Colossians 2:6-7 / Re: The Supremacy of Jesus

Introduction

“As you received Christ Jesus the Lord”

Colossians 2:6 ESV

6 Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him,

you made a decision

not for Jesus the club president

Jesus the Lord

“So walk in Him”

Colossians 2:6 ESV

6 Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him,

“I have decided to follow Jesus; No turning back, no turning back.”

“Just as you have recieved Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him.”

How do we walk in him?

You walk in Him by being rooted and built up in Him

Colossians 2:7 ESV

7 rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.

Be rooted in Jesus

Decide in your heart “This is where I am staying”

When you move to an area and decide to “plant some roots”

You make a decision that is where I’m going to stay.

“Being built up in Jesus”

Our “house” (OUR BODY) should be

be getting built up a certain way.

We don’t just join the club

Take on the characteristics of where we are rooted.

Think about the different styles that signify the various culture or eras of time.

Melissa and I love Victorian style Houses

I would love to build up a victorian style home.

This tells us to be built up in Christ Jesus.

To be rooted and built up in Jesus means

Our life should be permanently settled in Jesus

Our life should take on characteristics of that decision.

You walk in Him by being established in faith

Colossians 2:7 ESV

7 rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.

More than just having faith

You are established in it.

Faith really comes into play when what you claim to believe is being tested.

Authority of scripture

God’s creative power

Deity of Christ

Today (like it or not) the church is being tested on what we really believe regarding the sanctity of life.

Not about abortion

About racism.

Are we pro-LIFE or pro-BIRTH

Particularly important for SBC

Resolution On Racism Las Vegas, Nevada - 1989

WHEREAS, Southern Baptists have not always clearly stood for racial justice and equality; and...

Therefore, be it RESOLVED, That we, the messengers of the Southern Baptist Convention, meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada, June 13-15, 1989, affirm our intention of standing publicly and privately for racial justice and equality.

We are being called out by those who oppose our message.

We want to save those who will look and sound like us.

“African Americans will end up leaving Christianity for muslim because Christianity is a white man’s religion.”

You might scoff at that.

I HAVE SEEN THIS HAPPEN

You walk in Him by abounding in thanksgiving

Colossians 2:7 ESV

7 rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.

You understand that you have been given something special.

Eternal Life

Inclusion in the Body of Christ

You understand that you probably don’t deserve it.

Your actions speak for you

If not, then you are being polite but not thankful.