DEEPEN YOUR ROOTS
Mike Geppert
Woodland Church
Wednesday, August 24, 2022
(Colossians 2:6-15, NIV) “So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness. See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces of this world rather than on Christ. For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, and in Christ you have been brought to fullness. He is the head over every power and authority. In him you were also circumcised with a circumcision not performed by human hands. Your whole self ruled by the flesh s was put off when you were circumcised by Christ, having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through your faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead. When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins, having canceled the charge of our legal indebtedness, which stood against us and condemned us; he has taken it away, nailing it to the cross. And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.”
(Colossians 2:6-7, NIV) “So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.”
1. BE ON YOUR GUARD
(Colossians 2:8, NIV) “See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces of this world rather than on Christ.”
(1 Corinthians16:13, NIV) “Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong.”
(1 Peter 3:8, NIV) “Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble.”
2. BE DILIGENT
(Colossians 2:6-7, NIV) “So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.”
(2 Timothy 2:15, NIV) “Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.”
See: Psalm 1
3. BE READY
(Colossians 2:7, NIV) “…rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.”
(1 Peter 3:15, NIV) “But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect,…”
Growthwork
- Take time to know what you believe.
- Take time to know why you believe.
- Take time to learn how to give away your faith.