MAKING THE WORD FULLY KNOWN
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I. SUFFERING FOR THE MESSAGE
I. SUFFERING FOR THE MESSAGE
Colossians 1:24
24 Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church,
John 16:33
33 I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”
2 Timothy 3:12
12 Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,
Acts 9:4-5
4 And falling to the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?”
5 And he said, “Who are you, Lord?” And he said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.
II. MAKING THE WORD OF GOD FULLY KNOWN
II. MAKING THE WORD OF GOD FULLY KNOWN
Colossians 1:25
25 of which I became a minister according to the stewardship from God that was given to me for you, to make the word of God fully known,
Colossians 1:23
23 if indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, became a minister.
Colossians 1:27
27 To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
Colossians 1:28-29
28 Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ.
29 For this I toil, struggling with all his energy that he powerfully works within me.
“Perhaps we’d do well to ponder Spurgeon’s challenge: “If you find a professing Christian indifferent to his Bible, you may be sure that the very dust upon its cover will rise up in judgment against him.” And Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth’s: “Mark it down—your progress in holiness will never exceed your relationship with the holy Word of God.” And Donald Whitney’s: “In my own pastoral and personal Christian experience, I can say that I’ve never known a man or woman who came to spiritual maturity except through discipline.” And Thomas Guthrie’s: “The Bible is an armory of heavenly weapons, a laboratory of infallible medicines, a mine of exhaustless wealth. It is a guidebook for every road, a chart for every sea, a medicine for every malady, and a balm for every wound.” Tim Challies