Colossians 3:18-4:1 / David VanAcker

18 Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. 19 Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them. 20 Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord. 21 Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged. 22 Bondservants, obey in everything those who are your earthly masters, not by way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord. 23 Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, 24 knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ. 25 For the wrongdoer will be paid back for the wrong he has done, and there is no partiality. 4 Masters, treat your bondservants justly and fairly, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven.

Last week, we looked at vs.18-19 and Paul’s first of three pairs of household applications—husbands and wives. This Sunday we’ll look at his second pair—children and parents.  As we do, we’ll see the big idea that one critical aspect of enduring persecution and living according to our new natures in Christ, in light of the preeminence of Jesus, is children pleasingly obeying their parents, and fathers encouraging their children. That’s also the main takeaway.  

Service Order

Welcome
Exhortation
Assurance of Pardon
    Sing
Reading – Psalm 1
    I Am Not My Own
    Show Us Christ
Offering
Sermon
    Trust And Obey
    By Faith
Benediction

Memory Verse

Titus 3:4-6 – But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, ⁵he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit, ⁶whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior,

Service Times

Prayer
9:30-9:45am
Worship Service
10:30am-Noon

Berea

This Sunday in Berea, we will continue our walk through Church History, this time covering the 4th century for the second week. Sunday School (kids ages 2-12) and Berea (kids 12+ and adults) is at 9am on Sunday mornings. No Berea or Sunday School on 10/18.