Introduction
Let me begin with a discipleship question: how will you follow Jesus in prayer and dependence on God this week?
Main Points
In this lesson shaped by Calvary Boise's teaching on Be Encouraged by God, Bring Encouragement to Others - Colossians 2:1-3 (09/06/2020), Christ invites us to receive truth with humility, practice repentance, and walk in faithful obedience.
Life in the Church
If you have a bible we're going to be in colossians uh in fact we'll be in colossians chapter two starting out in chapter. Two but we will uh we'll veer back to chapter one a little bit these chapter breaks are put there uh by us and.
- So there's some things that we need to look at from chapter one but we'll really get a exciting um exciting reminder as to.
- The importance of what we're doing this morning in being together why god calls us to come together in this way and one of.
- The great benefits that we have in worshiping god together hearing the word preach together and really the relationships that will overflow from our.
- Time together and it happens to be one of my favorite things about being a pastor we're going to talk about one specific word.
That we will put to action this morning as we find paul with a desire to see this church that he's writing a letter. To from afar he wants to see them grab root in some certain qualities of their life he hasn't been able to visit them.
Life in the Church
It says so they went from prison and visit visited lydia and when they had seen the brothers they encouraged them and departed now. That is such a subtle but powerful lesson in the upside down model of the kingdom of god paul has just been released from.
- Prison after an earthquake that brought the prison to ruins and what does he do he goes back to the brethren the body of.
- Believers that was there in that community and he encourages them how backwards is that in our minds it's like somebody gets out of.
- Prison they went through an earthquake while they were there their life was on the line and there was a there was a moment.
- Of injustice that was rectified and now they're set free and we think come on in have a meal get some rest let's massage.
Your sore feet and you need to be encouraged which is true but in god's kingdom when you see god move in such a. Powerful way even in the midst of a earthquake somehow you become an incredible witness to encourage others it says he gets out of.
Conclusion
We return to the opening teaching: discipleship is not just information, it is transformation through faith and obedience to Jesus. If we receive His Word and walk it out, He will shape us into people who endure and bear fruit.
Lord Jesus, help me hear Your Word, obey it with faith, and grow as Your disciple. Amen.
Conclusion
We return to the opening teaching: discipleship is not just information, it is transformation through faith and obedience to Jesus. If we receive His Word and walk it out, He will shape us into people who endure and bear fruit.
Closing Prayer
Lord Jesus, help me hear Your Word, obey it with faith, and grow as Your disciple. Amen.