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Colossians 4:2–6

Colossians 4:2–6 2Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving; 3praying at the same time for us as well, that God will open up to us a door for the word, so that we may speak forth the mystery of Christ, for which I have also been imprisoned;

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Colossians 4:2–6

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  1. Colossians 4:2–6 2Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving; 3praying at the same time for us as well, that God will open up to us a door for the word, so that we may speak forth the mystery of Christ, for which I have also been imprisoned; 4that I may make it clear in the way I ought to speak. 5Conduct yourselves with wisdom toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunity. 6Let your speech always be with grace, as though seasoned with salt, so that you will know how you should respond to each person.

  2. Intro: A. Prayer

  3. Col 4:2-3 2Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving; 3praying at the same time for us as well, that God will open up to us a door for the word, so that we may speak forth the mystery of Christ, for which I have also been imprisoned; NAS

  4. Intro: A. Prayer B. Conduct

  5. Col 4:5 5Conduct yourselves with wisdom toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunity. NAS

  6. Intro: A. Prayer B. Conduct C. Speech

  7. Col 4:6 6Let your speech always be with grace, as though seasoned with salt, so that you will know how you should respond to each person. NAS

  8. The predicament of the American church is that we live in a kind of Magic Kingdom. Like going to Disneyland, you buy your ticket, and once you are inside the gates, everything you experience is controlled. The rides, the food, the shows are all there to entertain and amuse you. All you have to do is be there and observe. Yet just beyond the walls of Disneyland is Anaheim and the rest of Los Angeles, including the streets of Compton. This is the real world with real problems: pollution and congestion, drugs and violence, islands of upscale neighborhoods surrounded by slums. Inside the Magic Kingdom, the outside world is almost inconceivable. As Christians, we too are tempted to see our world that way. We can start thinking that our job is to invite a few fortunate others into the theme park, away from the troubles outside. But our job is not to increase the attendance at Disneyland; it's to tear down the walls and transform the world outside.

  9. I. So What’s the Message, Bub? –G.M.C.R. A. God 1. Creator

  10. Genesis 2:7 7Then the LORD God formed man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being. NAS

  11. I. So What’s the Message, Bub? –G.M.C.R. A. God 1. Creator 2. Righteous Judge

  12. Deuteronomy 32:3–4 3“For I proclaim the name of the LORD; Ascribe greatness to our God! 4“The Rock! His work is perfect, For all His ways are just; A God of faithfulness and without injustice, Righteous and upright is He. NAS

  13. I. So What’s the Message, Bub? –G.M.C.R. A. God B. Man 1. Rebelled against God and His holy character

  14. Genesis 3:1–7 1Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, “Indeed, has God said, ‘You shall not eat from any tree of the garden’?” 2The woman said to the serpent, “From the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat; 3but from the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden, God has said, ‘You shall not eat from it or touch it, or you will die.’ ” 4The serpent said to the woman, “You surely will not die! 5“For God knows that in the day you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” 6When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was desirable to make one wise, she took from its fruit and ate; and she gave also to her husband with her, and he ate. 7Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves loin coverings. NAS

  15. I. So What’s the Message, Bub? –G.M.C.R. A. God B. Man 1. Rebelled against God and His holy character 2. Sinner

  16. Romans 5:12 12Therefore, just as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men, because all sinned— Romans 3:23 23for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, NAS

  17. I. So What’s the Message, Bub? –G.M.C.R. A. God B. Man 1. Rebelled against God and His holy character 2. Sinner 3. Constantly under the wrath of God

  18. John 3:36 36“He who believes in the Son has eternal life; but he who does not obey the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.” NAS

  19. I. So What’s the Message, Bub? –G.M.C.R. A. God B. Man C. Christ 1. Fully God and fully man

  20. John 1:14 14And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth. NAS

  21. I. So What’s the Message, Bub? –G.M.C.R. A. God B. Man C. Christ 1. Fully God and fully man 2. Sent to die for our sins

  22. Romans 5:6–8 6For while we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. 7For one will hardly die for a righteous man; though perhaps for the good man someone would dare even to die. 8But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. NAS

  23. I. So What’s the Message, Bub? –G.M.C.R. A. God B. Man C. Christ D. Response 1. Repentance

  24. Mark 1:14–15 14Now after John had been taken into custody, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, 15and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.” NAS

  25. I. So What’s the Message, Bub? –G.M.C.R. A. God B. Man C. Christ D. Response 1. Repentance 2. Belief

  26. John 20:30–31 30Therefore many other signs Jesus also performed in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; 31but these have been written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing you may have life in His name. NAS

  27. II. So What Does a Saved Person Look Like?

  28. II. So What Does a Saved Person Look Like? A. Holiness of Conduct

  29. 1 Thessalonians 3:12–13 12and may the Lord cause you to increase and abound in love for one another, and for all people, just as we also do for you; 13so that He may establish your hearts without blame in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His saints. NAS Hebrews 12:14 14Pursue peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no one will see the Lord. NAS

  30. II. So What Does a Saved Person Look Like? A. Holiness of Conduct B. Love for Others

  31. 1 John 4:8 8The one who does not love does not know God, for God is love. NAS

  32. II. So What Does a Saved Person Look Like? A. Holiness of Conduct B. Love for Others C. Soundness of Doctrine

  33. 1 Timothy 6:3–5 3If anyone advocates a different doctrine and does not agree with sound words, those of our Lord Jesus Christ, and with the doctrine conforming to godliness, 4he is conceited and understands nothing; but he has a morbid interest in controversial questions and disputes about words, out of which arise envy, strife, abusive language, evil suspicions, 5and constant friction between men of depraved mind and deprived of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a means of gain. NAS

  34. Response III. So What Do I Do? A. Know the Message B. Check your Fruit C. Share your Joy

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