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Colossians 4

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Your new life in Christ is:

1. Personal2. Communal3. Familial4. Vocational


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Colossians 4

1. All persons deserve justice and fairness


“When human beings are valued, because of their intrinsic worth, everything changes: women and children are honoured; the sick are cared for and the elderly allowed to live and die with dignity; dissidents are listened to; prisoners rehabilitated, and minorities protected; workers are given a fair wage, decent working conditions, and a measure of participation in the enterprise; and the gospel is taken to the ends of the earth. Why? Because people matter, because every man, woman, and child has significance as a human person made in the image of God.” --John Stott


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2. We all need to devote ourselves to prayer


"If you are not praying, then you are quietly confident that time, money, and talent are all you need in life."

--Paul Miller


“The effort to realize the presence and power of God stretches the sinews of the soul and hardens its muscles. To pray is

to grow in grace. To tarry in the presence of the King leads to new loyalty and devotion on the part of the faithful subjects. Christian character grows in

the secret-place of prayer.” --Samuel M. Zwemer


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2. We need to devote ourselves to prayer

3. We need to be more aware of the watching and listening world


“The holiness of the church means that life, as well as truth, marks Christ’s

church; the behavior of Christians in the world must be remarkable enough to cause grudging admiration, astonished

curiosity or threatening hostility.”--Edmund Clowney, The Church


How aware am I of the uniqueness and glory of Jesus Christ?



How grateful am I for this new life in Christ?




How much do I care about the watching world?




How much do I care about the watching world?

How eager am I to join God in the work He is doing?


“All that Paul has said to the Colossians amounts to a royal invitation to

adoration, gratitude and love. God has, in Christ, reconciled to himself the world he

created through Christ, and now invites his people to enjoy that reconciliation to grow up into the full and rich human life of the new Age, and so to enjoy him. By

beholding Christ, the image of God, they are to be changed into his likeness.” --N. T. Wright, Colossians and Philemon


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