How did the Apostle Paul pray for the people he loved?

You'll be surprised that the way that Paul prayed for people is a whole lot different

than the way we typically pray for other people.

Listen in today and find out just how.

Welcome to Everyday Truth with Kurt Skelly. We believe the Bible is true and relevant

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leave a review or share it with a friend. Thanks for listening. Now, let's join Kirk for today's episode. Welcome back, friends,

to today's episode of Everyday Truth, a little bit echoey here today, so sorry about that.

We'll try to take care of that in post-production editing, but if it sounds echoing, that means

that's the best we could do. I'm in the kitchen of my

son-in-law, Zach and daughter Hannah, their home here in Charmhaven, Australia, if you feel like

looking it up, beautiful, beautiful spot. And we're in Ephesians chapter three today, which is an amazing passage, as we have seen,

but we're still not to the best part, in my opinion, which is the final section of Ephesians

3, which includes one of the greatest prayers in all the Bible, the prayer of the Apostle Paul for these people to whom he's writing.

So remember, he is writing to this Jewish Gentile body. He's informing them about all the

wonderful benefits, the fellowship of the mystery, how that, whether you're a Jew or a Gentile,

we have this great oneness and therefore potential in Jesus Christ.

And even though I, Paul, even though I am going through hard times in prison. Don't worry about that.

Don't let that sidetrack you.

This is all part of a purpose and a plan that God had many years before we were born.

And boy, just to put your faith and trust in that kind of a God gives great assurance and security.

And yet the Apostle Paul says, so let me pray for you.

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