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Text: Colossians 2:6-10 We are Established in Christ (2:6-7) We look to Christ as our Lord and Savior in salvation. We are given new life in Christ through His work. We rest on Christ as our foundation with thanksgiving. We are Steadfast in Christ (2:8) We must resist the lies of false teaching and cling to the Truth. These lies are deceptive, man-centered, and enslaving. We are Fulfilled in Christ (2:9-10) We have a new life in Christ that is complete and lacks nothing, for it flows from Christ and His infinite fullness.
info_outline Treasuring Christ Together | Dr. Stephen ConleyRaintree Community Church
Text: Colossians 2:1-5 Treasuring Christ Leads to True Community (2:1-2a) We have mutual encouragement in Christ because our hearts have been united in love by Christ. Treasuring Christ Leads to Understanding the Wisdom of Christ (2:2b-3) In Christ, we have access to the abundance of His sufficient wisdom and knowledge. Treasuring Christ Leads to Steady Resistance to Error (2:4) Because we possess Christ’s wisdom, we are empowered to stand firm against persuasive, unbiblical teaching. Treasuring Christ Leads to Enduring Faith in Christ (2:5) We possess a...
info_outline A Christlike View of Ministry, Part 2 | Dr. Stephen ConleyRaintree Community Church
Text: Colossians 1:28-29 Proclaim Christ’s Message Exclusively (1:28) The content and substance of our message is Christ alone. When Christ is proclaimed, the church will be warned of error and taught in wisdom. When Christ is proclaimed, the church will grow to maturity in Christ. Depend on Christ’s Strength Fully (1:29) We work for the sake of Christ through the power of Christ. The power of Christ works mightily in us as we suffer for Christ, steward the Gospel, and proclaim His message.
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info_outline A Christlike View of Ministry, Part 1 | Dr. Stephen ConleyRaintree Community Church
Text: Colossians 1:24-27 Suffer For Christ’s Name Joyfully (1:24) We have been called to endure suffering with joy for the advancement of Christ’s church. It is an honor to share in Christ’s suffering for His Name. Steward Christ’s Word Faithfully (1:25-27) We have been entrusted with the Gospel of Christ and called to make it fully known to the world. The mystery of God’s plan has been revealed: “Christ in you, the hope of glory.”
info_outline The Results of Reconciliation | Dr. Stephen ConleyRaintree Community Church
Text: Colossians 1:21-23 What We Were Before Christ (1:21) The need for reconciliation: We were alienated, hostile in mind, doing evil deeds against God. What We Become in Christ (1:22) The means of reconciliation: We become holy, blameless, and above reproach before God. How We Live Because of Christ (1:23) The outcome of reconciliation: We continue by grace with steadfastness, holding onto the hope of the Gospel.
info_outline The Preeminence of Christ, Part 2 | Dr. Stephen ConleyRaintree Community Church
Text: Colossians 1:19-20 He is Preeminent in Completeness (1:19) Jesus possesses all the fullness of God Himself. Jesus lacks nothing as sovereign and supreme over all things. He is Preeminent in the New Creation (1:20) Jesus brings complete and comprehensive reconciliation to His creation and His people. Jesus is the ultimate Restorer, making all things new in His eternal Kingdom.
info_outline The Preeminence of Christ, Part 1 | Dr. Stephen ConleyRaintree Community Church
Text: Colossians 1:15-18 He is Preeminent in Creation (1:15-17) Jesus is the eternal Son of God who is the exact image of God Himself. Jesus is the supreme and sovereign Creator, Sustainer, and focal point of all things. He is Preeminent in the Church (1:18) Jesus is the Founder and Leader of the church. Jesus’ death and resurrection secured our entrance into the church. Nothing can compare to Jesus’ preeminence in all things.
info_outline The Redemption of Christ | Dr. Stephen ConleyRaintree Community Church
Text: Colossians 1:13-14 The Work of Redemption Accomplished (1:13) God the Father accomplished His saving work through Christ. This saving work delivered us from darkness and brought us into the kingdom of Christ. The Work of Redemption Applied (1:14) Through Christ’s sacrificial death, we have been set free from the power of sin. Though Christ’s sacrificial death, we have been forgiven of the penalty of sin.
info_outline Gospel-Centered Prayer | Dr. Stephen ConleyRaintree Community Church
Text: Colossians 1:9-12 Gospel-Centered Prayer Prioritizes God’s Will (1:9) We must seek to be filled with the knowledge of God’s revealed will so that we will live according to His wisdom. Gospel-Centered Prayer Produces Godly Fruit (1:10) Knowing God’s revealed will leads to a life that is pleasing to God and bears godly fruit. Gospel-Centered Prayer is Powered by God’s Strength (1:11) We must pray in total dependance upon God, for it is His power that brings us spiritual life and give us the strength to grow in grace and endure with joy. ...
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- Freedom From Slavery (v.2)
- Former law, Mosaic law, was never meant to save us.
- Former law was meant to point to our need for a Savior.
- Freedom From Condemnation (v.3)
- God knew the former law was unable to save us.
- In response, He sent His Son to us to do what the law could not do.
- Freedom From Being Controlled (v.4)
- Because Christ is in us and we are in Christ, all of God’s requirements are fulfilled in us.
- We must live out who we are in Christ, not by doing good works in itself, but, by focusing on what God has done.
- Freedom From Defeat (v.5-11)
- Paul is comparing the saved and the unsaved.
- One lives for the flesh and the other The Spirit.
- Living a life for the flesh is death
- If you are unsaved, you are not battling sin.
- If you are fleshly, then you are trying to please yourself, not God.