Delivered by Bishop Joseph W. Walker, III 
Synopsis 1.19.25

Ephesians 3:20 (KJV) 
Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,

I.            INTRODUCTION

1. As we grow in relationship with God, we also grow in faith. As your faith grows, your visions expand.
2. Vision has a lot to do with your exposure. Your exposure increases your expectation of what is possible. Taking a bus, a plane, or a boat ride is important. You must get out of your zip code to know how big the world really is.
3. You can’t be big when little’s got you!
4. Your expectation grows when your perspective changes. You need to position yourself for great expectations.
5. There are many things you’ve been praying over. Today’s word will be a prophetic declaration over your life. What you have been hoping for is so small in comparison to what God wants to do for you.
6. The reason why some things never happen is because we limit our vision to accommodate people. We are concerned about how they feel about it.
7. Your season is going to be bigger. You must revisit your plan. When you hear this word today, you will see how big God is going to bless you.
8. The book of Ephesians is an Epistle. It is a book of revelation, of truth, and application.
9. It is a book of truth in that it tells you what you should know and it gives you life application, in that it tells you how to apply what He says to do.
10. In today’s lesson, we see that the Apostle Paul is a prisoner. Paul writes this for the Gentiles, the non-Jews of that day.
11. The blessing of Abraham talks about blessing the Jewish people. There was a mind set at this time where they thought that if you were a non-Jew, you would get the scraps from the blessing and not the blessings. They believed that the non-Gentiles would get the leftovers.
12. Paul is saying to the Gentile people, he knew how culture had treated them, and because of how culture treated them, their perspective was off. Paul informed them God’s blessings included them too.
13. Paul told them not to let his current situation (his incarceration) cause them not to understand what God was about to do them. If you were a Gentile, your prayers were limited, because you didn’t really expect the full blessing. Paul wanted them to know to open up their spirt and their mind up. Whatever you thought your blessing was, know that its going to be bigger!
14. Paul begins today’s scripture by saying “Now unto him…”ma.

II.            HAVE PERSPECTIVE OF HIS AUTHORITY

• You haveto understand who God is in your life. We recognize who God is and that he can do what non-one else to do. Therefore, we approach him differently. If He has authority and power, He has it over everything

A.   Recognize God’s Sovereign Will 

1. God does what he does, because He is sovereign, meaning that He does what he does, when He wants to, and how He wants to, and He doesn’t owe us an explanation for why He does what He does. It is His will.
2. The Wills of God.
   1. Perceptive Will of God –Matthew 22:37 (NKJV) says 37 Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’– This is the instruction of righteous living.
   1. Permissive Will of God – God sometimes allow things to happen that doesn’t align with Gods will. He permits it, even though it is not His will. Job chapters1 & 2.
   1. Perfect Will of Christ – He aligns His will with our lives. Jeremiah 29:11 (NKJV) says 11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. – God not controls our income, He also controls our outcome.
   1. Directive Will of Christ – This is how God uses the Holy Spirit to give us guidance. Acts 16:6-10 (NKJV) says 6 Now when they had gone through Phrygia and the region of Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia. 7 After they had come to Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit did not permit them. 8 So passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas. 9 And a vision appeared to Paul in the night. A man of Macedonia stood and pleaded with him, saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” 10 Now after he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the gospel to them. – You have your plans, but God will redirect you.
   1. Sovereign Will of Christ – His will can’t be hindered. Acts 2:23 (NKJV) 23 Him, being delivered by the determined purpose and foreknowledge of God, you have taken by lawless hands, have crucified, and put to death;– It was part of a Divine plan. Whatever God’s will is, we will accept it and not fight against it.
3. God is a God that not only speaks it, but makes it come to pass.

B.   Know When It’s Time To Give It To Him 

1. When you try to work your problem out, God will put you in a situation where you have no choice, but to give it to Him. Stop trying to be so heroic. It’s ok to cast your cares on Him.
2. The word “Now” as used in the phrase “now unto Him…”, has a lot to do with timing.
   1. Lateral time – means immediately or at this moment.
   1. The word “Now” is transitional – It means that the writer is shifting to another thought. “Now unto Him” implies that now it’s going to happen when God says its going to happen. We are not going to worry about it. We are going to leave it up to Him.

III.            HE HAS PROVEN HIS ABILITY

• Now unto Him who is able… This is about ability.
• History says God is able. He can do what no man can do.  He is able to exceed our expectations.

