Kevin Nicolin, Teaching Elder . . September 23/24, 2017

Kevin Nicolin, Teaching Elder………….…………. September 23/24, S

2017 E

Walk in Him R Colossians 2:6-15

I. Our ability to grow in our Christian faith is a result of a combination of

O ______and ______.

Let’s summarize what each verse says about each one’s contribution. N

A. Verse 6: Walk in Him (______work). B. Verse 7: As we ______Christ, God ______us spiritually N (______work). C. Verse 8: Don’t be ______by ______spiritual explanations O (______work).

D. Verse 9: Christ is fully ______and fully ______, allowing salvation to T happen…the ______for our walk (______work).

E. Verse 10: E i. As Christians, we are spiritually ______— ______to walk

(______work). S ii. God is sovereign—______our walk (______work).

F. Verse 11: At the cross, ______was crucified—removing the ______to our walk (______work). G. Verse 12: As Christ was raised after death, we too were raise to______(we’re new creatures) ______our walk (______work). H. Verse 13-14: At the cross, Christ paid the ______for our sins______our walk (______work). I. Verse 15: At the cross, Christ defeated the ______of sin ______to walk in Him (______work).

II. Applications A. Don’t be deceived by easy______. Keep digging deep! B. Worship God (an attitude of ______) for the amazing work He has done in you. C. Take advantage of ______to grow in Christ.

In preparation for next week’s sermon, please spend some time in Colossians 2:11-23, 3:11 All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. Copyright © 2000; 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

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