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1:24-2:5

1:24-2:5. The Purpose of Ministry. Outline. The Source of the ministry The Spirit of the ministry The Suffering of the ministry The Scope of the ministry The Subject of the ministry The Style of the ministry The Sum of the ministry The Strength of the ministry. Colossians 1:24-2:5 .

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1:24-2:5

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  1. 1:24-2:5 The Purpose of Ministry

  2. Outline • The Source of the ministry • The Spirit of the ministry • The Suffering of the ministry • The Scope of the ministry • The Subject of the ministry • The Style of the ministry • The Sum of the ministry • The Strength of the ministry

  3. Colossians 1:24-2:5 Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in Christ's afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church, of which I became a minister according to the stewardship from God that was given to me for you, to make the word of God fully known, the mystery hidden for ages and generations but now revealed to his saints. To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone

  4. Colossians 1:24-2:5 with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ. For this I toil, struggling with all his energy that he powerfully works within me, 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, 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, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. I say this in order that no one may delude you with

  5. Colossians 1:24-2:5 plausible arguments. 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. (ESV)

  6. The Source of the ministry “Of which I became a minister according to the stewardship from God that was given to me for you” 1:25ab. Oikonomia • Oikos= home • Nemo = manager

  7. The Spirit of the Ministry Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in Christ's afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church,” 1:24

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  9. The Suffering of the ministry And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him” Col 1:21-22 “If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you. John 15:18 “For it has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in him but also suffer for his sake,” Philippians 1:29

  10. The Scope of the ministry “to make the word of God fully known” 1:25b

  11. The Subject of the ministry “the mystery hidden for ages and generations but now revealed to his saints. To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.” 1:26-27

  12. The Style of Ministry “Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom,” 1:28a

  13. The Sum of the ministry “that we may present everyone mature in Christ.” 1:28b

  14. The Strength of the ministry “For this I toil, struggling with all his energy that he powerfully works within me.”

  15. Paul’s Love and Goals for the Church “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, 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, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. I say this in order that no one may delude you with plausible arguments. 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.”

  16. Paul’s Love and Goals for the Church • Encouragement • Unity • Filled with the Knowledge of God

  17. Conclusion • Take care of your master’s affairs. • We need to rise above this world and boldly proclaim Christ crucified. • Remain faithful to the Gospel, • Be given to the fullness of the knowledge of God, meaning earnest study of his word and discerning the will of God in your life through prayer and listening and following the leading of the Holy Spirit • Discipline to continue in these things. • Rely on God for strength.

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