IS JESUS AT HOME IN YOUR HEART EPH. 3:1421

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IS JESUS AT HOME IN YOUR HEART? EPH. 314-21
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EPH.314-21

• 14For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father
  of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15Of whom the whole
  family in heaven and earth is named, 16That he
  would grant you, according to the riches of his
  glory, to be strengthened with might by his
  Spirit in the inner man 17That Christ may dwell
  in your hearts by faith that ye, being rooted
  and grounded in love, 18May be able to comprehend
  with all saints what is the breadth, and length,
  and depth, and height 19And to know the love of
  Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be
  filled with all the fulness of God. 20Now unto
  him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above
  all that we ask or think, according to the power
  that worketh in us, 21Unto him be glory in the
  church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world
  without end. Amen.

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IS JESUS AT HOME IN YOUR HEART? EPH. 314-21

• Paul "bowed his knees" and made petitions for the
  Ephesians.
• "That he would grant you, according to the riches
  of his glory, to be strengthened with might by
  his spirit in the inner man. vs. 6

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EPH.36

• That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of
  the same body, and partakers of his promise in
  Christ by the gospel

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IS JESUS AT HOME IN YOUR HEART? EPH. 314-21

• Paul "bowed his knees" and made petitions for the
  Ephesians.
• "That he would grant you, according to the riches
  of his glory, to be strengthened with might by
  his spirit in the inner man. vs. 6
• "That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith.
  vs. 17

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EPH.317

• That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith
  that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,

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IS JESUS AT HOME IN YOUR HEART? EPH. 314-21

• Paul "bowed his knees" and made petitions for the
  Ephesians.
• "That he would grant you, according to the riches
  of his glory, to be strengthened with might by
  his spirit in the inner man. vs. 6
• "That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith.
  vs. 17

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IS JESUS AT HOME IN YOUR HEART? EPH. 314-21

• DOES JESUS FEEL AT HOME IN YOUR HEART?
• EVERY CHRISTIAN HAS CHRIST LIVING WITHIN HIS
  HEART.
• 2 Cor. 135 - To be reprobate means to fail the
  examination.

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2 Cor. 135

• Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith
  prove your own selves. Know ye not your own
  selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except
  ye be reprobates?

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IS JESUS AT HOME IN YOUR HEART? EPH. 314-21

• DOES JESUS FEEL AT HOME IN YOUR HEART?
• EVERY CHRISTIAN HAS CHRIST LIVING WITHIN HIS
  HEART.
• 2 Cor. 135 - To be reprobate means to fail the
  examination.
• John 1420

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John 1420

• At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father,
  and ye in me, and I in you.

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IS JESUS AT HOME IN YOUR HEART? EPH. 314-21

• DOES JESUS FEEL AT HOME IN YOUR HEART?
• EVERY CHRISTIAN HAS CHRIST LIVING WITHIN HIS
  HEART.
• 2 Cor. 135 - To be reprobate means to fail the
  examination.
• John 1420
• John 1428

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John 1428

• Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and
  come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would
  rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father
  for my Father is greater than I.

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IS JESUS AT HOME IN YOUR HEART? EPH. 314-21

• DOES JESUS FEEL AT HOME IN YOUR HEART?
• EVERY CHRISTIAN HAS CHRIST LIVING WITHIN HIS
  HEART.
• 2 Cor. 135 - To be reprobate means to fail the
  examination.
• John 1420
• John 1428
• John 1423

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John 1423

• Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love
  me, he will keep my words and my Father will
  love him, and we will come unto him, and make our
  abode with him.

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IS JESUS AT HOME IN YOUR HEART? EPH. 314-21

• DOES JESUS FEEL AT HOME IN YOUR HEART?
• EVERY CHRISTIAN HAS CHRIST LIVING WITHIN HIS
  HEART.
• 2 Cor. 135 - To be reprobate means to fail the
  examination.
• John 1420
• John 1428
• John 1423

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IS JESUS AT HOME IN YOUR HEART? EPH. 314-21

• If Christians have Christ inside them, why does
  Paul need to pray that Christ would dwell in
  their hearts?
• NOT EVERY CHRISTIAN HAS CHRIST DWELLING WITHIN
  HIS HEART.
• The word "dwell" means to "settle down and be at
  home"
• In some Christians Christ is just PRESENT, in
  others he is PROMINENT, in others he is
  PREEMINENT.
• Paul's petition is about the QUALITY of his
  presence.
• Gen. 181-8 The Lord felt at home in Abraham's
  tent.

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Gen. 181-8

• 1And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of
  Mamre and he sat in the tent door in the heat of
  the day 2And he lift up his eyes and looked,
  and, lo, three men stood by him and when he saw
  them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and
  bowed himself toward the ground, 3And said, My
  Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight,
  pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant
  4Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and
  wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the
  tree 5And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and
  comfort ye your hearts after that ye shall pass
  on for therefore are ye come to your servant.
  And they said, So do, as thou hast said. 6And
  Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and
  said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine
  meal, knead it, and make cakes upon the hearth.
  7And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetcht a calf
  tender and good, and gave it unto a young man
  and he hasted to dress it. 8And he took butter,
  and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and
  set it before them and he stood by them under
  the tree, and they did eat.

