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God, create a clean heart for me and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
Psalm 51:10, HCSB
We keep God’s Word, which means relying on the Holy Spirit. Yet, even if we fail, He can cleanse us and renew us, franting rest from our burden, as turn to Him again.
I preached again!
We are on to Paul’s Letter to the Colossians in our series through the Pauline Prison Epistles. I had some concerns going into this message. The typical pastoral doubts that afflict most of us preachers are those concerns that sprang up. According to the congregation, there was nothing to be concerned about. May you enjoy the message, too. It is a brief overview of the book as well as the other Prison Epistles before a quick run-through of the first eight verses with application.
As usual, my PowerPoint is attached below for your personal perusal.
Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy
Exodus 20:8, HCSB
We keep God’s Word, and means remembering time for rest, and ultimately that we find rest in Christ alone. Let us help bring others into His rest.
We love because He first loved us.
1 John 4:19, HCSB
We are in a spiritual war, and the love God has shoen us is our greatest weapon against the enemy, showing through Scripture and the power of the Holy Spirit the power of God against fear, doubt, and lies.
and every high-minded thing that is raised up against the knowledge of God, taking every thought captive to obey Christ.
2 Corinthians 10:5, HCSB
We are in a spiritual war, and we must be prepared to respond to every challenge and argument against God, the Bible, and Christianity, knowing prayer and patience is necessary. So, too, is knowing how and when to respond, trusting the Holy Spirit to guide us.
And my God will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:19, HCSB
We are in a spiritual war, and we are empowered by the Holy Spirit to act in God’s love toward fellow believers and an unbelieving world, to faithfully walk out Christ’s commands.
Guard your heart above all else, for it is the source of life.
Proverbs 4:23, HCSB
We are living in a spiritual war, and the enemy will do all he can to make us stumble and be distracted. We guard our hearts with the Word, the Spirit, and faithfulness to the call of Christ.
And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead lives in you, then He who raised Christ from the dead will also bring your mortal bodies to life through His Spirit who lives in you.
Romans 8:11, HCSB
We are in a spiritual war, and the enemy will try to make us doubt our salvation and the power of life in us by the Holy Spirit. Trust the Word and lean on the Spirit to guide, comfort, and empower us to live for Christ.
Then He said, “Anyone who has ears to hear should listen!”
Mark 4:9, HCSB
We are in a spiritual war, and our first defense is in hearing the the words of Christ shared with us by the Spirit in the Bible.
Put on the full armor of God so that you can stand against the tactics of the Devil.
Ephesians 6:11, HCSB
We live in a world at spiritual war, and we need the Word of God and the Spirit of God working within us, praying consistently and for each other to combat the spiritual forces of darkness.