Seasoned Speech
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November 13 | Colossians 4:5-6  “Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making good use of the time. Let your speech be seasoned with salt, always gracious, so that you may know how you ought to answer one another.” (Colossians 4:5–6) How do you act with people who aren’t Christians? Most of…

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Dwelling Richly in You
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November 12 | Colossians 3:16-17  “Let Christ’s word dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, with thankfulness, singing in your hearts to God, and everything that you do, if in word or deed, do it all in the name…

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God’s Image Restored
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November 11 | Colossians 3:8-10  “But now you must take off all of these: anger, wrath, depravity, slander, filthy speech from your mouth. Don’t lie to one another because you took off the old self with its deeds, and put on the new self, renewed in the knowledge according to…

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Hidden with Christ
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November 10 | Colossians 3:2-4  “Concentrate on the things above, not things on the earth, for you died, and your life has been hidden with Christ in God, when Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.” (Colossians 3:2–4) When I was a…

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Rooted and Established
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November 9 | Colossians 2:6-7  “Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, walk in Him, rooted andbuilt up in Him, and established in the faith just as you were taught,abounding in thankfulness.” (Colossians 2:6–7) I’ve watched my parents work so well together over the years. But this doesn’t just…

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Jesus Is Worthy
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November 8 | Colossians 1:15-17  “Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all the earth, for by Him all things were created in the heavens and on the earth – things visible and things invisible, whether thrones or powersor rulers or authorities – all things were…

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Walk Worthy of the Lord
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November 7 | Colossians 1:9-11  “For this reason also, we, since the day we heard, haven’t stopped praying and asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding, to walk worthy of the Lord, in all things pleasing Him, bearing fruit…

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Working for Jesus
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July 9 | Colossians 3:23-24  “Whatever you do, work from the soul, as to the Lord and not people, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance – serve the Lord Christ.” (Colossians 3:23–24) As you look back at your career so far, have you…

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Strengthened by Jesus

Day 21: Prayer Focus: Growth in Christ and the Spirit | Colossians 1:9-13 “For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding. And we…

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How Does Paul Encourage Us to Grow in Christ from Ephesians and Colossians?

Summary: Paul’s letters to the Ephesians and Colossians were probably written at the same time. We have much to apply from the theology and application parts of these letters. Introduction In my last post, I talked about the character the disciple of Jesus is developing from Paul’s encouragement in the…

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