Interactive Message Notes
November 27, 2016

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Points of Meditation & Reflection

Sermon Title & Text: “Christ is All in All” Colossians 3:5-12
2016 Teach. Reach. Love. Serve.
Series: The church at Colosse, was mixing their Christian faith with Jewish customs and Greek mythology. The result was a “philosophical” faith that leaves Christians overwhelmed by life. Paul’s letter to the church at Colosse is to demonstrate to us all, Jesus is Enough.

  1. Week 1, What are you asking God for? 1:9-14. Week 2, Christ is the fullness of God. 1:15-20. Week 3, The Goal of Christ is You 1:21-23. Week 4, The point of suffering 1:24-29. Week 5, Know the Struggle 2:1-5. Week 6, So Walk In Him 2:6-15. Week 7, A Growth That is From God 2:16-19. Week 8, The Value of Christ 2:20-23. Week 9, The reality of being raised with Christ 3:1-4. Week 10, Put off specific behaviors of the old nature & put on a new nature because Christ is All in All 3:5-12
  2. How do the 2 lists of what we “Put Off”, change your personal prayers, behavior, thoughts and walk with Christ?
    a. List #1 Put To Death: Sexual Immorality, Impurity, Passion, Evil Desire, Covetousness. Col. 3:5
    b. List #2 Put Away All: Anger, Wrath, Malice, Slander, Obscene Talk Col. 3:8
  3. In Col 3:10 Paul assumes Christians have put on the new nature. A new nature – continually renewed in the knowledge of the image of God (cf. Gen 1:26). In our new, divine nature (2 Peter 1:3-4) we now repeal & replace the attributes of the old nature w/the peace & freedom of Christ who is All in All!
  4. This week, pray through Paul’s 2 lists: Lord, any part of me that appears on theses two lists that’s alive to sexual temptation, evil desire, idolatry, anger, unkind behavior or words – please Lord reveal them to me and cause me to confess them before you. Lord, in these areas, teach me to make Christ All in All.
  5. Additional reading for further meditation on who now we are – In Christ: Ro. 6; Ro. 8:1-30; Gal. 4:1-7; 4:8-11; Gal. 5:1; Eph. 2:11-22; Eph. 4; Eph 5:8.

Lord, we pray these notes and this message are a source of strength, guidance, and spiritual deepening for us all. Amen.

Edward