This document summarizes the sixth week of a Sunday school class on Colossians taught by Pastor Chuck Brooks. It discusses how Paul wanted the Colossian believers to be filled with knowledge of God's will through spiritual wisdom and understanding. It also discusses how having knowledge of God's word is key to righteous living, and how understanding Scripture helps believers to walk in a way that is pleasing to God. The document ends by defining Greek words used to describe God's power and the meaning of patience in the biblical context.
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The Book Of Colossians
GOD’s MYSTERIOUS PLAN of CHRIST’S SUPREMACY
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GOD’s MYSTERIOUS PLAN IS REVEALED
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And this is the secret:
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Slide 2: Introduction to Mindfulness
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1. Colossians
The Supremacy and Sufficiency
of Jesus Christ
Grace Bible Baptist Church
Adult Sunday School Class
Room 204
Teacher: Pastor Chuck Brooks
Week Six
2. Colossians
The Supremacy and Sufficiency
of Jesus Christ
Week Six
“For this cause we also, since the day we
heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to
desire that ye might be filled with the
knowledge of his will in all wisdom and
spiritual understanding…” Colossians 1:9
3. Colossians
The Supremacy and Sufficiency
of Jesus Christ
Week Six
The word “filled” is plēroō in the Greek and means “to fill
something up to completion” and “to be totally under
something’s control.”
• Paul wanted the Colossians believers to be totally
controlled by “knowledge” (epignosis).
• Paul wanted the Colossians to have a deep and thorough
knowledge of “God’s will in all spiritual wisdom and
understanding.”
4. Colossians
The Supremacy and Sufficiency
of Jesus Christ
Week Six
Pastor John MacArthur has said, “Without a
source of authority to provide absolute
standards, virtually anything goes. Because
knowledge of those absolutes is the basis for
correct behavior and ultimate judgement, it is
crucial that Christians know God's revealed
truth.”
5. Colossians
The Supremacy and Sufficiency
of Jesus Christ
Week Six
The Word of God provides us with
the absolutes that are the basis upon
which all truth about God and all
standards of faith and conduct are
set.
6. Colossians
The Supremacy and Sufficiency
of Jesus Christ
Week Six
Having the knowledge of God’s Word is the key to
righteous living.
• God’s Word control our minds.
• What controls your thoughts will control your
behavior.
• Self-control is a result of mind-control, which is
dependent on knowledge (of the Word of God).
• Being “filled with the knowledge of God’s will in all
wisdom and spiritual understand” affects our
behavior… in other words, understanding and
obedience of the Scriptures helps us to “to walk in
a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to
Him.”
7. Colossians
The Supremacy and Sufficiency
of Jesus Christ
Week Six
“That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto
all pleasing, being fruitful in every good
work, and increasing in the knowledge of
God…” Colossians 1:10
8. Colossians
The Supremacy and Sufficiency
of Jesus Christ
Week Six
“That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto
all pleasing, being fruitful in every good
work, and increasing in the knowledge of
God…” Colossians 1:10
9. Colossians
The Supremacy and Sufficiency
of Jesus Christ
Week Six
“That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto
all pleasing, being fruitful in every good
work, and increasing in the knowledge of
God…” Colossians 1:10
10. Colossians
The Supremacy and Sufficiency
of Jesus Christ
Week Six
“Strengthened with all might, according to
His glorious power, unto all patience and
longsuffering with joyfulness” Colossians 1:11
11. Colossians
The Supremacy and Sufficiency
of Jesus Christ
Week Six
Paul used two different Greek words for God’s energy:
Dunamis from which we get the word dynamite; dunamis
means inherent power. This is permanent power, physical
power, force, ability, energy that belongs to the basic
nature of something or someone.
Kratos which means manifested power or power that is
put forth in action or demonstrative.
12. Colossians
The Supremacy and Sufficiency
of Jesus Christ
Week Six
“Strengthened with all might, according to
His glorious power, unto all patience and
longsuffering with joyfulness” Colossians 1:11
13. Colossians
The Supremacy and Sufficiency
of Jesus Christ
Week Six
“patience” - hupomonē - hoop-om-on-ay' –
Means cheerful (or hopeful) endurance,
constancy: - enduring, patience, patient
continuance (waiting).
The word “patience” means, “endurance when
circumstances are difficult”.
It means “to stay put under pressure”
14. Colossians
The Supremacy and Sufficiency
of Jesus Christ
Week Six
School of
GOODNESS
and the
KNOWLEDGE OF
GOD’S WILL
