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Rooted in Christ to Be Built Up, Established, and Abound in Christ

September 24, 2017 Preacher: Series: The Letter to the Colossians

Scripture: Colossians 2:6–7

Key Truth: Our rootedness in Christ’s eternally finished work allows us to walk in Him being built up to maturity, established in the faith, and abounding in thanksgiving.

 

Introduction:

Q: Would you say that Christ is Lord of your life? What evidence would you point to suggest that He is Lord of your life?

“This paragraph…is the heart of Colossians. In these two verses Paul succinctly summarizes the basic response that he wants from his readers.”
Douglas J. Moo, The Pillar New Testament Commentary:
Colossians and Philemon

 

How We Should Walk in Christ’s Eternally Finished Work:

Colossians 2:6-7

“The idea of walking necessarily imports progress, as does that of building also. Now, no man is content with laying a foundation: he will go on to build upon it a superstructure, till at last he has completed the edifice. Thus must we also do when we receive Christ into our souls: we must build upon him all our hopes, and never cease to increase in love to him, till we have attained that complete form and size, which the all-gracious Architect has ordained.”
Charles Simeon, Horae Homileticae, Vol. 18: Philippians to 1 Timothy

Q: What have you built on your foundation in Christ? What has helped to become more established in your faith in Christ over the last year? What are you more thankful for over the last few months?

 

Colossians 2:6-7 teaches us that:
-our rootedness in Christ’s eternally finished work allows us to walk in Him being built up to maturity, established in the faith, and abounding in thanksgiving

“Thankfulness is a good test of our spiritual state. A thankless spirit betrays a life which is no longer focusing on the greatness of Christ. It is look down, not up.”
R. Kent Hughes, Colossians and Philemon: The Supremacy of Christ

 

Benediction:

Colossians 4:2,5-6

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