1. Sunday, February 17th
4:00 – 5:15
Vision
and
Training

3. What About Encouragement Is So Powerful?

4. What About Encouragement Is So Powerful? - It Affirms

5. What About Encouragement
Is So Powerful?
- It Affirms
- It Brings Clarity

6. What About Encouragement
Is So Powerful?
- It Affirms
- It Brings Clarity
- It Communicates Value

7. What About Encouragement
Is So Powerful?
- It Affirms
- It Brings Clarity
- It Communicates Value
- It Celebrates

8. What About Encouragement
Is So Powerful?
- It Affirms
- It Brings Clarity
- It Communicates Value
- It Celebrates
- It Directs

9. Colossians 1:1-2
[1] Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, [2] To the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father. 

10. FAITHFULNESS A loyal dedication to a particular way of operating,
despite circumstances

11. What Does it Take for a Church to be Called faithful?
Colossians 1:3-4
[3] We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, [4] since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints...

12. What Does it Take for a Church to be Called faithful?
Colossians 1:3-4
[3] We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, [4] since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints...
Their faith and love had a reputation

13. What Does it Take for a Church to be Called faithful?
Colossians 1:3-5
[3] We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, [4] since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints [5] because of the hope laid up for you in heaven.
Their faith and love had a reputation

14. What Does it Take for a Church to be Called faithful?
Colossians 1:3-5
[3] We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, [4] since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints [5] because of the hope laid up for you in heaven.
Their faith and love had a reputation
Their eyes were fixed on eternity

15. What Does it Take for a Church to be Called faithful?
Colossians 1:5-6
[5]...Of this you have heard before in the word of the truth, the gospel, [6] which has come to you, as indeed in the whole world it is bearing fruit and increasing—as it also does among you, since the day you heard it and understood the grace of God in truth,
Their faith and love had a reputation
Their eyes were fixed on eternity

16. What Does it Take for a Church to be Called faithful?
Colossians 1:5-6
[5]...Of this you have heard before in the word of the truth, the gospel, [6] which has come to you, as indeed in the whole world it is bearing fruit and increasing—as it also does among you, since the day you heard it and understood the grace of God in truth,
Their faith and love had a reputation
Their eyes were fixed on eternity
They made the work of God in the gospel central

17. What Does it Take for a Church to be Called faithful?
Colossians 1:7-8
[7] just as you learned it from Epaphras our beloved fellow servant. He is a faithful minister of Christ on your behalf [8] and has made known to us your love in the Spirit.
Their faith and love had a reputation
Their eyes were fixed on eternity
They made the work of God in the gospel central

18. What Does it Take for a Church to be Called faithful?
Colossians 1:7-8
[7] just as you learned it from Epaphras our beloved fellow servant. He is a faithful minister of Christ on your behalf [8] and has made known to us your love in the Spirit.
Their faith and love had a reputation
Their eyes were fixed on eternity
They made the work of God in the gospel central
They followed the lead of faithful servants

19. What Does it Take for a Church to be Called faithful
What Does it Take for a Church to be Called faithful? How has Alliance Bible Church been faithful?

20. Continued Faithfulness Lies in Front of Us.
Colossians 1:9-10
[9] And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, [10] so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him: bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God;

21. Continued Faithfulness Lies in Front of Us.
Colossians 1:9-10
How Can We Get to Know God More Deeply?

22. Continued Faithfulness Lies in Front of Us.
Colossians 1:9-10
How Can We Get to Know God More Deeply?
1. Listen to Worship Music

23. Continued Faithfulness Lies in Front of Us.
Colossians 1:9-10
How Can We Get to Know God More Deeply?
1. Listen to Worship Music
2. Study how His character is displayed in Scripture

24. Continued Faithfulness Lies in Front of Us.
Colossians 1:9-10
How Can We Get to Know God More Deeply?
1. Listen to Worship Music
2. Study how His character is displayed in Scripture
3. Reflect daily on what God has accomplished for you in the gospel

25. Continued Faithfulness Lies in Front of Us.
Colossians 1:9-10
How Can We Get to Know God More Deeply?
1. Listen to Worship Music
2. Study how His character is displayed in Scripture
3. Reflect daily on what God has accomplished for you in the gospel
4. Get to know and love His people

26. Continued Faithfulness Lies in Front of Us.
Colossians 1:9-10
How Can We Get to Know God More Deeply?
1. Listen to Worship Music
2. Study how His character is displayed in Scripture
3. Reflect daily on what God has accomplished for you in the gospel
4. Get to know and love His people
5. Pray with and for His people

27. Continued Faithfulness Lies in Front of Us.
Colossians 1:9-10
How Can We Get to Know God More Deeply?
1. Listen to Worship Music
2. Study how His character is displayed in Scripture
3. Reflect daily on what God has accomplished for you in the gospel
4. Get to know and love His people
5. Pray with and for His people
6. Repent of sin regularly

28. Continued Faithfulness Lies in Front of Us.
Colossians 1:9-10
[11] being strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy; [12] giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light.

29. So What? Our past faithfulness does not guarantee our future faithfulness

30. So What?