Sermon notes - Colossians 2.18-23

Sermon Notes – Colossians 2:18-23

Central Idea:  Believers in Christ “must hold fast” to Him because we have been “made complete.”

I.  The Pressure of Legalism (16-17)

            A.  The teaching of the false teachers (16)

            B.  The response of the grounded believer (16)

            C.  The problem of the shadow (17)

II.  The Pressure of pursuing religious experience (18-19)

            A.  Don’t be robbed by the pressure (18a)

            B.  Following after religious experience (18b)

            C.  Hold fast to Christ (19)

III.  The pressure of pursuing self-denial (20-23)

            A.  Are you grounded in Christ? (20)

            B.  Life under the teachings of men (21-22)

            C.  Self made religions (23)

Conclusion:

Sermon Notes – Colossians 2:18-23

Central Idea:  Believers in Christ “must hold fast” to Him because we have been “made complete.”

I.  The Pressure of ___________________ (16-17)

            A.  The teaching of the false teachers (16)

            B.  The response of the grounded believer (16)

            C.  The problem of the shadow (17)

II.  The Pressure of pursuing religious ___________________ (18-19)

            A.  Don’t be _________________ by the pressure (18a)

            B.  Following after _________________ experience (18b)

            C.  Hold _____________ to Christ (19)

III.  The pressure of pursuing _________-___________ (20-23)

            A.  Are you _________________ in Christ? (20)

            B.  Life under the __________________ of men (21-22)

            C.  ________________ made religions (23)

Conclusion: