Can I Be Real? Podcast

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○ Read: Romans 1:16-32

○ Lesson 1: "the righteous will live by faith."

§ Righteous can be defined as: acting in accord with divine or moral law; free from guilt or sin

§ Righteousness means right relations between man and God

○ In verses 18-32, Paul lays out how the wicked live, and explains that God's wrath has been revealed against sinful humanity

§ God has made what may be known about Himself, plain to us

□ Verse 20…"For since the creation of the world, God's invisible qualities- his eternal power and divine nature- have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse."

® God has revealed himself not only in history but also in the beauty and order we experience in the His created world.

® Read Psalms 19:1-6

® Read Acts 14: 15-17

□ Verse 21…"For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile (completely ineffective) and their foolish hearts were darkened."

§ Part of God's wrath involves abandoning individuals to the consequences of their wickedness

□ It says 3 times in verses 24-32 that "God gave them over…" . God won't take your free will away

○ Read Habakkuk 4:2 (NLT)

§ ""Look at the proud! They trust in themselves, and their lives are crooked. But the righteous will live by their faithfulness to God.""

○ Read Zephaniah 2:3 (NLT)

§ "Seek the LORD, all who are humble, and follow his commands. Seek to do what is right and to live humbly. Perhaps even yet the LORD will protect you- protect you from his anger on that day of destruction."

○ Read Galatians 3:11 (NLT)

§ "So it is clear that no one can be made right with God by trying to keep the law. For the Scriptures say, "It is through faith that a righteous person has life.""

○ Read 2 Timothy 3:16-17 NIV)

§ "All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work."

○ Remember the lesson: the righteous will live by faith. When judgement day comes, those who believe will stand before God clothed in the righteousness of Jesus

○ Read Isaiah 61:10

§ "I am overwhelmed with joy in the LORD my God! For he has dressed me with the clothing of salvation and draped me in a robe of righteousness. I am like a bridegroom dressed for his wedding or a bride with her jewels."

○ And those who are godless are under God's wrath. Do not be misled, thinking that being a "good person" or doing "good things" is enough

○ Read Isaiah 64:6

We are all infected and impure with sin. When we display our righteous deeds, they are nothing but filthy rags. Like autumn leaves, we wither and fall, and our sins sweep us away like the wind."

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Show Notes:

○ Colossians 3 (NLT)

§ Colossians 3: 1-4

§ Think about the things of heaven…

□ Read Philippians 4:8

§ Colossians 3: 5-17

§ So put to death the sinful, earthly things…. And put on your new nature

□ Read 2 Corinthians 5: 14-17

□ Read Galatians 3:26-29

§ Clothe yourselves with… (think of the Fruits of the Spirit)

§ Live peacefully and in harmony with each other

□ Read Galatians 5:22-23

§ Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives

□ Read Ephesians 2:4-10

§ Whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of Jesus

□ Read 2 Corinthians 5:20- "So we are Christ's ambassadors; God is making his appeal through us. We speak for Christ when we plead. 'Come back to God!'"

§ Colossians 3: 18-4:1

§ Paul calls out 6 groups of people- (this section is very similar to what Paul wrote in Ephesians)

□ Wives submit

® Submit means "to yield oneself to the authority or will of another; to permit oneself to be subjected to something

® Read Ephesians 5:21-24

® Submission requires humility

□ Husbands love

® Read Ephesians 5:25-33

□ Children obey

® Ephesians 6:1-3

□ Fathers don't aggravate

® Read Ephesians 6:4

□ Slaves obey & work willingly

® Read Ephesians 6:5-8

□ Masters be just and fair

® Read Ephesians 6: 9

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Show Notes:

○ Colossians 1:24-2:5 (NLT)

§ Colossians 1:24-29

§ Paul was tasked with bringing the Good News all over the world. God wanted people to know that Salvation was for everyone, Jew and Gentile alike!

§ The secret, that had been kept hidden for "centuries and generations" is this: Christ lives in you!

□ Read Romans 8:10-13

□ Read Colossians 3:11

§ "…warning everyone and teaching everyone…"

□ It is our duty to go out and tell people about Jesus

® Read Matthew 28:18-20

□ We were saved by grace through faith for good works (Ephesians 2:8-10)

® We have this good news, this secret- we know about the riches and glory of Christ…are you talking about it? Are you sharing your faith? Are you taking your faith with you into every setting you go into?

® How can we set back and watch the world, God's creation, burn, and not tell someone the secret- that Christ lives in you! That we are God's masterpiece! That Christ died for you to put you back into right relationship with the Father! So that you could be called holy and righteous!

□ We are called to love God and love people, and the most loving thing we can do for someone is tell them about Jesus!

§ Colossians 2:1-5

§ …I want them to be encouraged and knit together by strong ties of love…

□ Read 1 Peter 1:22- "You were cleansed from your sins when you obeyed the truth, so now you must show sincere love to each other as brothers and sisters. Love each other with all your heart."

