1. INTRODUCTION TO COLOSSIANS Holistic Discipleship Col. 1:28-2:5

2. Clarifying the Win at Grace 1.Our goal is NOT to fill seats… 2.Our goal is to make disciples…

3. Colossians 1:28-29 28 Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ. 29 For this I toil, struggling with all his energy that he powerfully works within me.

4. Colossians 1:29-2:1 29 For this I toil, struggling with all his energy that he powerfully works within me. 2:1 For I want you to know how great a struggle I have for you and for those at Laodicea and for all who have not seen me face to face. What is so hard about ministry?

5. Colossians 2:1-3 1 For I want you to know how great a struggle I have for you and for those at Laodicea and for all who have not seen me face to face, 2 that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, to reach all the riches of full assurance of understanding and the knowledge of God’s mystery, which is Christ, 3 in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

6. Colossians 2:4 I say this in order that no one may delude you with plausible arguments. Any solution offered to any of man’s problems that does not acknowledge and take into account Colossians 1:15-23.

7. Colossians 2:4 I say this in order that no one may delude you with plausible arguments. Clarifying “Biblical Counseling” Biblical Counseling Gospel Centered Holistic Discipleship =

8. Being Equipped to Equip (Col 1:28:29) “Biblical Counseling” 3 years almost 250 people taken Soul Care 60+ people attended Biblical Counseling Conf. 35 people in training to be Biblical Counselors 13 people doing counseling/mentoring Fall 2014 Hosting Biblical Counseling Conference Formed Eastern Iowa Biblical Counseling

9. Colossians 2:5 5 For though I am absent in body, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your good order and the firmness of your faith in Christ.

10. Be Equipped to Equip Others GTKG Lunch… April 6 th or 13 th House Church Open House… April 13 th House Church Training… April 4 th and 5 th Biblical Counseling Conference… Oct

11. INTRODUCTION TO COLOSSIANS Gospel Sanctification