Colossians 1:9-12 / David VanAcker

9 And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, 10 so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him: bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; 11 being strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy; 12 giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light. 13 He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, 14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

As you prepare for this Sunday, I'd like to encourage you to consider the question: What is the goal of Bible study? Or, when you study the Bible, what should you be aiming for?

Answering that question is at the heart of this passage and within it we see the big idea: Living lives that are worthy of the Lord requires right thinking, right living, and the grace of God. The main takeaway, then, is to give ourselves to prayerfully studying all of God’s Word and prayerfully applying it to all of our lives.

Service Order

Welcome
Exhortation
Assurance of Pardon
    Only A Holy God
Reading – Psalm 98
    Be Thou My Vision
    Show Us Christ
Offering
Sermon
    Nothing But The Blood Of Jesus
Communion
    Take My Life And Let It Be
Benediction

Memory Verse

Romans 11:33-36 Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways! ³⁴"For who has known the mind of the Lord, or who has been his counselor?" ³⁵"Or who has given a gift to him that he might be repaid?" ³⁶For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever. Amen.

Service Times

Prayer
8:30-8:45am
Sunday School
9:00am-10:00am
Worship Service
10:30am-Noon

Berea

We will be stepping away from the New Testament Survey this week in Berea. Jon Michalski will be teaching on "Hermeneutics and Apologetics". Sunday School (kids ages 2-12) and Berea (kids 12+ and adults) take place at 9am on Sunday.