BiG Idea: Commitment to Jesus is a STEP followed by a

2 Corinthians 5:15
And he died for all so that those who live should no longer live for themselves, but for the one who died for them and was raised.

Galatians 2:20
I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

1 Corinthians 6:19-20
Don’t you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought at a price. So glorify God with your body.

1 Corinthians 10:31
So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do everything for the glory of God.

Ephesians 1:7
In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace

Ephesians 1:11
In him we have also received an inheritance, because we were predestined according to the plan of the one who works out everything in agreement with the purpose of his will,

Ephesians 1:13
In him you also were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and when you believed.

Ephesians 2:21-22
In him the whole building, being put together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord. In him you are also being built together for God’s dwelling in the Spirit.

Ephesians 3:12
In him we have boldness and confident access through faith in him.

Commitment to Jesus isn’t for

Ephesians 3:14-15
For this reason I kneel before the Father from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named.

Ephesians 3:16a
I pray that he may grant you, according to the riches of his glory,…

Ephesians 3:13
So, then, I ask you not to be discouraged over my afflictions on your behalf, for they are your glory.

Ephesians 3:16b
…to be strengthened with power in your inner being through his Spirit,

Ephesians 3:17
and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. I pray that you, being rooted and firmly established in love,

When we transfer our trust to Jesus, He takes up

2 Corinthians 1:21-22
Now it is God who strengthens us together with you in Christ, and who has anointed us. He has also put his seal on us and given us the Spirit in our hearts as a down payment.

John 14:15-17
“If you love me, you will keep my commands. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever. He is the Spirit of truth. The world is unable to receive him because it doesn’t see him or know him. But you do know him, because he remains with you and will be in you.

Matthew 28:20
teaching them to observe everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

Psalm 28:7
The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart celebrates, and I give thanks to him with my song.

The Lord is our

Ephesians 3:18a
may be able to comprehend with all the saints…

Ephesians 3:18b
…what is the length and width, height and depth of God’s love,

Lamentations 3:22-24
Because of the LORD’s faithful love we do not perish, for his mercies never end. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness! I say, “The LORD is my portion, therefore I will put my hope in him.”

The Lord is our

Ephesians 3:19
and to know Christ’s love that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

Ephesians 3:19 (Amplified Bible)
and [that you may come] to know [practically, through personal experience] the love of Christ which far surpasses [mere] knowledge [without experience], that you may be filled up [throughout your being] to all the fullness of God [so that you may have the richest experience of God’s presence in your lives, completely filled and flooded with God Himself].

The Lord is our

Ephsians 3:17a
and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith…

Luke 22:42-43
“Father, if you are willing, take this cup away from me—nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done.” Then an angel from heaven appeared to him, strengthening him.

Ephesians 3:20-21
Now to him who is able to do above and beyond all that we ask or think according to the power that works in us—to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

There is nothing we could ever imagine that God can’t do - for His glory

Next Steps:
Memorize: Ephesians 3:12
This week: I will commit…

Next Week: 2 Timothy 1