Intro:
Is your pursuit of the Gospel ________________________ or _________________________?
The transactional Gospel at Colosse…
_________________ without ______________ (v.2:18-19)
_________________ without ______________ (v.2:8-10)
_________________ without ______________ (v.2:23)
These have indeed an appearance of wisdom in promoting self-made religion and asceticism and severity to the body, but they are of no value in stopping the indulgence of the flesh. – Colossians 2:23 (ESV)
The Gospel: Christ ___________ the _____________ for __________________________ (v.1)
The meaning of being “raised with Christ” (Colossians 2:11-15)
God ________________ you (v.2:11)
Your ________________ was _____________ against sin
“We know that our old self was crucified with him in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin. For one who has died has been set free from sin.” – Romans 6:6-7 (ESV)
Personal transformation ________________ as I learn to ______ the _______________ for my _____________ (v.3:1-4)
The __________________ and the ______________ of the Kingdom of God become my _________________ for __________________
SEEK…
ζητέω To seek, in the sense of to endeavor, to try, e.g., followed by the acc. of thing, to try to gain, to strive after, with the idea of earnestness and anxiety. (WSNTDICT)
SET YOUR MIND…
φρονέω To think, have a mindset, be minded. The activity represented by this word involves the will, affections, and conscience to be mindful of, to be devoted to. (WSNTDICT)
The ______________ of Gospel transformation is experienced in my everyday ___________ and _________________ (v.3:4-17)
I am equipped to ______________ the _____________________ of sin
I am equipped to ______________ life-giving __________________