Colossians 1:9-14 / 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.

Have any of you been told to do something you didn’t think was possible for you to do? It’s important for you all to know that Christianity is filled with “impossible” commands. It’s a command to dead people to be born again and believe the gospel (John 3:3). It’s a command to be holy as God is holy (1 Peter 1:15-16). And, as we see in our passage for this morning, it’s a command to change kingdoms (Colossians 1:12-14) and to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to Him (1:10). 

The question is, of course: How is it possible to do the impossible? And the answer, as I mean to help you see, is that God provides for us what He requires of us. That’s the big idea of this passage: from the beginning to the end of the Christian life, God gives His people all we need to honor Him. And the main takeaway is to work hard at all that God has commanded us to do in the strength He provides. 

Service Order

Welcome
Exhortation
Assurance of Pardon
    All Creatures of Our God and King
Reading – Psalm 117
    Praise to the Lord the Almighty
    His Mercy Is More
Offering
Sermon
    Yet Not I But Through Christ In Me
    Come Behold The Wondrous Mystery

Memory Verse

Psalm 62:5-7 [8] For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from him. ⁶He only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be shaken. ⁷On God rests my salvation and my glory; my mighty rock, my refuge is God. [⁸Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us.]

Service Times

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

Berea

In Berea, we will continue in our study through the whole Bible, this week looking at the book of 1 Timothy. Sunday School (kids ages 2-12) and Berea (kids 12+ and adults) take place at 9am on Sunday.