Oh for the Love of God! - Pastor Theresa Aguilar

Main message: Paul’s prayer in Ephesians 3:14–19 invites believers to be rooted and grounded in Christ’s love so they can grasp its vastness and be filled with God; the preacher unpacks that love in four dimensions—width, length, height, and depth—and urges an experiential surrender to it.

Key points:

• Paul’s prayer (Eph. 3:14–19) calls Christians to inner strength by the Spirit so Christ may dwell in their hearts and they be rooted and grounded in love.
• Width: God’s love spans creation and every people group—his creative design and outstretched arms include the whole world (Genesis 1:3; Hebrews 11:3; John 3:16).
• Length: God’s love acts across time with a long-term redemption plan from the garden through biblical history to Jesus and into each life (Joseph’s life, Noah, Abraham, John 14:3).
• Height: God’s love is limitless and empowers believers to dream and do the good works prepared for them (Eph. 3:20; Philippians 2:13; Eph. 2:10; Psalm 8).
• Depth: God knows and reaches into the human heart—he searches, heals, and transforms even hardened hearts (Jeremiah 17; 1 Samuel 16; Psalm 139; examples like John Newton, Nicky Cruz).
• The aim is not mere head knowledge but an encounter: be filled with God’s love (Romans 5) and respond in surrender (the preacher closed with an invitation to receive Christ).

Scriptures mentioned: Ephesians 3:14–19, Ephesians 3:18, Ephesians 3:20, Genesis 1:3, Hebrews 11:3, John 3:16, John 14:3, Philippians 2:13, Ephesians 2:10, Psalm 8:4–6, Jeremiah 17, 1 Samuel 16, Psalm 139, Romans 5