Wanted!

Colossians 1:9-14 (NIV)

9For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding. 10And we pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and may please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, 11being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, and joyfully 12giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the kingdom of light. 13For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, 14in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

       I.            Introduction:

   II.            Wanted: Believers that Think Right

a.      Being Filled with Knowledge

                                                              i.      Knowledge From God

                                                           ii.      Knowledge of God’s Will

b.     Having a Spiritual Mind

                                                              i.      Spiritual Wisdom

                                                           ii.      Spiritual Understanding

III.            Wanted: Believers that Live Right

a.      Living As A Representative for God

                                                              i.      Living a Life Worthy of the Lord

                                                           ii.      Living a Life Pleasing to God

b.     Demonstrating A Vibrant Faith

                                                              i.      Demonstrating Fruitfulness

                                                           ii.      Demonstrating Growth

                                                         iii.      Demonstrating Power

                                                          iv.      Demonstrating Gratitude

1.      Grateful to God Who Gave Us an Inheritance

2.      Grateful to God Who Rescued us from Darkness

3.      Grateful to God Who Brought us into the Kingdom of His Son

a.       In Whom we have redemption

b.       In whom we have forgiveness of Sins

 IV.            Conclusion:

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