Sermon
on the Mount
and he's wrapping
up his teaching
and he says
whoever hears
my words
and does them
he's like
he's like a builder
who builds his house
on the rock.
Now when we
when you look at
verse 20
and you read
built on the
foundation
of the apostles
and prophets
that might be
a little surprising
to some of you.
You're like foundation
how can the foundation
be anything
but Jesus?
Who are these
apostles and prophets
anyway?
Well I don't want
to get into
too great a detail
but
the apostles
and prophets
that Paul is talking
about are
people in the
first century
who had been
gifted
and given
a particular
role.
Both these
apostles
and prophets
had something
in common.
It was a unique
ministry
a unique
ministry
of
proclamation
and if you
want to see
that spelled
out
look at
chapter 3
and verses
5 and
4 and 5
Paul is saying
when you read
this you can
perceive my
insight into
the mystery
of Christ
which was not
made known
to the sons
of men
and other
generations
as it has
now been
revealed
to his
holy apostles
and prophets
by the spirit
and these
holy apostles
and prophets
are making
known this
mystery that
God has kept
hidden
for the ages
until this
time
and that
mystery is in
verse 6
this mystery
is that the
Gentiles are
fellow heirs
members of
the same
body
the same
building
and partakers
of the promise
in Christ Jesus
through the
gospel
so what you
need to
understand about
these apostles
and prophets
they go unnamed
here
it's more about
what they do
and why they're
foundational
they are
declaring
Christ
as the
unifier
of all
things
a unifier
of a
people
into one
new
man
essentially
they are
pointing
to
Jesus
and make
no mistake
about it
Jesus
plays a
unique
role
Christ
Jesus
himself
being
the
cornerstone
Paul is
very clear
in the
language
Jesus
himself
and no
other
is the
cornerstone
of the
church
a
cornerstone
was the
most
important
stone
of a
first
century
foundation
it was
the first
stone
to be
laid
and
often times
there are
just these
massive
blocks
of stone
put down
as a
cornerstone
it would
bear the
weight
of a
structure
as it
was built
up
and built
out
a
cornerstone
was the
unifier
of a
corner
of a
building
itself
you build
up on
a
cornerstone
and it's
where two
walls
become one
structure
it's a
unifier
a
cornerstone
would also
kind of
determine the
shape of
the building
its initial
footprint of
what it would
look like
and so
you could say
this
that everything
depended on
the cornerstone
everything was
united by the
cornerstone
everything was
shaped by
the cornerstone
defined everything
about a
building
on our
building
this
building
there's a
cornerstone
right on that
corner out
there
and it gives
some definition
to who
this
what this
building
is
tells of the
date it was
built
1874
says a couple
other things
too
it doesn't
bear any
weight
it's
mainly
aesthetic
what Paul
is clearly
stating here
is that
a local
church
must
be founded
on Christ
Jesus
alone
and here's
what this
means for
us
no matter
what we do
as a church
we never
outgrow
our cornerstone
everything we
do
is built
on that
cornerstone
all of our
preaching
is cornerstone
preaching
all of our
teaching
cornerstone
teaching
our children's
ministry
is a
cornerstone
children's
ministry
our life
groups
are cornerstone
ministries
everything that
we do
depends on
determined
by
shaped
by
existing
for
the
cornerstone
it's who
defines
us
as a
church
now the
risk
of a
metaphor
like this
is to
start
imagining
Jesus
as some
kind of
lifeless
block
but we
all know
that he's
alive
this
cornerstone
is not
a lifeless
block
this
cornerstone
is a
living
cornerstone
and on
this
living
cornerstone
God is
building
a living
structure
so we've
looked at
our one
cornerstone
now let's
look at
this one
structure
because
brothers and
sisters
we are
the dwelling
place
of God
so in
21 and
22
we have a
very
interesting
way of
communicating
in the
Bible
it's called
a parallelism
don't worry
you're not
going to get
quizzed on
that
but here's
how you
can see
it
in 21
it begins
with
in whom
the whole
structure
being joined
together
