1. WARNING AGAINST FALSE TEACHING AND WORSHIP
Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Canada
Youth Search The Scriptures
WARNING AGAINST FALSE TEACHING AND WORSHIP
Main Verse:
Colossians 2:1-23
Memory Verse
Colossians 2:8,9

2. Possibility of Perfection Preaching of Perfection
Pursuit of Perfection
Preaching of Perfection
From last week…

3. Faithful Preacher False Preaching False Practices
Our Focus today

4. The Concern of Apostle Paul
That the church will not be carried away with:
Various Theological philosophies and baseless theories
Vain worship
Spiritual deceptions
Traditions of men
Worldly rudiments
Mark 7:7-9,15; Galatians 4:3,9

5. Lessons from the Concern of Paul
Saved and had concern for the salvation of others (Colossians 2:1-5; Jude3)
Encouraged the church to continue in the truth (v.6,7)
Faithful in telling the truth to the others (Isaiah 29:13; Titus 1:14,15)

6. Secrets of spiritual growth and Escape from false teachings
Regular study of God’s word (1 Peter 2:2)
Continual meditation on God’s word (Joshua 1:8)
Steadfast Prayer life (Ephesians 1:16-22)
Consistent Fellowship with people of like faith (Hebrews 10:25)
Habitual reading of sound Christian literatures (2Timothy 4:13)

7. Condemnable teachings in some religious circles today
Taking human commandments as doctrines
Removal of shoes before entering the place of worship
Confession of sins to the priest on weekly basis before forgiveness could be granted
Facing a particular direction before God could answer prayers
Isaiah 29:13; Titus 1:14,15Colossians 2:8; Mark 7:7-9

8. Other non-essentials practices in worship
Paying more attention to external observance of rules
Watching the moon for special prayers
Worship of angels
Use of incense, holy water and oil as means of worship
Compelling members to go through deliverance sessions
Colossians 2:16-23

9. Questions
What was Apostle Paul’s concern for writing the epistle to the Colossians?
How can Christian youths increase in knowledge of Christ?
What are some practices in some religious circles today that resemble that of the Colossians?
How can a Christian youth escape false teaching?
What are some non-essentials people add to the worship of God?

10. References to images used on cover slide and slide number 4
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