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Message & Sermon Notes
March 1, 2026
Colossians Growing Up in Christ
A Life Worthy of the Lord
Is Christ truly above all in my thinking, my living, and my following?
Colossians 4:2 – Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart.
Colossians 1:3 – We always pray for you, and we give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Colossians 4:3–4 – Pray for us, too, that God will give us many opportunities to speak about his mysterious plan concerning Christ. That is why I am here in chains.4 Pray that I will proclaim this message as clearly as I should.
Colossians 4:5 – Live wisely among those who are not believers, and make the most of every opportunity.
Colossians 4:6 – Let your conversation be gracious and attractive so that you will have the right response for everyone.
Colossians 4:6(ESV) – Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.
Series Recap
- Christ is supreme over all creation.
- Christ is sufficient for salvation and growth.
- We are complete in Him.
- We have died and been raised with Him.
- We are to put on the new self.
- We are to live lives worthy of Him.
Head / Heart / Hands
HEAD – Re-read Colossians 4:2–6 this week and identify which of the four areas (prayer, mission, wisdom, speech) needs the most growth in your life right now.
HEART – Ask the Lord to shift your prayers this week from comfort-driven requests to kingdom-driven requests.
HANDS – This week:
- Write down the name of one person you will pray for daily.
- Ask God for one specific opportunity to speak truth with grace.
- Consciously monitor your tone in one difficult setting (work, home, online).
Discussion Questions
1. Which of the four areas in this passage (prayer, mission, wisdom, speech) most reflects your life right now? Which needs the most attention? Why?
2. Paul asks for open doors, not open prison cells. What does that reveal about his priorities? How does that challenge yours?
3. What does it look like in practical terms to have speech that is both gracious and truthful? Can you think of an example where one was present without the other?
It is the good news of salvation!
God
God is both our sovereign Creator and our righteous judge.
Therefore, we are doubly accountable to Him for all our behavior – word, thought, and deed. (Nehemiah 9:6, Psalm 98:9)
Man
Man was created by God, in God’s image, to glorify God and enjoy
Him forever, but man sinned against God by disobeying his holy law. Man, therefore, separated himself from God’s holy and satisfying presence and incurred His wrathful displeasure. (Genesis 1:27, Romans 3:23, Romans 1:18)
Jesus
Jesus Christ’s death is the substitute payment for the penalty that we deserve for our sin. His death is God’s only provision for the forgiveness of man’s sin and the appeasement of God’s wrath against him. (Isaiah 53:6, John 3:36, Acts 4:12)
Jesus Christ’s physical resurrection from the dead conquered death and sin. It provides hope for a future resurrection of all believers. Belief in the resurrection is an essential doctrine of Christianity. (1 Corinthians 15)
Response
We are called to respond to this good news in repentance and belief, turning away from our sin and self-sufficiency toward God, and trusting in the shed blood of Jesus Christ as the substitute penalty that we deserved for our sin.(Mark 1:15, Romans 10:9-10)
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