Category: Colossians
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The Fullness of God
Colossians 1:19 “For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell.” Perhaps nowhere else in scripture is the contrast between a person without God in his or her life and a person with God in their life seen as it is in the verse above. The Scriptures talk much about God’s “fullness.” God’s attributes…
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The Preeminent One
Colossians 1:16-18 “For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in…
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Unceasing Prayer
Colossians 1:9 “And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you . . . “ The Bible instructs Christians everywhere to “pray without ceasing” (1 Thessalonians 5:17). So, what does this actually mean? Does it mean we walk around with our eyes closed, stopping every few steps to get…
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Some Marks of Supernatural Strength
Colossians 1:11 “being strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy.” In Paul’s wonderful prayer for the Colossian church, one of the things he prayed for was that the believers would “be strengthened with all power according to his glorious might.” Whatever this was, the language used shows us…
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Step by Step
Colossians 1:9-10 “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, 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.”…
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Spiritual Wisdom and Understanding and Its Source
Colossians 1:9 “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” If one is filled with the knowledge of God’s will, as Paul prayed for the Colossian church in the verse above, what does such…
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Allness
Colossians 1:9-10 “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, 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.”…
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The Why
Colossians 1:4-5 “we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints, because of the hope laid up for you in heaven.” Why do Christians live like they do? What motivates their faith? Do they do what they do because it makes them feel better? Does it give them a warm…
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Definitions
Colossians 1:1-2 “Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father.” Do titles and definitions matter in the Church of Christ? So many words are used so carelessly regarding spiritual things. Some examples are…
To Encourage You 