Sep. 15, 2024

Colossians 1:9-14

What I’m Asking for You

1. We Have Not Ceased to Pray (v. 9)

A. From the Day we heard

B. We have not ceased to pray for you.

“pray without ceasing,” 1 Thessalonians 5:17

C. Knowledge of His Will

2. Life That Pleases God (vs. 10, 11)

A. Bearing Fruit in Every Good Work

Ephesians 2:8-10

John 15:4-5, 8

B. Growing in the Knowledge of God

2 Peter 3:18

2 Peter 1:5-9

C. Being Strengthened with All Power for Joyful Endurance

2 Corinthians 12:9

D. Able to Give Thanks

1 Thessalonians 5:18

3. Reason to Be Thankful (vs. 12-14)

A. Qualified to Share in the Inheritance

1 Peter 1:3-5

Ephesians 1:13-14

B. Delivered from the Domain of Darkness

Ephesians 5:8-13

1 Thessalonians 5:4-5

1 Peter 2:9

1 John 1:5-7

C. Transferred to the Kingdom of His Beloved Son

Mark 1:15

Reflection:

1. Who have you prayed for lately? Would you be able to ask the content of this prayer for them?

2. What do you need prayer for today?

Follow UP in the Word this Week…

Monday:

Read: 1 Thessalonians 5:17

In the list of commands at the end of 1 Thessalonians 5 is this command to pray. How do you apply this to your life today?

Tuesday:

Read: John 15:4-5 ,8

Read what Jesus has to say about bearing fruit. Think about how natural it is for a grapevine to bear fruit. What kind of fruit are you “naturally” bearing?

Wednesday:

Read: 2 Peter 1:5-9

What is the result of these qualities existing in someone’s life? How have you witnessed this in others? How do you desire and cultivate them in your own?

Thursday:

Read: 2 Corinthians 12:9

What was Jesus’ message to Paul about his weakness? How can this kind of strength help you endure what you are dealing with now?

Friday:

Read: 1 Peter 1:3-5

How would you explain to someone else what inheritance God gives to us and how do you qualify for it?

Saturday:

Read: 1 Peter 2:9

This is a statement of Christian identity. In what ways are you embracing this in your life?