Title: God's Request/Colossians 1:9-20
Contents
Subject: God's request
Verse: Col 1:9-20
- Introduction -
A Christian is a person who lives with a sense of responsibility before God.
I am sensitive to what God asks of me. woo
What does God ask of Riddle Christian students?
What are my expectations? A person who thinks for a while and writes them down in their notebooks
Let's announce one by one.
The Apostle Paul, in his letter to the church in Colossae, prayed briefly,
He said he wanted to know God's request (will). "I beg you, the Holy Spirit
With all the wisdom and understanding that He gives you, you will be filled with the knowledge of the will of God.
I hope it will be worthwhile (Colossians 1:9 late)."
1. What Pleases God - Faith
In Colossians 1:10, it says, “in all things please him.” God
The will that calls us and asks us to glorify God in everything
It's something that makes you feel good.
So, what do you do to please God? what to do
Will you be happy? Church attendance, volunteer work, donations, helping neighbors in need, etc.
have. But the thing that pleases God the most is that we show the love of God.
It's definitely about having faith.
It is said in Hebrews 11:6.
“Without faith it is impossible to please God.”
Therefore, we believe in the one who has redeemed (redemption) from God in all things.
to thank God for Almighty God loves the world
It is the belief that you love me.
"God has delivered us from the power of darkness,
You moved to your son's country. In the Son we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins
received (Colossians 1:13-14)."
These words are the content of the faith we should have, and I hope that all
It is God's request.
2. The fruit of all good works - good deeds
Of course, you can never please God without faith.
In order to prove that that faith is true faith, it must bear fruit in good works.
should go God delights in faith and is satisfied with good works. okay
Sir James Seo said that "faith without works" is dead.
did (James 2:14-26).
Jesus said that he knew the tree by the fruit. the fruit of good deeds
The belief of a person who does not run to the end is false. So please ask us
God's will is also that we bear much fruit in good works.
All. God expects of us.
A person who works hard to build a tall and large house for himself
Don't become people, but for the sake of the unhappy neighbor, a person who does many good things
expect to be The reason we study hard is that in the end good fruits
to make a lot
Let us mark Colossians 1:10 again (introductory verse). If you look closely, you can live a life worthy of the Lord.
silver (1) pleases God in all things, and (2) produces fruit in every good work.
He said he wished for more.
3. Preaching the Gospel of Reconciliation - Mission
Faith is pleasing to God, and not only does he expect good deeds, but this blessing
He wants the sound to spread to the world. The Gospel is the message of God's reconciliation
to be. Paul testified that God brought reconciliation between man and all things.
speak (Colossians 1:20).
Through the cross of Jesus Christ, to me, who was enmity with God because of sin,
She extended the hand of reconciliation. We just need to hold that hand. one
We, who have been reconciled with you, must preach this gospel to the world and our neighbors.
Wherever there is hatred and prejudice, strife and conflict, we ourselves are mediators of reconciliation.
He wants to spread the gospel of reconciliation as a body.
Just as Jesus carried the cross, so each of us must take up our cross and
You must plunge into all kinds of suffering and discord and become a reconciler. like this
Through our appearance, people will believe in the gospel of God's reconciliation.
because it is
What God asks of us is summarized in three things. The first is
It is a request to have strong faith in God in all things.
Second, we must bear much fruit of good works that can prove our faith.
is a request
Third, those who become reconcilers to the world and preach the gospel of reconciliation
it is a request to be