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Discover how Jesus is the source of our spiritual completeness through His humanity and deity, offering us access to God, peace, and salvation. Learn the significance of being filled up in Christ and equipped with every blessing in Him. Prepare to preach and teach others about the fullness found in Christ. Find guidance, hope, and love in Him, experiencing the completion that comes from being in Christ.
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Jesus is Complete Colossians 1:24-29
God’s concern, Gen 2:18, 23 • Spiritual completeness, Jer 10:23; Phil 2:12-13 Our Completeness
Colossians 2:9; John 1:14-18 • Jesus is full of… • Humanity and Deity • Glory, Grace and Truth Jesus is Complete
Filled Up in Christ Col 2:10 -John 1:16- • Revelation, Jno 1:18 (Col 2:3) • Access to the Father, Jno 14:6 • Peace that removes fear, replacing it with joy, Jno 14:27 (16:33) • “Filled up, full, liberally supplied” Christians are filled up by His fullness
IN CHRIST Col 2:10 BE MUST • Source of our fullness, Col 1:19; Heb 2:10 (5:9) • Salvation is in none other, Acts 4:12 • Redemption in Christ, Rom 3:24; Col 1:14 • Peace with God in Christ, Eph 2:14-16 To be Complete
IN CHRIST Acts 4:12 BE MUST • By putting off sin, Col 2:11; Acts 2:38; 3:19 • Enter saved relationship (Matt 28:19): • Not “sinner’s prayer”, Acts 9:11; 22:16 • Not “faith only” / faith that obeys, Col 2:12 • Baptized into Christ, Rom 6:3; Gal 3:26-27 • Buried with Christ, Col 2:12 To be Saved
IN CHRIST Eph 1:3 BE MUST • Every other religion is futile, Col 2:20-23 • Every other “knowledge” impotent, Col 2:3 • Every creed is superfluous, 2 Tim 3:16-17 • Every other church fails to possess the fullness of Christ, Mt 16:18; Eph 1:22-23 Every Blessing
IN CHRIST Col 1:28 US EQUIPS • Warns every one, 1:28 (Acts 24:24-25) • Of sin and death, Rom 6:23; Acts 2:40-41 • Of counterfeit gospels, Gal 1:8-9 • Of falling away, 1 Cor 10:12 Preaching Christ
IN CHRIST Col 1:28 US EQUIPS • Teaches every one, 1:28 • All wisdom and knowledge are in Christ… learn of Him, Col 2:3; 1:9-11 (Eph 4:20-21) • Learn to grow spiritually, Col 2:6-7; 2 Pet 3:18; 1:5-8 • Learn to teach others, 2 Tim 2:2 Preaching Christ
IN CHRIST Eph 3:19 ARE YOU • In His church, Jno 17:23; Eph 4:4; Col 1:18-19 • Filled up with every spiritual blessing, Eph 1:3 • Perfect law of liberty to guide, Jas 1:25 • Filled up with knowledge in truth, Col 1:9-10; 3:16 COMPLETE
IN CHRIST Eph 3:19 ARE YOU • New covenant, Heb 7:18-19 (Col 2:17) • Filled up with a better hope of inheritance • Love of God, Eph 3:17-19 • Filled up with God’s love in Christ, Rom 8:39 • Forgiveness, Heb 10:12-14 • Filled up with God’s mercy, Heb 10:17-18 COMPLETE
COMPLETE IN CHRIST -Col 1:28- plēroō FULL teleios FINISHED FULL IN CHRIST -CHRIST IN YOU- THE HOPE OF GLORY Colossians 1:27