Colossians 1:3-23

1
Colossians 13-23

• Paul Prays because of what he heard
• Faith
• Love
• Hope
• Word bringing forth fruit
• Love in the Spirit
• What would Paul hear about us?

2
Colossians 19-11

• Paul prays for Knowledge, wisdom and spiritual
  understanding of His will.
• That you may walk worthy of the Lord
• That you fully please Him
• That you may be fruitful in good work
• That you may be increasing in knowledge
• That you may be strengthened
• How important is His will to us?

3
Colossians 111-12

• Paul also prays for
• Patience
• Long suffering
• With joy
• Why?
• Qualified to be partakers of the inheritance
• Are we working toward the Goal?

4
Colossians 113-14

• The Father has Qualified
• By delivery from darkness
• By conveyance into the kingdom
• By redemption, forgiveness of sins through His
  Blood
• The Gospel in Summary

5
Colossians 115-17, 19-20Jesus Resume

• The image of God
• Firstborn over all creation
• He created all things
• Created through him
• In Him all things consist

• God was Pleased
• That in Him all the fullness should dwell,
• By Him to reconcile all things to Himself (God
  the Father)
• By Him, made peace through the blood of His
  cross.

6
Colossians 118

• The Position occupied by Christ
• Head of body, the church
• The Beginning
• The firstborn from the dead
• Has the preeminence

7
Colossians 121-23

• Our Position
• Once alienated
• Enemies in mind
• Now reconciled
• Holy, blameless, and above reproach in His sight

• Position Conditional
• If You ????
• Continue in the faith
• Grounded and steadfast
• Are not moved away the gospel which you heard

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INVITATION

• Alienated
• Enemies
• Want to Be reconciled, Holy, blameless, and above
  reproach in His sight?

• Once reconciled
• Now Alienated
• Now an enemy
• Wish to be reconciled?