3/6/22 F1RST Colossians Week 1 - Living to Please God
Part of F1RST - Colossians
March 3, 2022

F1RST (Colossians)

Week 1 - Living To Please God

Colossians 1:1-14

Paul begins by celebrating the Colossians’

,
, and (vv. 3- 5).

For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not
stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you with
the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and
understanding that the Spirit gives, so that… (vv. 9-10)


Live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way. (v. 10)
1) in every good work (v. 10).


Ephesians 2:10
2) in the knowledge of God (v. 10).


3) Being strengthened to have and
(v. 11).


“being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might
so that you may have great endurance and patience”


Endurance - the ability to get through difficult .

Patience - the ability to deal with difficult

.


2 Corinthians 12:7-9


4) Giving to the Father (v. 12).


Because we have been from darkness
and brought into the of the Son who
has redeemed us. (vv. 13-14)