Let's all turn to 2 Corinthians, the 6th chapter, 2nd Corinthians 6, and then also we'll be looking at Ephesians, chapter 3.

2nd Corinthians 6, Ephesians 3.

In 2nd Corinthians, the 6th chapter and verse 11, 2nd Corinthians 6th, 11, he said,

Oh, Corinthians, our mouth is open to you and our heart is enlarged.

That word enlarged means expanded. He said, verse 12, you are not straightened in us, but you are straightened in your own bowels. Now, bowels is an old

English, a King James translation. When we hear bowels,

that doesn't sound very nice to us. But there are numerous scriptures in the New Testament.

One verse talks about the bowels of Christ.

And it's a good term.

It means you're inwards, and it means it has the idea of that which is soft and tender.

Tender heartedness.

And as he's mentioning here openness instead of closedness straightened means to be hemmed in to be restricted he said you're not restricted

in us but you are restricted in your own insights in your own heart verse 13 now for a

recompense in the same I speak as unto my children be ye also enlarged be in large the spirit

of God is speaking through Paul here and he's speaking to the people how many believe if he told them to be enlarged they The Spirit of God is speaking through Paul here, and he's speaking to the people.

How many believe if he told them to be enlarged, they must be able to respond to this charge and open up.

And I believe this is the word of the Lord to us this week. Be ye enlarged. Would you receive this word? And if he tells us to be enlarged would you receive this word

and if he tells us to be enlarged

obviously we can be

we can be

let me read this to you from the

weist translation

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