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 Stay Steadfast in Jesus - Colossians 2:4-10 (09/13/2020), Christ invites us to receive truth with humility, practice repentance, and walk in faithful obedience.
Hope in Suffering
We're going to spend the time that we have now in the word we've been going through this incredible letter to the church in. Colossae in the letter that we call colossians so if you have a bible turn there we're going to spend we're going to take.
- A second pass now at colossians chapter 2 and I'm very grateful for the way that god's word and his perfect timing not by.
- My planning but just keeps going before us in the times that we live in to speak to us uh for what we need.
- To hear so hopefully you're at colossians chapter 2 right now and I'll start by reading verse 1 once again which we looked at.
- Last week but we'll start for it this week it says this I want you to know what a great conflict I have for.
You and those in laodicea and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh that their hearts may be encouraged. Being knit together in love and attaining to all the riches of the full assurance of understanding to the knowledge of the mystery of.
Grace and Justification
And I'm going to read a little bit more than is often quoted in church ephesians chapter 2 verse 8 and 9 are like. Power for how you start in christ but I actually want to start in ephesians chapter 2 verse 4.
- Who is rich in mercy and here's why I'm starting here this is how you start the why did god save you how do.
- You start how do you receive christ how do you accept his life in you because of his great love with which he loved.
- Us even when we were dead in trespasses he makes us alive together with christ by grace you have been saved that's really important.
To how you start you started in christ because he loved you and when we talk about being rooted in christ one of the. Things that will come up all throughout the new testament we talked about being rooted in christ we heard it in galatians chapter 2.
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.