Whatever You Do - Colossians 3:17

December 16, 2023 Pastor: Terry Embke Series: Colossians - Jesus Is Lord In All of Life

Topic: Jesus Is Lord In All Of Life Passage: Colossians 3:17

121723...“Whatever You Do”...Colossians 3:17

easy believism

John 14:6...“I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me”

Matthew 16:24-26...“If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul?”

1 John 5:3...“For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments.
And his commandments are not burdensome”

Colossians 3:17...“And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him”

Hebrews 12:5-6...“Do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord, nor be weary when reproved by him. For the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and chastises every son whom he receives.”

1 Corinthians 6:19, 20...“Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body”

Sermon In A Sentence: For the true believer there are no secular activities in life; rather everything is spiritual and subject to the Lordship of Jesus Christ.

God Transforms Your Life Spiritually As You: (3:1-4)
-Seek the things that are above V.1
-Set your mind on things that are above V.2
-Live the reality that death is behind you V.3
-Live the reality of Christ’s return for you V.4

Colossians 3:17...“And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him”

Every Believer Is Subject To The Authority Of The Lord Jesus Christ:
-For every word they speak
-For every deed that they do
-For every detail in life
-For giving thanks in everything

Matthew 12:36-37...“I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak, for by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”

2 Corinthians 5:10...“For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil.”

Sermon In A Sentence: For the true believer there are no secular activities in life; rather everything is spiritual and subject to the Lordship of Jesus Christ.