grows into
a holy
temple
in the
Lord
and then
in 22
it starts
with
in him
you also
are being
built
together
into a
dwelling
place
for God
by the
spirit
they
parallel
each
other
and in
fact
the
verse
21
in whom
in the
verse
22
in him
in Greek
are identical
phrases
and they're
both referring
back to the
cornerstone
Jesus
and what
they're saying
is on him
and by him
this structure
is being
built
did you see
those two
phrases being
joined together
together in
verse 21
and being
built together
in verse
22
those are
present tense
verbs
and here's
why that
matters
it's a
work in
progress
we are a
work in
progress
Christ the
King
Church
and so
here's the
picture that's
being portrayed
our risen
Lord Jesus
is like
a stone
mason
who is
fitting a
people
together
into one
structure
have you
ever seen
a stone
mason
at work
well here's
what they do
they first
select
the right
stones
and then
after they
pick the
stones
they prepare
those stones
and after
they prepare
those stones
they start
fitting
those stones
into a
particular
structure
and often
times that
fitting
regards
sanding
and chipping
and cutting
so that
that stone
fits into
the rest
of the
structure
and then
that stone
mason
sets
the stone
in place
there is
a house
on 75th
street
and 18th
avenue
it's on
the northwest
corner
I passed
it this
morning on
my way
here
and it
looks like
the stones
that make
up this
house
were literally
taken out
of Lake
Michigan
80 years
ago
every stone
that makes
up this
house
is unique
and yet
each has been
carefully placed
together to
form one
building
one house
made up
of
many
stones
when we
talk about
the church
as a
building
under
construction
it's a
metaphor
and the
stones
they represent
individual
Christians
it's what
Peter calls
in 1st
Peter
living
stones
and what
we're seeing
here is that
Jesus
our great
stone
mason
what he's
doing is
he is
intentionally
selecting
preparing
fitting
and setting
into place
particular
stones
into a
particular
structure
and if you
want to get
theological
about it
it goes
something like
this
before the
foundation
of the
world
God the
Father
selected
the stones
for the
building
and then
Jesus
by his
blood
prepared
each
stone
for use
and then
our Lord
Jesus
is purposely
fitting
shaping
readying
positioning
particular
stones
to be placed
into a
particular
structure
and then
he sets
them in
place
it's
his
doing
every
Christian
is a
living
stone
with a
place
among
God's
people
you have
a fitting
place
brother and
sister
our
great
stone
mason
he
he takes
all things
into
consideration
when he
fits
and joins
his
living
stones
together
our
great
stone
mason
actually
chooses
to use
a variety
of stones
to build
one structure
that's what
he was doing
in first
century
Ephesus
our Lord
Jesus
was building
one structure
out of two
very different
people
culturally
Jews and
Gentiles
there was
known hostility
between them
and the
Lord Jesus
brought peace
to them
through his
blood
making them
into one
new man
so that's
why in
verse 21
Paul begins
with in
whom the
whole structure
is being
joined
together
Jews and
Gentiles
and then in
verse 22
he narrows
it down
to saying
in him
you
converted
Gentiles
are being
built into
the church
into
this building
together
what he's
saying is
he's singling
out these
people who
may not
have been
felt feeling
like they
were a
part of
God's
people
God's
plan for
the fullness
of time
was to
reveal a
mystery
through the
church
to make
his wisdom
known
and that
wisdom
that mystery
is bringing
together a
people who
would otherwise
not want
anything to do
with each
other
and bring
them together
into one
united
people
through
Christ
God
our Lord
Jesus
is intentionally
selecting
living
stones
who were
separated
and hostile
to each
other at
one point
prepares
them
he fits
them
and he
sets them
together
and it
speaks a
word about
our great
God
the great
stone maker
intentionally
chooses
stones of
different
colors
different
textures
different
shapes
and sizes
from different
quarries
and he
brings them
together
fit together
as one
multicultural
temple
for God
