Strengthened to Grasp

In this message from Ephesians 3:14-21, Pastor Jim walks through Paul’s breathtaking prayer that drives him to his knees. After unfolding the cosmic scope of God’s plan to unite all things in Christ and form one new people, Jim shows that the only way forward is through the Spirit’s power at work in our inner being. This passage centers on God’s love, our ongoing grasp of that love, and the glorious goal of being filled with the fullness of God. Jim unpacks what it means for Christ to dwell in our hearts, not as a fleeting feeling but as the deep center of our identity, shaping our affections, obedience, and communal life together. The love of Christ is wider, longer, higher, and deeper than we can comprehend, yet we are invited to press on and seize it daily. As we are strengthened by the Spirit and rooted in love, we become a living display of God’s glory in the church, a foretaste of the day when all things are united in Jesus.