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Colossians - Don't Get Trapped
Here's the outline for the message I preached on October 20, 2019.
Intro:
Better mousetrap. Little bit of peanut butter, irresistible.
An easy meal, easy fulfillment.
What kind of traps do we fall into?
Mystical tools, ideas
Self-fulfillment
Gurus, political parties and personalities
Just living for self.
Paul’s argument that a “Jesus only” life avoids being tempted into believing/trusting other philosophies, lifestyles, etc.
Something will entice you to be lord of life. Anything or anyone who is not Christ is trying to trap you.
To help the Colossians (and us) to avoid these traps, Paul reminds us of the basics of our faith.
Encouragement: Grow Up Strong
Colossians 2:6–7 NLT
6 And now, just as you accepted Christ Jesus as your Lord, you must continue to follow him. 7 Let your roots grow down into him, and let your lives be built on him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness.
Gut check: What are we rooted in? Who are we really following with our hearts? Do we make a conscious, deliberate effort to mature in the Lord?
Warning: Don’t Get Trapped
Colossians 2:8–9 NLT
8 Don’t let anyone capture you with empty philosophies and high-sounding nonsense that come from human thinking and from the spiritual powers of this world, rather than from Christ. 9 For in Christ lives all the fullness of God in a human body.
Gut check: Whose agenda are we following?
Reminder: You’ve Already Been FreedColossians 2:9–12 NLT
9 For in Christ lives all the fullness of God in a human body. 10 So you also are complete through your union with Christ, who is the head over every ruler and authority. 11 When you came to Christ, you were “circumcised,” but not by a physical procedure. Christ performed a spiritual circumcision—the cutting away of your sinful nature. 12 For you were buried with Christ when you were baptized. And with him you were raised to new life because you trusted the mighty power of God, who raised Christ from the dead.
Paul contrasts human culture and thinking, relying on “ABC’s” or “What everybody knows,” with Christ who is Creator, Redeemer, and Head.
Ephesians 2:11 NLT
11 Don’t forget that you Gentiles used to be outsiders. You were called “uncircumcised heathens” by the Jews, who were proud of their circumcision, even though it affected only their bodies and not their hearts.
Romans 2:29 NLT
29 No, a true Jew is one whose heart is right with God. And true circumcision is not merely obeying the letter of the law; rather, it is a change of heart produced by the Spirit. And a person with a changed heart seeks praise from God, not from people.
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Here's the outline for the message I preached on October 20, 2019.
Intro:
Better mousetrap. Little bit of peanut butter, irresistible.
An easy meal, easy fulfillment.
What kind of traps do we fall into?
Mystical tools, ideas
Self-fulfillment
Gurus, political parties and personalities
Just living for self.
Paul’s argument that a “Jesus only” life avoids being tempted into believing/trusting other philosophies, lifestyles, etc.
Something will entice you to be lord of life. Anything or anyone who is not Christ is trying to trap you.
To help the Colossians (and us) to avoid these traps, Paul reminds us of the basics of our faith.
Encouragement: Grow Up Strong
Colossians 2:6–7 NLT
6 And now, just as you accepted Christ Jesus as your Lord, you must continue to follow him. 7 Let your roots grow down into him, and let your lives be built on him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness.
Gut check: What are we rooted in? Who are we really following with our hearts? Do we make a conscious, deliberate effort to mature in the Lord?
Warning: Don’t Get Trapped
Colossians 2:8–9 NLT
8 Don’t let anyone capture you with empty philosophies and high-sounding nonsense that come from human thinking and from the spiritual powers of this world, rather than from Christ. 9 For in Christ lives all the fullness of God in a human body.
Gut check: Whose agenda are we following?
Reminder: You’ve Already Been FreedColossians 2:9–12 NLT
9 For in Christ lives all the fullness of God in a human body. 10 So you also are complete through your union with Christ, who is the head over every ruler and authority. 11 When you came to Christ, you were “circumcised,” but not by a physical procedure. Christ performed a spiritual circumcision—the cutting away of your sinful nature. 12 For you were buried with Christ when you were baptized. And with him you were raised to new life because you trusted the mighty power of God, who raised Christ from the dead.
Paul contrasts human culture and thinking, relying on “ABC’s” or “What everybody knows,” with Christ who is Creator, Redeemer, and Head.
Ephesians 2:11 NLT
11 Don’t forget that you Gentiles used to be outsiders. You were called “uncircumcised heathens” by the Jews, who were proud of their circumcision, even though it affected only their bodies and not their hearts.
Romans 2:29 NLT
29 No, a true Jew is one whose heart is right with God. And true circumcision is not merely obeying the letter of the law; rather, it is a change of heart produced by the Spirit. And a person with a changed heart seeks praise from God, not from people.