§ …I want them to have complete confidence that they understand God's mysterious plan, which is Christ himself……so that no one will deceive you with well-crafted arguments

□ Read 1 Corinthians 2: 7-16

§ Paul mentions the church at Laodicea

□ This is the church that in Revelations 3, John writes the church a letter on behalf of Christ

® Read Revelations 3: 14-22

□ I leave you with the reminder: live as you should and make sure your faith in Christ is strong

Show Notes:

○ Colossians 1:15-23 (NLT)

§ Colossians 1:15-20

§ Supreme- "highest in rank or authority"; "highest in degree or quality"

§ To affirm the supremacy of Christ, is to affirm that Jesus is God (which is what we Christians profess; the triune God: God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit)

§ The first 5 chapters of the Book of Hebrews speaks on the Superiority of Christ

□ Read Hebrews 1:1-4

□ Read Colossians 2:9

□ Read John 1:1-5, 14

§ Jesus is fully God! He is not just a good man or teacher or prophet, or even simply a man made greater than the rest of mankind, but Jesus is Truly above all creation, as only God can be!

§ Christ is supreme over everything!

□ Matthew 28:18, Jesus says, “I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth.”

□ Read Philippians 2:6- "Though he was God, he did not think of equality with God as something to cling to."

□ Read Hebrews 9:11-12

§ Colossians 1:21-23

§ Verse 20: "He made peace with everything in heaven and on earth…"

§ We were once enemies of God, but He has now reconciled us back to Himself

□ Read Romans 5:10-11

§ In verse 23, Paul gives us our charge, and its one I will leave you with today: "But we must continue to believe this truth and stand firmly in it. Don’t drift away from the assurance you received when you heard the Good News."

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• Colossians Background

○ Paul is the author of Colossians

○ Paul did not visit the Church at Colossae personally, because he was on house arrest in Rome when he wrote this letter (AD 60-63) [Acts 28:16-31]

○ Likely written around the same time Paul wrote the letter to Philemon and to the Ephesians

○ The Church at Colossae was predominantly a Gentile church

○ The faith of the new converts was being distorted and perverted by Greek mystery religions and mysticism as well as being threatened by some Jewish laws and customs.

○ Evidently, Epaphras had brought word to Paul of these heretical things that had begun to infiltrate the church. (Timothy had also evangelized in this city)

○ Paul's purpose behind this letter is to urge the Colossians to preserve true doctrine in the church regarding the sufficiency and supremacy of Christ.

○ The Letter to the Colossians also provided a practical theology for everyday living and growth in the faith.

• Read

○ Colossians 1:1-14 (NLT)

§ Colossians 1:1-8

§ Paul starts off by encouraging them…we have heard of your faith in Christ…..which comes from your confident hope.

□ Paul reminds them of what they already know- that God has treasures reserved for us in heaven.

□ Read 2 Corinthians 3:7-11

§ I want to point out briefly two things:

□ Verse 6: It [the Good News] is bearing fruit everywhere by changing lives…

® Read: Acts 8:4-"But the believers who were scattered preached the Good News about Jesus wherever they went."

® Read: Romans 10:17-"So faith comes from hearing, that is, hearing the Good News about Christ."

® Read: Hebrews 10:14-"For by that one offering he forever made perfect those who are being made perfect."

□ Verse 8: …about the love for others that the Holy Spirit has given you.

® Remember Galatians 5:22-23

® Love is a fruit of the Spirit, that we cannot fully possess and bare without Him

§ Colossians 1:9-14

§ Paul mentions some of the prayers he, Timothy, and likely others, have been praying for the Colossians:

□ Ask God to give you complete knowledge of his will

□ Give you spiritual wisdom and understanding

® We need knowledge of God's will, spiritual wisdom and understanding to live lives that …always honor and please the Lord…produce every kind of good fruit…while learning to know God better and better

□ That you will be strengthened with all his glorious power so you will have the endurance and patience you need with joy

§ Verses 12-14, Paul reminds them [and therefore us] of God's grace and mercy

Reread verses 12-14

Show Notes:

○ Galatians 5:22-23

○ 1st and foremost, remember that these Fruits of the Spirit are all characteristics of God

• LOVE

○ Love- unselfish loyal and benevolent concern for the good of another, such as: the fatherly concern of God for humankind, brotherly concern for others, a person's adoration of God

○ We saved the best for last! Love is the culmination of all the fruit of the Holy Spirit. As I have been saying since the beginning of the series, these fruit are all characteristics of God's nature.

○ It is out of the revelation of God's love for you, that you can truly experience joy, and a peace that surpasses all understanding.

○ And out of that outpouring of God's love, you are empowered to love each other, demonstrating patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.

○ Read John 3:16- For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

○ Read Isaiah 53

○ Read 1 John 3:11-24 (*16)

○ Read 1 Corinthians 13

○ I leave you with this:

○ Matthew 5:48- Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

○ God is the standard, not man, not your favorite pastor or Christian celebrity. God is the standard. And the standard is very clear.

§ Read 2 John 1:4-6