Opening Reading: Psalm 128

Outline:

· Historical Context: Who’s Connected to Colossae?

· The Occasion and Its Relevance to the 21st Century Church

· Transformed by Grace: Who is This From?

· Training in Righteousness: A Model for Timothy (and Us)

· To Those Set Apart IN Christ

· Grace and Peace: Necessary Gifts from God

Verses Read or Referenced in Sermon (Bold passages on screen):

· 2 Peter 1:21

· 2 Timothy 3:16-17

· Colossians 1:1-2

· Psalm 119:18

· Colossians 2:1

· Colossians 1:7

· Colossians 4:12-13

· Philemon 23

· Acts 19:10

· Colossians 1:18; 2:19

· Philippians 3:5

· Acts 22:3

· Acts 7:58

· Galatians 1:13-14

· Acts 8:3

· Ephesians 2:20

· John 6:44, 63, 65

· Ephesians 2:8-9

· Acts 9:1-6

· 1 Corinthians 15:8-9

· Galatians 1:1, 11-12

· 2 Peter 3:15-16

· Acts 11:25-26

· Matthew 28:18-20

· Philippians 2:22

· 2 Timothy 4:1-5

· 2 Corinthians 5:17

· Philippians 3:20

· 1 John 3:2

· Genesis 3:1

· Romans 6:23Opening Reading: Psalm 128

Outline:

· Historical Context: Who’s Connected to Colossae?

· The Occasion and Its Relevance to the 21st Century Church

· Transformed by Grace: Who is This From?

· Training in Righteousness: A Model for Timothy (and Us)

· To Those Set Apart IN Christ

· Grace and Peace: Necessary Gifts from God

Verses Read or Referenced in Sermon (Bold passages on screen):

· 2 Peter 1:21

· 2 Timothy 3:16-17

· Colossians 1:1-2

· Psalm 119:18

· Colossians 2:1

· Colossians 1:7

· Colossians 4:12-13

· Philemon 23

· Acts 19:10

· Colossians 1:18; 2:19

· Philippians 3:5

· Acts 22:3

· Acts 7:58

· Galatians 1:13-14

· Acts 8:3

· Ephesians 2:20

· John 6:44, 63, 65

· Ephesians 2:8-9

· Acts 9:1-6

· 1 Corinthians 15:8-9

· Galatians 1:1, 11-12

· 2 Peter 3:15-16

· Acts 11:25-26

· Matthew 28:18-20

· Philippians 2:22

· 2 Timothy 4:1-5

· 2 Corinthians 5:17

· Philippians 3:20

· 1 John 3:2

· Genesis 3:1

· Romans 6:23