The upward callJohn Farley
Pastor-Teacher Sunday, March 18, 2018 The upward callCol 1:3-6 The key expression is “the HOPE laid up for you in heaven”. Col 1:9-12 the key is “has qualified us to share in the INHERITANCE of the saints in Light”. Col 1:22 “ to present you before Him HOLY and BLAMELESS and BEYOND REPROACH.” Col 1:27 the key expression is “CHRIST IN YOU, the hope of GLORY”. Col 1:28 the key expression is “present every man COMPLETE IN CHRIST”. Col 2:1-3 The prize is attaining a FULL KNOWLEDGE of God’s MYSTERY: CHRIST. Do you know ALL the treasures of wisdom and knowledge yet? Phi 3:7-14 The prize is the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Phi 3:17-21 There is so much more that still lies ahead in our Christian life on earth. Col 2:6-7 Col 2:18-19 If Paul is to present us complete in Christ, we need to keep GROWING in Christ. Col 3:1-4 We keep seeking THE THINGS ABOVE, where CHRIST is. The prize is a heavenly prize, while the striving occurs on earth. Col 1:26 And our very life now is hidden with Christ in God. The new man is a new kind of humanity patterned after the humanity of Christ. Col 3:9-10 Our new man is BEING RENEWED. It is a work in progress. The future result: a TRUE KNOWLEDGE according to the image of CHRIST. Col 4:12 That we may stand PERFECT, COMPLETE in all the will of God. The great hope of being presented complete in Christ by attaining the true knowledge of God’s mystery: Christ. Read the letter a couple of times this week. Note each time the letter moves on to a new subject.
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