Today's about two big things that you and I, that each one of us would step it up in a very deliberate

faithfulness as disciples of Christ, availing ourselves to a supernatural strength, but also becoming

strong sisters to our siblings in Christ.

So everything we're doing today, this is where it begins.

How to be a strong sister.

In the glorious name of Jesus, everybody say hallelujah and amen.

You may be seated.

You're in the book of Ephesians.

I want to go to three different places in it with the intention of showing you a pattern in it that is absolutely magnificent. So you're in what

book, please? You're in Ephesians. I want you to see with me three different segments. One is

going to be in chapter one. One is going to be in chapter six and one is going to be split down

the middle toward the end of chapter three of Ephesians.

Why this is significant is because in this gorgeous work of the Holy Spirit through the Apostle Paul,

maybe unmatched among the other letters.

I mean, it is just a masterpiece, as all of them are, but this one is so obviously a masterpiece.

In this book, we're going to see that very early on he begins to talk about divine strength.

In chapter one, I'm going to read it to you.

He ends it in chapter six six and he says it again right in the middle and there are two common denominators i don't want you to miss

the first one is he's going to talk to us about divine power look at ephesians one i'm going to read

verses 15 through 20 this is is why, since I heard about

your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, I never stop giving thanks for you as I

remember you in my prayers. I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father,

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