October 29, 2017, Sunday Morning

COLOSSIANS 02 1-7

PUT ON YOUR BIG BOY BRITCHES

JESUS IN EVERY BOOK OF THE BIBLE
(Author Unknown)

In Genesis – He is the seed of woman.
In Exodus - He is the Passover Lamb.
In Leviticus- He is Our High Priest.
In Numbers- He is the Cloud by day and a Pillar of Fire by night.
In Deuteronomy- He is the Prophet like unto Moses.
In Joshua - He is the Captain of our Salvation
In Judges - He is our Judge and Law giver.
In Ruth - He is our Kinsman and Redeemer.
In 1 & 2 Samuel - He is our Trusted Prophet.
In 1 & 2 Kings - He is the Lord our King.
In 1 & 2 Chronicles -He is our Reigning King.
In Ezra - He is our Faithful Spouse.
In Nehemiah - He is the Builder of broken down walls.
In Esther - He is our Mordecai.
In Job - He is our Redeemer.
In Psalms - He is the Lord our Shepherd.
In Proverbs - He is our Wisdom.
In Ecclesiasties - He is our Lover.
In the Song of Solomon -He is our Beloved Fair one.
In Isaiah- He is the Prince of Peace
In Jeremiah – He is the The Balm of Gilead.
In the Lamentations - He is the weaping Prophet.
In Ezekiel – He is the wonderful four faced Man.
In Daniel - He is the fourth man in the Fiery Furnace
In Hosea – He is the faithful Husband
In Joel – He is The Holy Ghost Baptizer
In Amos – He is the Burden Bearer
In Obadiah – He is Mighty to Save
In Jonah – He is our foreign Missionary
In Micah – He is the Messenger with Beautiful feet
In Nahum – He is the Avenger of Gods Elect
In Habakkuk – He is God’s Evangelist
In Zephaniah – He is Our Savior
In Haggai – He is The Restorer of God’s Lost Heritage
In Zechariah – He is the Fountain Open in the house of David
In Malachi – He is the Son of Righteousness with Healing in His              Wings.

New Testament
In Matthew -He is The Messiah
In Mark – He is The Wonder Worker
In Luke – He is The Son of Man
In John- He is The Son of God (he is the Word)
In The Acts – He is The Foundation of the Church
In Romans – He is our Justifier
In 1 & 2 Corinthians – He is our Sanctifier
In Galatians – He is the Redeemer from the curse of the law
In Ephesians – He is the Christ with Unsearchable Riches
In Philippians – He is The God that Supplies All of Our Needs
In Colossians – He is the Fullness of the Godhead Bodily
In 1 & 2 Thessalonians - He is Our Soon Coming King
In 1 & 2 Timothy- He is the Mediator between God in Man
In Titus – He is The Faithful Pastor
In Philemon – He is the friend that sticketh closer than a brother
In Hebrews – He is The Blood of the Everlasting Covenant
In James- He is Our Great Physician
In 1 & 2 Peter- He is The Chief Shepherd
In 1- 2 & 3 John - He is Love
In Jude- He is The Lord Coming with 10,000 of His saints
In The Revelation – He is the King of Kings, and Lord of Lords

Everything we need is in Jesus.

1…BEING A STRONG CHRISTIAN MEANS WE WILL FACE CONFLICT

Verse 1

There is a concept of local church

There is also an Invisible body of Christ around the world

Paul says he never met these people

But he’s praying for them

Lot of people can stop a lot of things

You can’t...

• Wear a cross pen
• Have a Bible on your desk
• Wearing you down

But they can’t stop you from praying

Paul struggled in prayer...WHY?
Because prayer is hard work!

George Mueller: "It is not enough to begin to pray, nor to pray alright; nor is it enough to continue for a time to pray; but we must patiently, believing, continue in prayer until we obtain an answer."

2…BEING A STRONG CHRISTIAN MEANS GROWING UP

Verses 2-3

Some words that are special here...

Encouraged

Discouragement is one of Satan’s most powerful tooks to keep you from growing.

Love

Stuck together

Glued together

Jesus loves me

·       Died on cross to demonstrate

·       I want to get to know Him

·       I love Him

I’m not coming to church because of guilt

I’m coming to church because I love Him

Riches

Riches means all of the blessings that are yours in Jesus

Assurance

In the full assurance…

In Jesus you can be assured

3…BEING A STRONG CHRISTIAN MEANS DETECTING TRAPS

Verse 4

False teachers are all around us daily.
They make lies sound like they’re not lies

Humanism

We can do it ourselves

Liberalism

Miracles didn’t really happen

Phariseeism

If I can get enough works I can go to heaven

4…BEING A STRONG CHRISTIAN IN THE LORD MEANS PROTECTING OTHERS

Paul doesn't harp on the things that were wrong

He encourages them

5… BEING A STRONG CHRISTIAN IN THE LORD MEANS MOVING FORWARD

Verse 6

No reverse

Walk in him

Start growing

Start moving

Verse 7…goes further

• Rooted
• Built up
• In Him
• Establish in the faith…speaks of consistency
• Abounding…speaks of over flow

Others get blessed from your overflow

How do I prove I'm a strong Believer?

By staying consistent thru the common places of life

         Not based on feeling…Based on the Word of God