colossians 1 28 January 2018
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,
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
God’s will
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,
Prayer
the Who and the Do
The Who & the Do of Miss Betty Lou
It’s about your WHO your person your identity before, it’s about your DO
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 …
Gospel… God’s will we would be… filled with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives
who It’s about our who
the first act of discipleship is to learn how to enjoy God enjoying you
All that we DO (and we are to be active) comes out of a full sense of WHO
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
new creations in Jesus
integrated whole
God’s love & concern for us not about our DO it’s about our WHO
God uses our spirit and our imagination
divine the signs We’re trying to divine the signs
implications… Pay attention
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.
as you know who you are…
implications… Pay attention Embrace uncertainty
Is this nudge that I’m feeling on the inside the kind of nudge Jesus would give?
If I act on this nudge… would it be a loving thing? would it be a Kingdom building thing?
Prayer