Colossians 1:1-8
Matt Trumbull
1. We must have complete faith in the Gospel of Jesus Christ
2. We must rest our hope on heaven
APPLICATION
Read your Bible
-Consistently and constantly
-Study who God is, who you were, and who you are because of the Gospel - this should grow your love of the Gospel.
-Make not of what God has for you both now and in the future and set your mind on these things.
-Understand how he calls us to worship him with our sacrificial lives.
Pray
-Pray that God would reveal himself to you through his Word.
-Pray for brothers and sisters in the church, not just for needs in this world, but that God would reveal himself as they read and understand the Word.
-Pray that God would show and empower you to build up His church.
-Pray that you would love the Gospel more and more each day, and that you would focus in on what is eternal and stop spending effort on what is temporary.
Serve
-Join a home group.
-Work in a ministry.
-Be available for others.
-This gives you opportunity to worship God by responding to his love by loving one another.
