1. Establishing Our Lives in Christ Jesus Our Lord
(Colossians 2:1-10)
16 Jul 2017

2. What keeps you awake in the night?
Introduction
What keeps you awake in the night?

3. Introduction 2 Corinthians 11:27-29:
 27 I have labored and toiled and have often gone without sleep; I have known hunger and thirst and have often gone without food; I have been cold and naked.  28 Besides everything else, I face daily the pressure of my concern for all the churches. 29 Who is weak, and I do not feel weak? Who is led into sin, and I do not inwardly burn?

4. Introduction

5. 1. Contending for Authentic Faith (vv.1-5)
Colossians 4:12
12 Epaphras, who is one of you and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends greetings. He is always wrestling in prayer for you, that you may stand firm in all the will of God, mature and fully assured. 13 I vouch for him that he is working hard for you and for those at Laodicea and Hierapolis.

6. 2. Establishing in Authentic Truths (vv.6-7)
“A thankless spirit betrays a life which is no longer focusing on the greatness of Christ.”

7. 3. Opposing Deceptions with Truths (vv.8-10)
Galatians 4:8-9
8 Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods. 9 But now that you know God—or rather are known by God—how is it that you are turning back to those weak and miserable forces? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again? 

8. 3. Opposing Deceptions with Truths (vv.8-10)
Galatians 4:3-5
3 …we were in slavery under the elemental spiritual forces of the world. 4 But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, 5 to redeem those under the law, that we might receive adoption to sonship…. You are no longer a slave, but God’s child; and since you are his child, God has made you also an heir.

9. Conclusion

10. Conclusion

11. Conclusion
Big Picture Talks
Law & Grace
2-3 August
7-9.30pm

12. Conclusion Colossians 2:6-7
6 So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, 7 rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.