Prayer of SubstancePrayer of Substance

Colossians 1:1-14Colossians 1:1-14

Colossians 1:1-14 Colossians 1:1-14

Greeting (1:1-2)Greeting (1:1-2)

Thanksgiving for their Thanksgiving for their FaithFaith (3-7) (3-7)

Prayer for their Prayer for their WalkWalk (9-14) (9-14)

Thanksgiving for their Thanksgiving for their FaithFaith (3-5) (3-5)

FaithFaith & & lovelove

hope hope

truthtruth

Thanksgiving for their Thanksgiving for their FaithFaith (3-5) (3-5)

FaithFaith & & lovelove

motivated motivated

byby hopehope

truthtruth

Thanksgiving for their Thanksgiving for their FaithFaith (3-5) (3-5)

FaithFaith & & lovelove

motivated motivated

byby hopehope

& centered & centered

inin truthtruth

Thanksgiving for their Thanksgiving for their FaithFaith (6-7) (6-7)

Faith was Faith was

received, received,

heard, heard,

understoodunderstood

& learned& learned

Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Romans 10:17

Prayer for their Prayer for their WalkWalk (9-14) (9-14)

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willwill of God of God

worthyworthy of God of God

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powerpower of God of God

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kingdomkingdom of God of God

To walk the To walk the

willwill of God of God

worthyworthy of God of God

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powerpower of God of God

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kingdomkingdom of God of God

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Spiritual Wisdom & Spiritual Wisdom & UnderstandingUnderstanding

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To Walk the To Walk the WillWill of God of God

Expressed in Expressed in MoralityMorality, Mission & , Mission & MinistryMinistry

Col. 3:5 Col. 3:5 “Put to death therefore what “Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.”covetousness, which is idolatry.”

To Walk the To Walk the WillWill of God of God

Expressed in Morality, Expressed in Morality, MissionMission & & MinistryMinistry

““Be my witnesses” Be my witnesses” (Acts 1:8). (Acts 1:8).

To Walk the To Walk the WillWill of God of God

Expressed in Morality, Expressed in Morality, MissionMission & & MinistryMinistry

““Those who deny me before men Those who deny me before men I will deny before my Father”I will deny before my Father” (Mt. 10:33)(Mt. 10:33)

To Walk the To Walk the WillWill of God of God

Expressed in Morality, Expressed in Morality, MissionMission & & MinistryMinistry

““Give an answer of the hope that Give an answer of the hope that lies within you” lies within you” (1 Pet 3:15)(1 Pet 3:15)

To Walk the To Walk the WillWill of God of God

Expressed in Morality, Mission & Expressed in Morality, Mission & MinistryMinistry

““To each is To each is givengiven the the manifestation of the spirit manifestation of the spirit for for the common goodthe common good.” .” (1 Cor. (1 Cor. 12:7)12:7)

To Walk the To Walk the WillWill of God of GodExpressed in Morality, Mission & Expressed in Morality, Mission & MinistryMinistry

““For we are his workmanship, For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared works, which God prepared beforehand, that beforehand, that we should walk we should walk in themin them.” .” (Eph. 2:10)(Eph. 2:10)

To Walk the To Walk the WillWill of God of God

Expressed in Morality, Mission & Expressed in Morality, Mission & MinistryMinistry

““Having gifts that differ Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to according to the grace given to us, us, let us use themlet us use them”” (Rom 12:6) (Rom 12:6)

To Walk in the To Walk in the KingdomKingdom of God of God (13-14)(13-14)

Requires the Work of God on my Requires the Work of God on my behalf. behalf.

Qualified (12)Qualified (12)Inherited (12)Inherited (12)Delivered (13)Delivered (13)

Dramatic RescueDramatic RescueMarch 5, 2011March 5, 2011

Yonkers, NYYonkers, NY

To Walk in the To Walk in the KingdomKingdom of God of God (13-14)(13-14)

Requires the Work of God on my Requires the Work of God on my behalf. behalf.

Qualified (12)Qualified (12)Inherited (12)Inherited (12)Delivered (13)Delivered (13)

Transferred (13)Transferred (13)Redeemed (14)Redeemed (14)Forgiven (14)Forgiven (14)

Our Prayer for One AnotherOur Prayer for One Another

To walk the To walk the

willwill of God of God

worthyworthy of God of God

by the by the

powerpower of God of God

in thein the

kingdomkingdom of God of God

To walk the To walk the

willwill of God of God

worthyworthy of God of God

by the by the

powerpower of God of God

in thein the

kingdomkingdom of God of God