Read the Bible passage Sermon outline Generation to generation… The story so far Living amongst counterfeit gods Joshua’s legacy (2:6-9) BUT another generation arose… (2:10) The vicious cycle (2:11-19) Yahweh speaks (2:20-3:4) A foreboding summary (3:5) Counterfeit gods and the desires of our hearts
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline Ivory towers and feet on the ground Gospel team: the postmen (4:7-9) Gospel team: in Rome (4:10-14) Gospel team: in Colossae and Laodicea (4:15-17) Gospel team: Paul’s last word (4:18)
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline Captain Keane’s captive audience Gospel growth: the story of the Colossians Gospel growth: talking to God about people (4:2-4) Gospel growth: talking to people about God (4:5-6) The extraordinary ordinariness of life with Jesus
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline living in our castles… Living in the Lord: whatever you do (3:17) Living in the Lord: wives, husbands, children, fathers (3:18-21) Living in the Lord: slaves and masters (3:22-4:1) A life ‘joined-up’ in Jesus
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline fear, reward, and behaviour modification? Living in Christ Jesus the Lord: a new identity (3:1-4) a new past a new future a new present Killing off the usurpers (3:5-11) an old identity idols of the heart Putting on the family clothes (3:12-17) wearing out? wearing in already worn
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline Living under a usurper’s tyranny The usurpers who would take you captive (2:8) the shadow (2:16-17) spiritual experience (2:18-19) the world’s rules (2:20-23) The Lord we have received (2:9-15) Living in fullness and freedom: Jesus + nothing = everything
Read the Bible Passage Sermon outline Slowing down, sultanas, and small things Receiving Jesus: beginning as a Christian ‘So then… …just as you have received Christ Jesus as Lord’ Receiving Jesus: continuing as a Christian ‘continue to live your lives in him… …rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were…
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline Ambition: the good, the bad and the ugly Paul’s Jesus-shaped ambition The goal: Him The result: maturity The cost: suffering and struggle The power: God’s energy The threat: fine sounding arguments The joy: ambition fulfilled Our Jesus-shaped ambition
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline Brokenness, failure, and the gospel of self-belief The gospel is not about you… (1:15-20) …but it is for you (1:21-23) your past (v21) your present (v22a) your future (v22b) your response (v23)
Read the Bible passage Sermon outline The smallness of Jesus… Jesus, Lord of creation (1:15-17) Jesus, Lord of the new creation (1:18-20) The greatness of Jesus