Opening Reading: Psalm 128

Outline:

·  Historical Context: Who’s Connected to Colossae?

·  The Occasion and Its Relevance to the 21st Century Church

·  Transformed by Grace: Who is This From?

·  Training in Righteousness: A Model for Timothy (and Us)

·  To Those Set Apart IN Christ

·  Grace and Peace: Necessary Gifts from God

Verses Read or Referenced in Sermon (Bold passages on screen):

· 2 Peter 1:21

· 2 Timothy 3:16-17

· Colossians 1:1-2

·  Psalm 119:18

· Colossians 2:1

·  Colossians 1:7

· Colossians 4:12-13

·  Philemon 23

·  Acts 19:10

·  Colossians 1:18; 2:19

·  Philippians 3:5

·  Acts 22:3

·  Acts 7:58

· Galatians 1:13-14

·  Acts 8:3

·  Ephesians 2:20

·  John 6:44, 63, 65

·  Ephesians 2:8-9

· Acts 9:1-6

· 1 Corinthians 15:8-9

· Galatians 1:1, 11-12

·  2 Peter 3:15-16

· Acts 11:25-26

· Matthew 28:18-20

·  Philippians 2:22

· 2 Timothy 4:1-5

·  2 Corinthians 5:17

·  Philippians 3:20

·  1 John 3:2

·  Genesis 3:1

·  Romans 6:23