Crossroads Church of God, Lima OH

Colossians Review:

SUPREMACY OF CHRIST

FREEDOM IN OUR UNION WITH CHRIST

AVOID LEGALISM and arrogance

LIVE HOLY AND RIGHTEOUSLY

IMPORTANCE OF RENEWING OUR MIND

life patterned after Jesus = eternally good TRANSFORMATION REQUIRES INTENTIONALITY
 

Notes:

Diligent in prayer

Colossians 4:2-4 NIV

Engagement with culture

Colossians 4:5-6 NIV

Comfort one another

Colossians 4:10-12 NIV

Fueled by the grace of God

Colossians 4:18 NIV

Matthew 20:25-28 NIV

Colossians 3:17 NIV

Colossians 3:18-4:1 NIV

A new vision of power: not so with you...

To the vulnerable: restored dignity

“Paul made decision makers of people who were forbidden to make decisions.” - Quote by Richard Foster, Celebration of Discipline

To those in power: honor and love

Do not be harsh

Do not embitter/discourage

Choose to love/serve

Do what is right/fair

Colossians 1:9b-10 NIV

Colossians 3:1-17 NIV

Cooperative Work

       Human side of Holiness

               Stop believing wrong things

                Myth of willpower

                Myth of impossibility

                Myth of immediacy

        Human side of Holiness (continued)

                 Old patterns destroy us

                 Importance of replacement

Colossians 3:1-2 NIV

                 Disciple our minds

                 Memorization

Colossians 3:16 NIV

                 Gathering

Colossians 3:17 NIV

Colossians 2:8-23 NIV

     A Simple Faith

           Danger of Elitism (v. 16-19)

Hebrews 4:14-16 NIV

                 People of Welcome

           Danger of Legalism (v. 20-23)

                 People of Humility

Colossians 4:12-13 NLT

     We advocate for each other

     We encourage each other

Colossians 2:2 NLT

Colossians 4:7-8 NLT

      We are knit together in love

Colossians 2:2-3 NLT

      We have confidence in Christ

Colossians 1:26-27 NLT

     Christ is among us

Colossians 2:4 NLT

Colossians 2:5-6 NLT

Colossians 2:6-7 NLT

Jesus Christ is…

          Sufficient in all things

Colossians 1:15-20 NIV

           Supreme over all things

            Sustaining all things

Colossians 1:17

            Savior of all who turn to Him

Colossians 1:21-23 NIV

Gospel has GLOBAL impact

Colossians 1:3-6 NIV

A vibrant faith in Christ

Life modeled after Love

Colossians 1:4 NIV

Hope for a transformed world

Posture of prayer

Colossians 1:9 NIV

Mathew 6:25-26, 33 NRSV

If what we have we receive as a gift, and if what we have is to be cared for by God, and if what we have is available to others, then we will possess freedom from anxiety. This is the inward reality of simplicity. However, if what we have we believe we have got, and if what we have we believe we must hold on to, and if what we have is not available to others, then we will live in anxiety. Such persons will never know simplicity regardless of the contortions they may put themselves through in order to live ‘the simple life.’

                                             - Richard Foster, Celebration of Discipline
 

Simplicity of Speech

   Not having the last word

   Disciplined Listening

Simplicity of Consumption

   Avoid impulse purchases

   Consider sharing

 

Simplicity of Schedule

   Pray about obligations

   Have an ‘off-season’

Simplicity leads to generosity.

Generosity leads to abundance.

When our innate human restlessness collides with the digital age, the result is a culture-wide crisis of emotional unhealth and spiritual death. - John Mark Comer, Ruthless Elimination of Hurry

God has made us for himself and our hearts are restless until they find their rest in God. - Saint Augustine, Confessions

Genesis 2:2-3 ESV

Experiencing Sabbath

 -As Rest

-As Resistance

 -As Worship

In sabbath we are commanded to stop in order to worship and enjoy God in an undistracted way. - Eugene Peterson

 -As Enjoyment

 -As a Community

Hurry is the great enemy of the spiritual life in our day.  You must ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life. - Dallas Willard

Our primary task in solitude is to keep the eyes of our mind and heart on Him who is our Divine Savior. - Henri Nouwen, Way of the Heart

Affirms our belovedness

• Deepens life with God

• Prepares us for trials

Acts 17:28

• Makes compassion possible

Solitude leads to the awareness of the dead person in our own house and keeps us from making judgments about other people's sins.  In this way real forgiveness becomes possible. - Henri Nouwen, Way of the Heart

• Start small

• Quiet Yourself

• Read Scripture

• Ask Questions

• Breath Prayer

My life in Your Hands