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 Love Is the Remedy - Colossians 3:12-15 (10/25/2020), Christ invites us to receive truth with humility, practice repentance, and walk in faithful obedience.
Life in the Church
We're going to be in colossians chapter 3 verses 12 through 15. And if you've been coming here for a couple weeks you know.
- That uh the pace through the book of colossians has been a medium pace to say the least we've been in this book for.
- A while and I think it's because in god's sovereignty his word actually does come alive when we read it speaks to us in.
- Real time and we find ourselves studying this book of the bible at a time where it has got some real time answers to.
- Some of the questions that just seem to be in the atmosphere of our world right now and because of the year that we're.
In there's some questions about how to navigate life what to what to do to think creatively in this new normal and how to. Be a church how to be families how to be schools at this time and also there's just a conversation that comes around our.
Sin and Salvation
It says this therefore as the elect of god holy and beloved put on tender mercies and he goes through the list of the. Characteristics of love leading to him saying and finally of all of these it's love there's two concepts that we just read first is.
- Therefore as the elect and then the second is put on love the elect is a is a another timely word that we're using.
- Right now because I don't have to do a lot of heavy lifting to explain this word to you we're in the middle of.
- Election which simply means you have the power of democracy to cast a vote in the person you would choose to lead this country.
- Or lead our state or city or the precincts that we are casting our votes for so election means chosen that's what we're talking.
About when we talk about the election who is our chosen leader based off the results of all of us casting our vote now. What does this say in the upside down kingdom when we talk about election we're not talking about who we choose what are we.
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.