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IS JESUS AT HOME IN YOUR HEART? EPH. 314-21

• If Christians have Christ inside them, why does
  Paul need to pray that Christ would dwell in
  their hearts?
• NOT EVERY CHRISTIAN HAS CHRIST DWELLING WITHIN
  HIS HEART.
• The word "dwell" means to "settle down and be at
  home"
• In some Christians Christ is just PRESENT, in
  others he is PROMINENT, in others he is
  PREEMINENT.
• Paul's petition is about the QUALITY of his
  presence.
• Gen. 181-8 The Lord felt at home in Abraham's
  tent.
• Gen. 191-3 The two angels went to Lot's house
  without the Lord - It seems he did not feel at
  home there.

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Gen. 191-3

• 1And there came two angels to Sodom at even and
  Lot sat in the gate of Sodom and Lot seeing them
  rose up to meet them and he bowed himself with
  his face toward the ground 2And he said, Behold
  now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your
  servant's house, and tarry all night, and wash
  your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on
  your ways. And they said, Nay but we will abide
  in the street all night. 3And he pressed upon
  them greatly and they turned in unto him, and
  entered into his house and he made them a feast,
  and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat.

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IS JESUS AT HOME IN YOUR HEART? EPH. 314-21

• If Christians have Christ inside them, why does
  Paul need to pray that Christ would dwell in
  their hearts?
• NOT EVERY CHRISTIAN HAS CHRIST DWELLING WITHIN
  HIS HEART.
• The word "dwell" means to "settle down and be at
  home"
• In some Christians Christ is just PRESENT, in
  others he is PROMINENT, in others he is
  PREEMINENT.
• Paul's petition is about the QUALITY of his
  presence.
• Gen. 181-8 The Lord felt at home in Abraham's
  tent.
• Gen. 191-3 The two angels went to Lot's house
  without the Lord - It seems he did not feel at
  home there.
• Rev. 320 - This leads to a deeper knowledge of
  Christ.

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Rev. 320

• Behold, I stand at the door, and knock if any
  man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come
  in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

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IS JESUS AT HOME IN YOUR HEART? EPH. 314-21

• If Christians have Christ inside them, why does
  Paul need to pray that Christ would dwell in
  their hearts?
• NOT EVERY CHRISTIAN HAS CHRIST DWELLING WITHIN
  HIS HEART.
• The word "dwell" means to "settle down and be at
  home"
• In some Christians Christ is just PRESENT, in
  others he is PROMINENT, in others he is
  PREEMINENT.
• Paul's petition is about the QUALITY of his
  presence.
• Gen. 181-8 The Lord felt at home in Abraham's
  tent.
• Gen. 191-3 The two angels went to Lot's house
  without the Lord - It seems he did not feel at
  home there.
• Rev. 320 - This leads to a deeper knowledge of
  Christ.
• Paul knew what it meant for Christ to dwell in
  his heart. Gal. 220

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Gal. 220

• I am crucified with Christ nevertheless I live
  yet not I, but Christ liveth in me and the life
  which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith
  of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself
  for me.

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IS JESUS AT HOME IN YOUR HEART? EPH. 314-21

• If Christians have Christ inside them, why does
  Paul need to pray that Christ would dwell in
  their hearts?
• NOT EVERY CHRISTIAN HAS CHRIST DWELLING WITHIN
  HIS HEART.
• The word "dwell" means to "settle down and be at
  home"
• In some Christians Christ is just PRESENT, in
  others he is PROMINENT, in others he is
  PREEMINENT.
• Paul's petition is about the QUALITY of his
  presence.
• Gen. 181-8 The Lord felt at home in Abraham's
  tent.
• Gen. 191-3 The two angels went to Lot's house
  without the Lord - It seems he did not feel at
  home there.
• Rev. 320 - This leads to a deeper knowledge of
  Christ.
• Paul knew what it meant for Christ to dwell in
  his heart. Gal. 220

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IS JESUS AT HOME IN YOUR HEART? EPH. 314-21

• FAITH IS THE KEY TO HAVING CHRIST DWELL WITHIN
  OUR HEARTS. Eph. 317
• Faith opens the door of the heart to receive
  Christ.
• Faith admits Him and submits to Him.

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EPH.317

• That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith
  that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,

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IS JESUS AT HOME IN YOUR HEART? EPH. 314-21

• The life of a Christian is like a house.
• In the library of the mind Jesus finds all sorts
  of wicked and worthless thoughts, throws them out
  and replaces Them with virtues.
• In the dining room of desire he finds many sins
  and replaces them with virtues.
• In the closet He sweeps out hidden sins and
  replaces them with holiness.
• Only when Jesus has cleaned every room, closet
  and corner can he settle down and be at home.

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IS JESUS AT HOME IN YOUR HEART? EPH. 314-21

• DOES JESUS FEEL AT HOME IN YOUR HEART?