2. Week 2: Teleios through Hearing
God’s Will for My Life
Week 2:
Teleios through Hearing

3. God’s Overarching Will for You
God’s will for you is to be perfect, in every way
God’s will is for you to be perfect
Life is now a matter of becoming tέλειος

4. Teleios through Hearing…
Colossians 1:28
“Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ.”

5. Teleios through Hearing Christ
Him we proclaim (28)

6. Teleios through Hearing Christ
1 Corinthians 2:2
I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.
Consumed with Christ

7. Teleios through Hearing Christ
Consumed with Christ
Colossians 1:15a, 27
He is the image of the invisible God
…the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory

8. Teleios through Hearing Christ
… by Warning
and Teaching in wisdom (28)
Hosea 4:6
James 5:19-20

9. Teleios through Hearing Christ
Speakers:
Are you proclaiming Christ?
Let the Word of God dwell richly in you (Col 3:16)

10. Teleios through Hearing Christ
Hearers:
Are the ministries you feed from proclaiming Christ?
How many hours in a week do you spend hearing Christ?
Strain to hear the glory of your Saviour, Jesus the Christ.

11. Teleios through Hearing Christ
Speakers:
Speak personally to each (1 Cor 9:22), as a caring father (Eph 6:4), with tears if needed (Acts 20:31)
Determine to agonise over your ministry (Col 1:24-29)

12. Teleios through Hearing Christ
Hearers:
Make every effort to be personally affected.
Attend church consistently.
Join or form a weekly Bible Study
Seek Christ-centred counsel

13. God’s Overarching Will for You
God’s will for you is to be perfect, in every way
“Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.” (Rom 12:2)