WORTHY OF HIS KINGDOM (2 OF 7)
Scripture: Colossians 1:9-14
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Worthy of His Kingdom (2 of 7)
Series: Simply Jesus: The Book of Colossians
Dave Gustavsen
Colossians 1:9-14
Good morning. Welcome to The Chapel. We are taking nine weeks to walk through the New Testament book of Colossians. And the reason I chose this book is that I've noticed that Christians sometimes miss the main point. Even though the word ''Christian'' is obviously a form of the word ''Christ,'' sometimes we're not focused on Christ very much, and sometimes we don't resemble him very much. And so, in our culture, we can become known not for what we're for-Jesus-but for all the things we're against. Which is not a good thing. So the book of Colossians-which is actually Paul's letter to the Colossians-brings us back to the core of our faith. So last week, we read the first eight verses, and it's very warm, very personal; Paul talks about how thankful he is for their faith. So let's continue in verse 9, and we'll go through verse 14...
9 For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives, 10 so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, 11 being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience,12 and giving joyful thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of his holy people in the kingdom of light. 13 For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, 14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. This is the Word of God.
Before I preview today's outline, I want to look at the first two verses, to set the stage. Look again at verse 9: 9 For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. So Paul is ab ...
Series: Simply Jesus: The Book of Colossians
Dave Gustavsen
Colossians 1:9-14
Good morning. Welcome to The Chapel. We are taking nine weeks to walk through the New Testament book of Colossians. And the reason I chose this book is that I've noticed that Christians sometimes miss the main point. Even though the word ''Christian'' is obviously a form of the word ''Christ,'' sometimes we're not focused on Christ very much, and sometimes we don't resemble him very much. And so, in our culture, we can become known not for what we're for-Jesus-but for all the things we're against. Which is not a good thing. So the book of Colossians-which is actually Paul's letter to the Colossians-brings us back to the core of our faith. So last week, we read the first eight verses, and it's very warm, very personal; Paul talks about how thankful he is for their faith. So let's continue in verse 9, and we'll go through verse 14...
9 For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives, 10 so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, 11 being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience,12 and giving joyful thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of his holy people in the kingdom of light. 13 For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, 14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. This is the Word of God.
Before I preview today's outline, I want to look at the first two verses, to set the stage. Look again at verse 9: 9 For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. So Paul is ab ...
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