Sermon Tone Analysis

ESV

We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints, because of the hope laid up for you in heaven.

Of this you have heard before in the word of the truth, the gospel, 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, just as you learned it from Epaphras our beloved fellow servant.

He is a faithful minister of Christ on your behalf and has made known to us your love in the Spirit.

We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints, because of the hope laid up for you in heaven.

Of this you have heard before in the word of the truth, the gospel, 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, just as you learned it from Epaphras our beloved fellow servant.

He is a faithful minister of Christ on your behalf and has made known to us your love in the Spirit.

ESV

We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints, because of the hope laid up for you in heaven.

Of this you have heard before in the word of the truth, the gospel, 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, just as you learned it from Epaphras our beloved fellow servant.

He is a faithful minister of Christ on your behalf and has made known to us your love in the Spirit.

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, 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; being strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy; giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light.

He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins

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, 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; being strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy; giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light.

He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins

Lets Pray - THANKS - PRAISE

Pastors that prepare for this coming Sunday - That they may speak the truth in your word

Quite heart

freedom from todays distraction,

Let us lean on you Lord and realize you have paid or debt for our sins

Pray for my weak and stumbling lips

Lets open up our bibles to Colossians chapter 1

1:3-14

2:8

2:16

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, 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; being strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy; giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light.

He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins

1) Last Week covered 3 points of this passage that run through out Colossians

1) Last Week covered 3 points of this passage that run through out Colossians

a) Compelling Faith

a) Compelling Faith

1) Last Week covered 3 points of this passage that run through out Colossians

a) Compelling Faith

i) Paul gave thanks for the Colossians for their faith.

i) Paul gave thanks for the Colossians for their faith.

ii) Remember faith in Jesus Christ is the bedrock for every Christian

ii) Remember faith in Jesus Christ is the bedrock for every Christian

i) Paul gave thanks for the Colossians for their faith.

ii) Remember faith in Jesus Christ is the bedrock for every Christian

(1) This definition of faith is not a casual or superficial belief; it is something that is true and something to be trusted.

(1) This definition of faith is not a casual or superficial belief that Paul is referring and calling the Colossians to, it is something that is true and something to be trusted.

(1) This definition of faith is not a casual or superficial belief that Paul is referring and calling the Colossians to, it is something that is true and something to be trusted.

(2) It is not just a leap in the DARK

(2) It is not just a leap in the DARK

(a) It is factual and there is evidence

(a) It is factual and there is evidence

(2) It is not just a leap in the DARK

Do you have faith in the people that made you car?

I don’t go around every time I get in and check to make sure the lug nuts are tight or the engine mounts are properly secure.

When you go test-drive a new or used car you don’t ask about the manufacturing of the car and check to see that it is assembled properly, NO - - you trust what was done and not seen it done.

(a) It is factual and there is evidence

(i) Do you have faith in the people that made you car?

I don’t go around every time I get in and check to make sure the lug nuts are tight or the engine mounts are properly secure.

When you go test-drive a new or used car you don’t ask about the manufacturing of the car and check to see that it is assembled properly, NO - - you trust what was done and not seen it done.

When we eat in a new restaurant do we expect the food to be spoiled and layered with bacteria?

- - You trust that the owner and chef have taken care of the details

(i) Do you have faith in the people that made you car?

I don’t go around every time I get in and check to make sure the lug nuts are tight or the engine mounts are properly secure.

When you go test-drive a new or used car you don’t ask about the manufacturing of the car and check to see that it is assembled properly, NO - - you trust what was done and not seen it done.

(ii) When we eat in a new restaurant do we expect the food to be spoiled and layered with bacteria?

- - You trust that the owner and chef have taken care of the details

v Christian why do we doubt the creator of heaven and earth?

Christian why do you doubt the creator of heaven and earth?

(ii) When we eat in a new restaurant do we expect the food to be spoiled and layered with bacteria?

- - You trust that the owner and chef have taken care of the details

v Why do you doubt the One who gave you grace and by that Grace you are saved and with it by faith you believe and by faith the you are called to repent ---

Why do you doubt the One who gave you grace and by that Grace you are saved and with it by faith you believe and by faith the you are called to repent --- to change your ways and exercise that compelling faith in your lives for the glory of God

v Christian why do we doubt the creator of heaven and earth?

Charles Spurgeon illustrated the importance of faith’s object by telling of two men in a boat.

Caught in severe rapids, they were being swept toward a waterfall.

Some men on shore tried to save them by throwing them a rope.

One man caught hold of it and was pulled to safety on the shore.

The other, in the panic of the moment, grabbed hold of a seemingly more substantial log that was floating by.

That man was carried downstream, over the rapids, and was never seen again.

Faith, represented by the rope linked to the shore, connects us to Jesus Christ and safety.

Good works apart from true faith, represented in the story by the log, leads only to ruin.

v Why do you doubt the One who gave you grace and by that Grace you are saved and with it by faith you believe and by faith the you are called to repent ---

v to have an after thought about our ways and turn from the past

v to change your ways and exercise that compelling faith in your lives for the glory of God

v to have an after thought about our ways and turn from the past

What is the object of your faith and my faith?

Will I be the one grabbing for the log of good works?

Do I really place my trust in Jesus with the faith of a child?

b) Compassionate love

Charles Spurgeon illustrated the importance of faith’s object by telling of two men in a boat.

Caught in severe rapids, they were being swept toward a waterfall.

Some men on shore tried to save them by throwing them a rope.

One man caught hold of it and was pulled to safety on the shore.

The other, in the panic of the moment, grabbed hold of a seemingly more substantial log that was floating by.

That man was carried downstream, over the rapids, and was never seen again.

Faith, represented by the rope linked to the shore, connects us to Jesus Christ and safety.

Good works apart from true faith, represented in the story by the log, leads only to ruin.

v to change your ways and exercise that compelling faith in your lives for the glory of God

Charles Spurgeon illustrated the importance of faith’s object by telling of two men in a boat.

Caught in severe rapids, they were being swept toward a waterfall.

Some men on shore tried to save them by throwing them a rope.

One man caught hold of it and was pulled to safety on the shore.

The other, in the panic of the moment, grabbed hold of a seemingly more substantial log that was floating by.

That man was carried downstream, over the rapids, and was never seen again.

Faith, represented by the rope linked to the shore, connects us to Jesus Christ and safety.

Good works apart from true faith, represented in the story by the log, leads only to ruin.

i) We can’t have that faith in our own little sphere or in a vacuum.

John F. MacArthur Jr., Colossians, MacArthur New Testament Commentary (Chicago: Moody Press, 1992), 17.