Colossians Sermons

PAUL INTRODUCES HIS STABILIZING TEACHING TO THE COLOSSIANS WITH THANKSGIVING, A REMINDER, AND A PRAYER ON THEIR BEHALF

CHRIST DESERVES THE PREEMINENCE BY VIRTUE OF:

– HIS POSITION OF HEADSHIP

– AND HIS WORK OF RECONCILIATION

(WITH RESPECT TO ALL OF CREATION AND TO THE CHURCH)

PAUL’S PASSION FOR PROCLAIMING JESUS CHRIST DROVE HIM TO

FULFILL HIS CALLING TO SACRIFICIALLY MINISTER TO THE GENTILES

PAUL’S PASSION FOR PROTECTING THE SAINTS AGAINST DECEPTION —

FOCUSED HIS MINISTRY ON ENCOURAGING DEPTH AND STABILITY IN CHRIST

THE SUFFICIENCY OF CHRIST PROTECTS US AGAINST FALSE TEACHING

UNION WITH CHRIST HAS FREED US FROM THE BONDAGE AND CONDEMNATION OF THE FALSE ISMS

(WHICH CLAIM TO BE THE PATHWAY TO SPIRITUALITY)

THE KEY TO SPIRITUALITY IS LIVING OUT OUR UNION WITH CHRIST

THE KEY TO HARMONY IN THE BODY OF CHRIST IS:

– BEING CHRISTLIKE IN OUR CHARACTER AND ATTITUDE TOWARDS ONE ANOTHER

– BEING PRODUCTIVE IN MINISTERING THE WORD TO ONE ANOTHER

– BEING MOTIVATED BY A DESIRE TO PLEASE HIM IN EVERYTHING

(AND BEING THANKFUL THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PROCESS)

UNION WITH CHRIST MANIFESTS ITSELF IN GODLY FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS OF ACCOUNTABILITY

UNION WITH CHRIST MANIFESTS ITSELF IN GODLY WORK RELATIONSHIPS OF ACCOUNTABILITY

UNION WITH CHRIST MANIFESTS ITSELF IN CONSISTENT PRAYER,

MISSIONARY FOCUS, EFFECTIVE TESTIMONY, AND GRACIOUS SPEECH

UNION WITH CHRIST MANIFESTS ITSELF IN PRECIOUS BONDS OF FELLOWSHIP WITH THOSE WHO LABOR WITH US IN THE GOSPEL MINISTRY