Text: Col 3:16
1. The Word of God creates the People of God
- Creation
- Call of Abraham – Gen 12
- Moses @ Sinai – Ex 20
- Ezekiel & Dry Bones = Ezek 37:1-6
- Peter @ Jerusalem – Acts 2
- Paul’s Letters – Col 4:16
2. The Word of Christ = “The Message of the Gospel”
- Not 4 Points or 5 Steps
- The message announcing what God has done in and through Christ!
- Connecting God’s Story and your story
- Col 1:15-20, Col 3:1-4
- How does the gospel shape your identity?
- Pharisees were shaped by the word, but not the word of Christ!
3. “Dwell Among You”
- “Dwell” – “He who dwells in a house is the master of the house, not a passing guest”
- “Richly” – Abundantly, savoring it’s richness
- What does it look like?
- Shapes our conversations
- Shapes our attitudes and actions
- Col 3:5-11, Col 3:12-15
- Not moralism but Gospel Transformation!
- Shapes our values and priorities
- Connects our story and God’s story
- “Gospel Fluency”
- “Spiritual Two-Stroke engine”
4. “Teaching and Admonishing”
- Teaching: What we need to turn to
- Admonishing: What we need to turn from
- Note: No leaders – every member ministry
- Informed and shaped by the message of Christ!
5. “Results in Worship”
- Singing – Outward expression
- In your hearts – inward reality
- Evidence of Gospel Fluency
