How Wide, How Long, How High, How Deep — Ephesians 3:14–21 | Season 2, Episode 7

Have you ever felt spiritually weak? Thin on the inside? Exhausted from trying to be faithful when you're running on empty?Paul has a prayer for that — and it's one of the most powerful passages in all of scripture.In this episode of the Set Free Stay Free Bible study podcast, host Matt Dawson arrives at his absolute favorite section of Ephesians. Chapter 3, verses 14–21. Paul falls to his knees and prays that the church would be empowered with inner strength through the Holy Spirit. That their roots would grow down deep into God's love and keep them strong. And that they would have the power to experience — even if they can't fully understand — just how wide and long and high and deep that love really is.Matt shares a deeply personal story of a November trip to a cold, nearly empty beach during one of the weariest seasons of his life — and what happened when he sat down with this passage and stared at an ocean he couldn't see the end of.Using the SOAP method (Scripture, Observation, Application, Prayer), Matt unpacks the roots-and-branches illustration of faith versus feelings, what it means that God can accomplish infinitely more than we could ask or imagine, and why the closing doxology of chapter 3 is one of the great benedictions in all of the New Testament.This Ephesians Bible study is for anyone who is spiritually weary and needs to be reminded where their strength actually comes from.In this episode:Why inner strength comes from the Holy Spirit — not from trying harderThe roots and branches illustration of faith, feelings, and what keeps us strongA personal story of experiencing God's love at an empty November beachWhat "more than you could ask or imagine" actually looks like in a real lifeWhy Paul closes chapter 3 with glory to God in the church — and what that meansA closing prayer for weary believers to be strengthened by God's unlimited resources📖 Passage: Ephesians 3:14–21 (New Living Translation)🔍 Keywords: Ephesians Bible study, Bible study podcast, SOAP method Bible study, Christian Bible study, Scripture-first Bible study, Set Free Stay Free, Matt Dawson, walking through the Bible, Christian discipleship podcast