Corrected a mistake on the ealier version of this presentation.

1. Colossians
God Made Ministry
Lesson 9

2. Paul characterized his ministry
with the words: suffering and
afflictions.

3. OF CHRIST
•When we excel, it is to the
glory of Christ
•When we are in need it is the
concern of Christ
•When we suffer, it is in the
stead of Christ

4. FOR YOU
•Isaac stayed with his father until his father died
- at age 175
•Esau stayed near his father until he died.
Jacob left, but it was as a fugitive, not because
he was in God’s will.
•Every one of Jacob’s sons stayed with their
father until he died
Joseph was the exception, but he was sold by
his brothers into slavery.
•That’s the context in which God gave us the
local church.

5. THROUGH THE WORD
We fulfill the Word of God
by:
•Learning it carefully
•Obeying it daily and
•Telling it faithfully

6. THROUGH THE WORD
We fulfill the Word of God
by:
•Learning it carefully
•Obeying it daily and
•Telling it faithfully