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A Pastoral PrayerA Pastoral PrayerColossians 1:1-14Colossians 1:1-14
© John Stevenson, 2010
www/JohnStevenson.net
Foundational Epistles
RomansRomans1 Corinthians1 Corinthians2 Corinthians2 Corinthians
GalatiansGalatians
Prison Epistles
Prophetic Epistles
Pastoral Epistles
EphesiansEphesiansPhilippiansPhilippiansColossiansColossiansPhilemonPhilemon
1 Thessalonians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians
1 Timothy1 Timothy2 Timothy2 Timothy
TitusTitus
Christ & the Christ & the CrossCross
Christ & the Christ & the ChurchChurch
Christ & the Christ & the Second ComingSecond Coming
Christ & the Christ & the CongregationCongregation
Doctrinal
Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3
Practical
Chapter 4
The Supremacy
of Christ
The Fulness of Christ
The Image of
Christ
The Servants of
Christ
Colossians 1:1 Colossians 1:1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ
by the will of God, and Timothy our brother…
Colossians 1:2 Colossians 1:2 To the saints and faithful brethren
in Christ who are at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father.
Colossians 1:2 Colossians 1:2 To the saints and faithful brethren
in Christ who are at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father.
Colossians 1:3-4 Colossians 1:3-4 We give thanks to God, the Father
of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, 4 since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and the love which you have for all the saints;
The hopeThe hope
because of…The love you haveThe love you have
Praying always for you…Praying always for you…
Having heard…Having heard…
Of your faithOf your faithandand
We give thanks…We give thanks…
Colossians 1:5-6 Colossians 1:5-6 …because of the hope laid up for you in heaven, of which you previously heard in the word of truth, the gospel 6 which has come to you, just as in all the world also it is constantly bearing fruit and increasing, even as it has been doing in you also since the day you heard of it and understood the grace of God in truth;
Colossians 1:7 Colossians 1:7 …just as you learned it from Epaphras, our beloved fellow bond-servant, who is a faithful servant of Christ on our behalf,
su,ndousu,ndoulojloj
sundoulossundoulos
dia,kondia,konojoj
diakonosdiakonos
Colossians 1:7-8Colossians 1:7-8…just as you learned it from Epaphras, our beloved fellow bond-servant, who is a faithful servant of Christ on our behalf, 8 and he also informed us of your love in the Spirit.
Prayer of Thanksgiving
1:3-81:3-8 1:9-141:9-14
Prayer of Intercession
Paul thanks God for their
conversion
Paul prays for their
sanctification
Colossians 1:9Colossians 1:9For this reason also, since the day
we heard of it, we have not ceased to pray for you and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,
The Will The Will of Godof God
All things God has planned
All things God has commanded
Colossians 1:10Colossians 1:10…so that you will walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please Him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God;
Verse 9Verse 9
You have to know God’s will…
Verse 10Verse 10
…before you can please God
Colossians 1:11-12Colossians 1:11-12…strengthened with all power,
according to His glorious might, for the attaining of all steadfastness and patience; joyously 12 giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints in Light.
The LORD is the portion of my The LORD is the portion of my inheritance and my cup; inheritance and my cup;
You support my lot. (Psalm 16:5).You support my lot. (Psalm 16:5).
Whom have I in heaven but You? Whom have I in heaven but You? And besides You, I desire nothing on And besides You, I desire nothing on
earth. earth. 2626 My flesh and my heart may fail, My flesh and my heart may fail,
But God is the strength of my heart and But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. (Psalm 73:25-26).my portion forever. (Psalm 73:25-26).
“The LORD is my portion,” says my “The LORD is my portion,” says my soul,soul,
“Therefore I have hope in Him.” “Therefore I have hope in Him.” (Lamentations 3:24).(Lamentations 3:24).
Colossians 1:13-14Colossians 1:13-14For He rescued us from the
domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son, 14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
Kingdom of Kingdom of His beloved His beloved
SonSon
Domain of Domain of DarknessDarkness
Colossians 1:13-14Colossians 1:13-14For He rescued us from the
domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son, 14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
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