to dwell in
together
it's glorious
work he's
doing
Jesus
is in the
business of
uniting people
who would
otherwise
not like
each other
who would
otherwise
avoid each
other
ignore each
other
write each
other off
here's what
this means
for us
maybe you're in
the room
here and
you're thinking
well
I need
to be a
Caucasian
in order
to be a
part of
Christ the
King
Church
in order
for me to
feel like
I fit
into
Christ the
King
Church
I need
to be a
certain
skin color
well it's
not true
because Jesus
the great
stone maker
Mason
he's bringing
in different
stones from
different shapes
and sizes
and colors
it's all to
array his
structure
because he
has a
purpose
the form
serves a
function
rather
if you're
aware of
your ethnicity
when we
gather
together
could it
be that
Jesus
has you
here to
set you
in this
people
for a
purpose
maybe
maybe the
issue
you feel
out of
place
not so
much
because of
your
ethnicity
but more
because
you're like
I have
no church
background
everybody
around here
when the
pastor says
open up
your Bible
they know
right where
to go
I have
no idea
where to
go
and you
can start
feeling like
you don't
belong
you don't
fit in
because you
don't have
a working
knowledge
of the Bible
you don't
have this
history
in the
church
well it's
just not
true
the great
stone
mason
Jesus
he doesn't
include you
as part of
his building
because of
your experience
with the
church
he includes
you in his
building
through his
blood
so if you
think you
need to
become more
churchy
in order to
fit into
Christ the
king
church
it's just
not true
you have
a fitting
place here
and this
building will
benefit from
your being
placed in
our midst
or maybe
it's something
like this
you think
you need to
have your
act together
you look
around you
and you
and you're
like oh
I'm not
like that
sharp
dude
I'm not
like that
lovely
gal
and you
think you
feel out
of place
because
you're
like if
you knew
my life
if you
knew my
history
if you
knew
what
what's
behind
me
no no
not like
that
all of us
need help
none of us
has their
act together
the only
thing you
need in
order to be
part of
God's
temple
is to
be
purchased
by the
blood
of Jesus
that's
what you
need
you don't
need to
act
together
you don't
have to
become more
churchy
you don't
have to
become white
in fact
we believe
that the
greater diversity
brings greater
richness
to our
gathering
our
Lord Jesus
Christ is
fitting together
men and
women from
different
even hostile
backgrounds
opposing
cultures
and conflicting
experiences
and he's
building
one
new
structure
through his
blood
I just
want to
remind you
that those
phrases being
joined together
and being
built together
well they're in
the present
tense
it's a work
our Lord
Jesus is
doing among
us now
in this
city
we're not
where we
want to
be
but Jesus
is working
on that
he's
growing us
and he's
diversifying
us slowly
he's
getting us
in close
proximity
to one
another
of different
backgrounds
so that we
can learn
from one
another
do you
know how
to get
in close
proximity
to somebody
who's
unlike
you
use your
dinner
table
invite
them over
invite
yourself
over
to someone's
house
get close
to one
another
you have
so much
in common
if you're
both
blood
bought
so
Christ
the King
Church
if you're
hearing what
I'm saying
if
if what we're
reading here
is true
are you
ready to
welcome
people
into close
proximity
who are
different
than you
who may
not look
like you
who may
not
have the
same
tastes
as you
lifestyle
as you
or background
as you
are you
ready
are you
ready to
welcome
them
because
Jesus is
bringing
them
and he
wants to
join
them
to us
through his
blood
our great
stonemason
is actively
at work
bringing
people
and fitting
them and
setting them
into this
particular
temple
Christ
the King
Church
use your
dinner table
wouldn't it
be great
three or
five
seven years
from now
that when
you pan
over our
church
and when
you see
the leadership
team of
our church
our leadership
team is
marked by a
diversification
of culture
and experience
our deacons
and our life
group leaders
our worship
leaders
our volunteers
