Colossians 2:1-5 / David VanAcker

1 For I want you to know how great a struggle I have for you and for those at Laodicea and for all who have not seen me face to face, 2 that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, to reach all the riches of full assurance of understanding and the knowledge of God’s mystery, which is Christ, 3 in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. 4 I say this in order that no one may delude you with plausible arguments. 5 For though I am absent in body, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your good order and the firmness of your faith in Christ.

In our passage for this Sunday, Paul continues to describe how hard he worked to bring the Word of God to bear in the lives of others. God’s Word is so precious and powerful and transformative that sharing it with the world is worth every ounce of energy we have. Conversely, every inconsistent truth claim is so worthless, corrosive, and misleading that we must work hard to warn the world. The big idea of the sermon is that hard work for the things of God is a feature, not a flaw of a godly life. Predictably, the main takeaway is to learn to understand and love God’s Word such that we’re compelled to work hard at living it out for the sake of the world.

Service Order

Memory Verse

Psalm 1:5-6 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous; ⁶for the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.

Service Times

Prayer
8:30-8:45am
Berea & 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 1 John. Sunday School (kids ages 2-12) and Berea (kids 12+ and adults) take place at 9am on Sunday.