"Fostering a Passion for Prayer" Ephesians 6:18-20

This week, our sermon, from Ephesians 6:18-20,  was called Fostering a Passion for Prayer. As the apostle Paul comes to the end of this letter to the church, he calls for an all-out commitment to prayer. Paul knows that human effort and ingenuity cannot advance the kingdom of Christ. Unlike Muslims who respond to an external call to prayer 5 times a day, Paul wants believers to respond to an internal call to prayer continuously. 

Prayer is Paul’s passionate conviction. It is Paul’s confidence in his life and ministry. Paul prayed earlier in Ephesians 3:20 declaring that God “is able to do abundantly more than we ask or think according to the power at work in us.” Every day when Paul looked in the mirror (or whenever, Paul could see his reflection), he saw the biggest miracle of his day. A hater, a blasphemer, a persecutor of the church is now one of Christianity’s greatest ambassadors. 

If God could save Paul, he could save anyone! Oh, that God would give us all a passion for prayer! Would you pray this week that you would start to pray kingdom-advancing, strong-hold breaking prayers? Would you pray that God would teach you to pray so that prayer would not just be a Christian task but what you look forward to most each day? Would we all pray for each other that we would continuously be in prayer for the people of God and the mission of God? Looking forward to enjoying Jesus with you this Sunday as we gather together for worship. Pray for us!

In Christ, 

Kevin Dibbley, Senior Pastor