1. colossians 1
28 January 2018

3. Colossians 1:9
For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you.  We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives,

4. Colossians 1:10
so that you may live a life worthy  of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God

5. God’s will

6. Colossians 1:9
For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives,

7. Prayer

8. the Who and the Do

9. The Who & the Do of Miss Betty Lou

10. It’s about your WHO your person your identity before, it’s about your DO

11. God has this… love for you
outlandish crazy insane unsurpassable unwavering unconditional
perfect
hot
burning
out-of‐the-box
insane
love for you
No No No Apart from all your DO, he’s got this …

12. Gospel… God’s will
we would be… filled with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives

13. who
It’s about our who

15. the first act of discipleship is to learn how to enjoy God enjoying you

16. All that we DO (and we are to be active) comes out of a full sense of WHO

17. Proverbs 20:27
The human spirit is the lamp of the LORD that sheds light on one's inmost being. NIV The LORD's light penetrates the human spirit, exposing every hidden motive. NLT

18. new creations in Jesus

19. integrated
whole

20. God’s love & concern for us
not about our DO it’s about our WHO

21. God uses our spirit and our imagination

22. divine the signs
We’re trying to divine the signs

23. implications…
Pay attention

24. 2 Timothy 2:4
The good soldier does not involve or become preoccupied in civilian affairs but is always seeking to please his commanding officer.

25. as you know who you are…

26. implications…
Pay attention
Embrace uncertainty

27. Is this nudge that I’m feeling on the inside the kind of nudge Jesus would give?

28. If I act on this nudge…
would it be a loving thing?
would it be a Kingdom building thing?

29. Prayer