A.   He’s Able To Do What Seems Impossible 

1. This is not theoretical. He has a track record. Remember the fiery furnace, or Daniel in the Lion’s den? If you look over your life, you have seen God do the impossible.

B.   His Record Is Reliable 

1. Have you ever heard of the company Nvidia? It is a tech company that manufactures computer chips. From your smart phone to self driving cars, they are involved.
   1. Most people don’t think about them, but we are benefactors of their work. Likewise, aware or not, we are benefactors of God working behind the scenes.
   1. God woke you up this morning. Something miraculously happened between good night and good morning. He woke you up!
2. Our faith reinforces our directive.

IV.            HE HAS PROMISED US ABUNDANCE

• This hasa lot to do with what you are exposed to. Abundance is more than materialism. It’s about peace, joy and grace.

A.   God Is About To Exceed Your Expectations 

1. Verse 20 is really a doxology. It does two things.
   1. Shows that God can do things that exceed our expectation.
   1. Shows that God never gets tired of doing it.
2. We come to God for one thing, and He always exceeds our expectations.

B.   Embrace This Season Of Overflow 

1. God will not just give you tangible blessings. He will also give you things that money can’t buy!
2. Your blessings have a lot to do with “how do you see?”.
3. Story: When Bishop was first called to the ministry, he thought he was going crazy. He was seeing stuff. You drive by a field and see cow pastures, but he would see condos. When you are a seer, you see stuff others don’t see, and it is hard to communicate it.
   1. We come to tell you that you are not crazy.
   1. The moment you see something; you start saying it.
4. How you see affects:
   1. How you speak – How you speak matters. If I see what’s possible, I speak what’s possible, even if people in my situation don’t see it.
      1. Example: You have seen more, and you go back to share with your family or friends, and they say you think you are better than everyone else. Even your language begins to change.
      1. Story: Bishop tells how his dad was an entrepreneur when they were growing up. His dad is 96 years old. He started a Window Cleaning business in his 20s and he used to clean houses too. Rights of passage for Bishop and his siblings was they had to work on the business truck.
         1. Going with his dad, gave Bishop exposure as a young lad. Back then, they all had to go through the back door to clean houses.
         1. He explained how his dad would get on his hands and knees to put the wax down and then they would buff the floors. As his dad was doing this, Bishop walked through the house they were cleaning, just looking around. He began to dream about having the same nice stuff when he got older.
      1. When you see blessed people, you don’t really realize where it comes from. Bishops dad always wanted his kids to have more than he did so he exposed them to more.
   1. How you Scale things – Once you see it and say it, you will start believing God for it. The exposure allows you to change your scale for measuring the things you want and the goals that you set.
      1. Example: When Mt Zion went to the location to make plans to buy Antioch, God showed Bishop the whole mall. When they just wanted one area, God showed them more. This is overflow!
      1. 2025 is your year. You have to thrive in 25!
5. Now unto him that is able to do exceedingly, abundantly, above all that we can ask or think.  

V.            HE WORKS THROUGH THE POWER OF ALIGNMENT

1. According to the power that worketh in you. God does it according to the power that is at work in your life. It is about alignment and abundance.
2. Ask God to bring you into alignment. Don’t miss the buffet, thinking about the snack.
3. Whatever God does in the season is because you fall into alignment. It is about truth and application.
4. The gentiles didn’t even understand. This is Post Pentecost. When the Holy Spirit came in Acts 2, and people thought they were drunk, Peter reminded them that this was the manifestation of what was prophesied.
5. Everybody now has access to the Holy Ghost, which is at work in you.
6. Story: Bishop said he got into the EV world. He purchased an electric vehicle. Joseph likes the car and pretends that it is his.
7. When you pull into the garage, you have to plug it up at night. Little Joseph decides he wanted to plug the car in. So, Bishop allowed Little Joseph to plug the car in.
8. The next morning, when they got ready to use it, the car wasn’t starting. They found the car was only at 20%. Lil Joe plugged it in, but it wasn’t aligned properly, so the car did not get fully charged.
9. This is a lesson for us. You can be in a thing but not aligned. You can go to church, but not be aligned with God and therefore, miss receiving the power that you are supposed to have.
10. God works though the power of alignment. God is going to do it, but you have to be properly aligned. The blessing is bigger than you think!!