there's just
greater and
greater diversity
because our
Lord Jesus
the great
stonemason
is bringing
different stones
and setting
them in place
we have one
cornerstone
and we have
one structure
our Lord Jesus
is building us
together
which brings me
to the last
point
we have one
function
we are
the dwelling
place of God
one cornerstone
one structure
one function
our Lord Jesus
is forming
us together
for a purpose
and that purpose
is clued in
with the word
into
look at verse
21
in whom
the whole
structure
being joined
together
grows
into
a holy
temple
in the Lord
look at verse
22
in him you
also are being
built together
into
a dwelling
place for God
by the spirit
now what you
need to understand
is that the
function for which
Jesus is
joining us all
together and
building us
is not to be
an entertainment
center
we know that
it's not to be
a self-help
center
we know that
it's not to be
a keep up
with the
Joneses
center
we know that
our Lord Jesus
is fitting us
together into
a
temple
do you know
what a temple
is
it's a place
of worship
where people
would come
offer sacrifice
offer prayers
sing praises
in Ephesus
at this time
that Paul wrote
this
the temple
of Artemis
was standing
it was one of
the seven wonders
of the world
and it was a
huge money maker
for that
local economy
at the same
time
Jerusalem
the
temple that
Herod the Great
had built
it was still
standing
it only had a
couple years
before be raised
in 70
but it was still
standing too
both temples
were temples
built by
human hands
but what's
remarkable about
this
is this temple
that is
being talked
about by
Paul
is a temple
being built
with the hands
of our great
stonemason
Jesus
into one
new man
the word
holy means
to be
distinct
set apart
from common
use
and set apart
for sacred
use
the blood
of Jesus
has set
all of us
apart
from the world
in order
to be
set apart
for God
and together
we live
distinct
lives
for our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
and what
sets us
apart
is the one
who dwells
in our midst
we are being
joined together
into a
holy temple
being built
together
into
the dwelling
place
of God
by the Spirit
God
dwells
in our
midst
Christ
the King
Church
God
is present
among us
by the Holy
Spirit
Christ
the King
Church
what's interesting
is that
Paul is writing
to Gentiles
and these Gentiles
in the first century
were fully aware
that the temple
in Jerusalem
they had
a certain section
only for Gentiles
and they could go
no more further
into the temple
well here
what's being said
is
you
are the temple
you are the temple
of God
the dwelling
place of God
in the Bible
is a story
of God
dwelling
with his people
in his place
starts off
in Genesis
God dwelling
with Adam
and Eve
in the garden
he soon
kicks them out
because of their
disobedience
God goes on
to dwell
with Israel
in the tabernacle
that fancy
tent
that was mobile
in Exodus
into Joshua
God with his people
as they go
to the promised land
but that
fancy tent
doesn't last
because when they
get in the promised land
a temple
is built
by Solomon
and in 1 Kings 8
God comes
and dwells
take us up
residence
in that temple
in a special way
and he fills it
with his presence
but that doesn't
last either
that temple
gets raised
and if you fast
forward
to John
chapter 1
verse 14
the word
became flesh
and dwelt
among us
the Lord Jesus
is God
present
with his people
but Jesus
was crucified
dead
raised
and ascended
and on Pentecost
God by his
Holy Spirit
came to dwell
in his new temple
his people
the church
and that's
where we are
now
we are the
residents
of God
we are the
dwelling place
of God
but just
truth and advertising
it's not going to
stay this way
because when Jesus
comes back
he's going to make
all things right
he's going to
recreate the heavens
and the earth
the new Jerusalem
will descend
and what Revelation
21-22
makes clear
is this
there will be
no temple
in the new Jerusalem
because
the temple
is the Lord God
Almighty
and the Lamb
no more need
we will see him
face to face
here's the point
God has always
intended to dwell
with his people
