SF112 - The Reason For The Season Part 1 ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS (Colossians 1 9-11)

@PAGE NUMBER = SF112

@TITLE = The Reason For The Season Part 1: ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS

@LEVEL ONE = COL 1:9‑11

@LEVEL ONE = INTRODUCTION

@LEVEL TWO = Want List

@LEVEL TWO = Spiritual Want List

@SCRIPTURE = asking = to ask (in gen.):‑ask, beg, call for, crave, desire, require.

@LEVEL ONE = 1A. YOU MIGHT BE FILLED WITH THE KNOWLEDGE OF HIS WILL (v.9)

@LEVEL TWO = 1B. What It Means

@LEVEL THREE = 1C. Filled = Control, not just content

@SCRIPTURE = EPH 5:18

@SCRIPTURE = "filled" = plarothate = 1APSubj2P  pleroo = "to fill or be complete; to be controlled by."

@LEVEL THREE = 2C. Knowledge = Experience, not just facts

@SCRIPTURE = epignosis; recognition, i.e. (by impl.) full discernment, acknowledgment:‑(ac‑) knowledge (‑ing, ‑ment).

@LEVEL TWO = 2B. How It Comes

@LEVEL THREE = 1C. In wisdom

@SCRIPTURE = sophia = knowledge of first principles

@LEVEL FOUR = Knowing the basics

@LEVEL THREE = 2C. Spiritual understanding

@SCRIPTURE = soonesis = a mental putting together

@LEVEL FOUR = Applying the basics

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@LEVEL THREE = 3C. Both are found in the Bible

@SCRIPTURE = Eph 1:17 (NIV)  I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better.

@LEVEL ONE = 2A. YOU MIGHT LIVE A LIFE WORTHY OF THE LORD (v.10)

@LEVEL TWO = 1B. Pleasing Lifestyle

@LEVEL THREE = To God

@SCRIPTURE = Pleasing = areskeia, complaisance:‑pleasing.

@SCRIPTURE = 1 Th 4:1 (NIV)  Finally, brothers, we instructed you how to live in order to please God, as in fact you are living. Now we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus to do this more and more.

@LEVEL TWO = 2B. Fruitful Lifestyle

@SCRIPTURE = Fruitful = karpophorountes PAPtcNMP karpophoreo, to be fertile; be fruitful

@LEVEL THREE = 1C. Produces good works

@SCRIPTURE = Good = agathos, a prim. word; "good" :‑benefit

@LEVEL THREE = 2C. Produce other Christians

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@LEVEL TWO = 3B. Growing Lifestyle

@SCRIPTURE = growing = auzabomenoi PPPtcNMP  auxano, to grow , enlarge

@SCRIPTURE = 2 Pet 3:18 (NIV)  But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever! Amen.

@LEVEL THREE = 1C. Grace = Be more like Him

@LEVEL THREE = 2C. Knowledge = Be closer to Him

@LEVEL ONE = 3A. YOU MIGHT BE STRENGTHENED WITH ALL POWER

@SCRIPTURE = Strengthened = dunamoumenoi PPPtcNMP dunamoo, to enable:‑strengthen.

@LEVEL THREE = Inherent power

@LEVEL TWO = 1B. Power

@SCRIPTURE = Power = kratos, vigor:‑dominion, might [‑ily], power, strength.

@LEVEL THREE = 1C. Ability

@SCRIPTURE = Eph 6:10 (NIV)  Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.

@LEVEL THREE = 2C. Authority

@SCRIPTURE = Rev 5:13 (NIV)  Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all that is in them, singing: "To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power, for ever and ever!"

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@LEVEL TWO = 2B. Endurance

@SCRIPTURE = endurance= hupomone,  cheerful endurance, patient continuance (waiting).

@LEVEL FOUR = Deals primarily with circumstances

@LEVEL THREE = 1C. Stick‑to‑it‑ness

@SCRIPTURE = Heb 10:36 (NIV)  You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.

@LEVEL THREE = 2C. Hang Tough

@SCRIPTURE = Heb 12:1 (NIV)  Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.

@LEVEL TWO = 3B. Patience

@SCRIPTURE = patience = makrothumia, forbearance or (subj.) fortitude:‑longsuffering, patience, self‑restraint

@LEVEL FOUR = Deals primarily with people

@LEVEL THREE = 1C. Comes from God

@SCRIPTURE = Gal 5:22 (NIV)  But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

@LEVEL THREE = 2C. Refuses to give up on others

@SCRIPTURE = 1 Tim 1:16 (NIV)  But for that very reason I was shown mercy so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display his unlimited patience as an example for those who would believe on him and receive eternal life.

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@LEVEL TWO = 4B. Praise

@SCRIPTURE = Joyfully = chara, cheerfulness, i.e. calm delight:‑gladness

@LEVEL THREE = 1C. Joy is spiritual, happiness is emotional

@SCRIPTURE = GAL 5:22

@LEVEL THREE = 2C. Joy depends on God's promises, happiness depends on circumstances and people

@SCRIPTURE = Heb 12:2 (NIV)  Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

@ILL TITLE = THE CHRISTIAN PRAYER

@ILL TEXT = Make me, O Lord, victorious over every circumstance; make me patient with every person; and withal give me the joy which no circumstance and no man will ever take from me.

@LEVEL ONE = CONCLUSION

@ILL TITLE = "IT'S ALL FOR JESUS!"

@ILL TEXT = Hannah Ruth ‑ Lottie Moon offering ‑ "I would give Jesus the whole bank Because he would help peoplel

@ILL TEXT = (During a missionary service in a church, the adults were asked to contribute money to help feed some starving children in India who had been placed in a Christian hospital.  The boys and girls in the congregation were urged to give a favorite toy.  When the time came for the offering, one little girl began crying as though her heart would break.  In her arms she clasped a well‑ worn doll.  Everyone could see that she was having quite a struggle in parting with her cherished possession.  Then all at once a smile broke through her tears as she almost ran down the aisle to the front.  Holding up the doll, she said, "I'm sorry I cried, Mr. Missionary.  I forgot for a while‑it's all for Jesus!")