Sunday Notes: Colossians 4:2-6
- (Col 4:2 ESV) Continue _______________ in prayer, being watchful in it with _______________.
- To continue steadfastly is to keep on and not stop
- Acts 1:14, Acts 2:42, Acts 2:46
- As the people of _______________
- Prayer is something we should stand ready in
- Being watchful in it
- This is to give _______________ to prayer
- Matthew 24:42, Matthew 25:13, Ephesians 6:13-20
- With thanksgiving
- 1 Timothy 2:1-2, Matthew 6:5-13, Luke 11:1-4
- Thankfulness in prayer
- _______________ – Asking for things we need
- Prayers – Praying to God as an act of worship
- _______________ – Prayers made on behalf of others
- (Col 4:3 ESV) At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ, on account of which I am in _______________–
- (Col 4:4 ESV) that I may make it _______________, which is how I ought to _______________.
- That is _______________ and his missionary team
- Remember Paul has spent years now on the _______________ journeys
- Despite is all Paul pushed forward in the mission
- Oh that we too might be so passionate about the Word of God
- Paul is in _______________
- And not the only stint of jail time he did
- He is in prison because of his steadfast preaching of the _______________ and that has not hindered his desire to preach
- (Col 4:5 ESV) Walk in _______________ toward outsiders, making the best use of the _______________.
- That we walk in wisdom
- We present ourselves to them
- We carry on about around them
- Not in _______________, but in wisdom
- Romans 11:33-26, James 3:13-18
- Making the best use of the time
- Not wasting our lives
- Rather working hard at the labor of God
- _______________ studying His Word
- Steadfastly _______________
- Ephesians 5:15-17
- (Col 4:6 ESV) Let your speech always be gracious, _______________ with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each _______________.
- Let your speech _______________
- Always
- Not sometimes
- Not only on Sundays
- Not only to your church friends
- Let your speech always
- Be with _______________
- Not with harshness, judgment, bitterness, backbiting
- Let your speech always be with grace
- Seasoned with salt
- Speech that is flavored with salt is _______________ and appealing
- It leaves the _______________ in want of more
- Our speech should be attractive
- Rooted in the Word of God
- _______________ to righteousness
- Uplifting those we encounter to bring _______________ to God
