STRUGGLING FOR HIS PEOPLE (3 OF 7)
Scripture: Colossians 1:24, Colossians 2:5
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Struggling for His People (3 of 7)
Series: Simply Jesus: The Book of Colossians
Dave Gustavsen
Colossians 1:24 - 2:5
Good morning. We are taking two months to walk through the New Testament book of Colossians. The reason we chose this book is that it's easy for Christians to get off track and miss the main point. So instead of being known as people who are all about Jesus, and who approach life like Jesus did, we can become known for all the things we don't do and all the things we're against. Which is tragic! So Paul's letter to the Colossians reminds us what this faith is really about.
So today, we're going to continue in chapter 1, verse 24. But before we read the passage, let's look at the first phrase. Paul says, 24a Now I rejoice in what I am suffering... What a strange thing to say, isn't it? Because suffering hurts. It's something we tolerate. It's something we pray that God will take away. But Paul says, ''I rejoice in my sufferings.'' Why would he say that? Well, because he had learned that there's a certain kind of suffering that leads to good things. And when you understand that, you don't try to avoid it at all costs. In fact, you embrace it. And you can even rejoice in it. Does that sound strange to you? It's one of those paradoxes of our faith, and that's what today's passage is all about. So...let's read the whole passage-Colossians 1:24 all the way through chapter two, verse 5:
24 Now I rejoice in what I am suffering for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is still lacking in regard to Christ's afflictions, for the sake of his body, which is the church. 25 I have become its servant by the commission God gave me to present to you the word of God in its fullness- 26 the mystery that has been kept hidden for ages and generations, but is now disclosed to the Lord's people. 27 To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
28 He is the one we procla ...
Series: Simply Jesus: The Book of Colossians
Dave Gustavsen
Colossians 1:24 - 2:5
Good morning. We are taking two months to walk through the New Testament book of Colossians. The reason we chose this book is that it's easy for Christians to get off track and miss the main point. So instead of being known as people who are all about Jesus, and who approach life like Jesus did, we can become known for all the things we don't do and all the things we're against. Which is tragic! So Paul's letter to the Colossians reminds us what this faith is really about.
So today, we're going to continue in chapter 1, verse 24. But before we read the passage, let's look at the first phrase. Paul says, 24a Now I rejoice in what I am suffering... What a strange thing to say, isn't it? Because suffering hurts. It's something we tolerate. It's something we pray that God will take away. But Paul says, ''I rejoice in my sufferings.'' Why would he say that? Well, because he had learned that there's a certain kind of suffering that leads to good things. And when you understand that, you don't try to avoid it at all costs. In fact, you embrace it. And you can even rejoice in it. Does that sound strange to you? It's one of those paradoxes of our faith, and that's what today's passage is all about. So...let's read the whole passage-Colossians 1:24 all the way through chapter two, verse 5:
24 Now I rejoice in what I am suffering for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is still lacking in regard to Christ's afflictions, for the sake of his body, which is the church. 25 I have become its servant by the commission God gave me to present to you the word of God in its fullness- 26 the mystery that has been kept hidden for ages and generations, but is now disclosed to the Lord's people. 27 To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
28 He is the one we procla ...
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