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 Commitment to Grow in Christ - Colossians 3:1-17 (10/18/2020), Christ invites us to receive truth with humility, practice repentance, and walk in faithful obedience.
Faith and Obedience
We're going to be in colossians 3 once again really as a follow-up to something that we did last weekend uh many of you. Were here last weekend and got to celebrate in the act of worship to the god who moved in people's hearts to get baptized.
- And some of you got baptized and for wherever you fit into how we engaged in that in that weekend service where we did.
- The baptisms very grateful to announce that the last I heard we had over 40 people decide to get baptized give their life to.
- The lord in a public way and um I know there were even more people that we didn't get to baptize based off the.
- People who signed up and some people didn't get to come and some people didn't quite get to the baptismal so we have work.
Left to be done there are some of you here this morning who have yet to make a commitment to christ and we're so. Glad that you're here because today's message I hope will give you another invitation to receive that invitation to follow jesus and really the.
Sin and Salvation
He says therefore put to death your members he's giving a charge to the people who have gone through the process of accepting the. Spirit to say now take your part you take part in the list that is going to be written in this letter as the.
- Holy spirit gives you one of those words from this list and it's like in what way do you need to put to death.
- Fornication uncleanness passion evil desire covetousness all of the ways that we can sin against brothers all of the ways our words can be.
- Hurtful in what way do you have responsibility in the spirit of god to take part in what god wants to do to clean.
- Up your life that's a good reminder for baptism sometimes because it's so powerful and it's so symbolic that you may be tempted to.
Think that maybe there's a magic in the water maybe there's something about that moment that was really what you needed to have your. Life changed and maybe it's just a miraculous moment god parts the red sea and now the people walk on dry land and I.
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.