and he dwells
in us
in a most special
way now
and here's how
I want to apply it
because
a holy God
is dwelling
in our midst
it makes a difference
in how we relate
with one another
our relationships
with one another
must be marked
more and more
by holiness
regardless of
if you're
the same
color of people
or different
color of people
same economic
income
or different
same education
level
or different
what I'm about
to describe
to you
is the holiness
that befits us
as the dwelling
place of God
if you turn to
Ephesians chapter 4
verse 25
here's how we're
going to apply this
because God
is in our midst
we put away
falsehood
and we speak
the truth
with one another
for we are
members of one
another
living stones
set together
our proximity
is designed
to give grace
to one another
in 426
and 27
we don't get
sinfully angry
with one another
we're quick
to make peace
with one another
because that's
holiness
in relationships
in 428
we don't steal
we share
with one another
because that's
holiness
lived out
in relationships
in verse 29
we don't
speak corrupt
talk with
one another
we don't tear
each other
down with
our words
we build
one another
up with
our words
as fits
the occasion
giving grace
to those
who hear
that's holiness
lived out
in relationships
429
we are said
told
we do this
so as not
to grieve
the Holy Spirit
who we were
sealed for the
day of redemption
who dwells
in us
and if
there is
this
pinnacle
of holiness
it's in 5
1 and 2
there we're
told
be imitators
of God
be holy
as I am
holy
as beloved
children
and walk
in love
as Christ
loved us
and gave
himself up
for us
a fragrant
offering
and sacrifice
to God
the ultimate
expression
of holy
relationships
is loving
one another
we are the
dwelling place
of God
I've tried
to show you
our one
cornerstone
Jesus
he's alive
we are his
one structure
living stones
being built
up
intentionally
diverse
and we have
one function
to be the
dwelling place
of God
and to
live out
the holiness
that he has
made us to be
these truths
are to
shape
the way
we think
about
ourselves
these truths
are to
stir
our feelings
to want
us to
pursue holiness
with one
another
and they're
to shape
our priorities
I want
to close
this morning
by praying
what I want
to pray
a Pauline
prayer
can I show
you from
this text
Paul has
just been
talking about
this holy
dwelling place
we are his
temple
and he wraps
up in 22
in verse
chapter 3
verse 1
Paul says
for this reason
I Paul
a prisoner
of Christ
Jesus
on behalf
of you
Gentiles
and then he
interrupts
himself
he's talking
about God's
wisdom
on display
through the
church
and then he
comes back
in verse 14
he picks up
where he left
off in verse 1
for this reason
I bow my knees
before the father
from whom every
family in heaven
and on earth
is named
that according
to the riches
of his glory
he may grant
you to be
strengthened
with power
through his
spirit
in your inner
being
so that Christ
may dwell in
your hearts
through faith
that you
being rooted
and grounded
in love
may have
strength
to comprehend
together
with all the
saints
what is the
breadth
and length
and height
and depth
and to know
the love
of Christ
that surpasses
knowledge
and that you
may be filled
with all the
fullness of God
he prays
that the Holy
Spirit
would impress
upon us
who our Lord
Jesus is
and the great
love with which
he loves us
and that is not
only to unite us
it's to fill us
and to that end
let me close
in prayer
Lord Jesus
our great
cornerstone
the great
builder of the
church
the one
in whom
has made it
all possible
Lord Jesus
would you do
a great work
in us
Father would you
pour out your
Holy Spirit
upon us
that you would
strengthen our
inner beings
by faith
that Christ
would dwell
in our hearts
individually
and corporately
and that we
would have the
strength to
comprehend
all of us
together
the glory
of your love
for us
your multi
dimensional
love for us
and that
love for us
would fill
us
and strengthen
us
and unite
us
Spirit
of the
living God
would you
fall upon
us
and fill
us
afresh
we ask
this in
your name
amen
so
you
come
and
come
in
you