1. Living in the Light of the Lordship of Christ

2. BOOKLETS 1.Suggested donation of $2 for small and $3 for large. 2.Write your name in front. 3.Memorize Verses. 4.Join a small group bible study.

3. THE FRUIT OF THE GOSPEL I THANK GOD FOR THE FRUIT OF GOSPEL IN MY LIFE AND THE PRIVILEGE OF SHARING THIS MESSAGE WITH OTHERS

4. A MODEL PRAYER I PRAY FOR GROWTH IN YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND OBEDIENCE OF GOD’S WILL SO THAT YOU MAY FAITHFULLY WORK WITH HIS POWER AND JOYFULLY WORSHIP HIM FOR SAVING YOU

5. THE SUPREMACY OF CHRIST BECAUSE JESUS IS FULLY GOD AND HEAD OVER ALL CREATION AND THE CHURCH, I WILL CONTINUE TO TRUST AND OBEY THE ONE WHO HAS RECONCILED ME TO HIMSELF

6. REJOICING IN MY LABOR I WILL GIVE IT MY ALL IN MINISTRY WITH GOD’S STRENGTH REGARDLESS OF THE SACRIFICES SO THAT OTHERS MAY KNOW CHRIST AND BE MORE LIKE HIM

7. FULLNESS IN CHRIST COL 2:6-15

9. COL 2:9 For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form,

10. COL 2:10 and you have been given fullness in Christ, who is the head over every power and authority.

11. EPH 1:3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.

12. REMAIN FAITHFUL TO CHRIST COL 2:6-7

13. COL 2:6 So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in him,

14. COL 2:7 rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.

15. QUOTE “A thankful spirit is good insurance against the temptation to depart in some way from the faith.” Everett Harrison, Colossians: Christ All- Sufficient, p. 54.

16. PAUL’S PRAYER (1:10-12)CHURCH’S PRACTICE (2:7) Live worthy of the LordLive in Him Bearing fruit in every good work Rooted [in Him] Growing in the knowledge of God Built up in Him Being strengthened with all power Established in the faith Giving thanks to the FatherAbounding in thanksgiving

17. REJECT FALSEHOOD WITHOUT CHRIST COL 2:8

18. See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the basic principles of this world rather than on Christ.

20. REALIZE YOUR FULLNESS IN CHRIST COL 2:9-12

21. COL 2:9 For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form,

22. COL 2:10 and you have been given fullness in Christ, who is the head over every power and authority.

23. QUOTE “And you are in Him, having been completely filled full with the present result that you are in a state of fullness.” Warren Wiersbe quoting Dr. Kenneth Wuest, Bible Exposition Commentary, p. 126

24. JOH 1:16 From the fullness of his grace we have all received one blessing after another.

25. QUOTE Cultivate human relationships, but do not look for ultimate fulfillment in them because they will disappoint you. Energetically pursue your career, but do not imagine that you will find transcending fulfillment in it. In Christ we have everything. R. Kent Hughes (2013-09-30). Colossians (Kindle Locations 4573-4576)

26. COL 2:11 In him you were also circumcised, in the putting off of the sinful nature, not with a circumcision done by the hands of men but with the circumcision done by Christ,

27. COL 2:12 having been buried with him in baptism and raised with him through your faith in the power of God, who raised him from the dead.

28. ROM 6:6 For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin--

29. ROM 6:4 We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.

30. OIL FROM FARM LAND

31. RECEIVE FORGIVENESS IN CHRIST COL 2:13-15

32. COL 2:13 When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins,

33. COL 2:14 having canceled the written code, with its regulations, that was against us and that stood opposed to us; he took it away, nailing it to the cross.

35. COL 2:15 And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.

36. 2 COR 2:14 But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of him.

37. FULLNESS IN CHRIST REMAIN FAITHFUL IN CHRIST REJECT FALSEHOOD WITHOUT CHRIST REALIZE YOUR FULLNESS IN CHRIST RECEIVE FORGIVENESS IN CHRIST

38. FULLNESS IN CHRIST I WILL REMAIN FAITHFUL TO CHRIST WHO FILLS ME FROM HIS FULNESS AND FORGIVES ME THROUGH THE CROSS GIVING ME VICTORY OVER SIN AND SATAN