Colossians 1:9-12

Colossians 1:9

Paul believed in prayer and in prayer for specific people in specific places.

“filled with the knowledge of His will”

Too many times there is a famine of knowledge of God’s will in the church.

Hosea 4:6 – Lack of knowledge will cause us to perish!

Knowledge of the Bible means nothing without the wisdom to apply it.

Colossians 1:10

We must walk worthy of God. We can walk worthy of God.

Titus 2:11-14

Proverbs 12:26

A walk worthy of God is a better walk.

Titus 3:5

Christians are better than other people because they are obeying God. If we weren’t why would we try to teach others to be Christians?

“bearing fruit in every good work”

Colossians 1:11 – “strengthened with all power according to His glorious might”

Colossians 1:12 – “giving thanks to the Father”

Too many are not thankful for the blessings we enjoy as Christians.

Too many times we think we are limited by what we can’t do as Christians, but that is judging by the wrong standard.

I John 1:7

Colossians 1:13 – What a translation this is!