Bible Text: Colossians 2:13-15 | Preacher: Pastor Steve | Series: That They May Know…Christ
Colossians 2:13-15 You were dead because of your sins and because your sinful nature was not yet cut away. Then God made you alive with Christ, for he forgave all our sins. He canceled the record of the charges against us and took it away by nailing it to the cross. In this way, he disarmed the spiritual rulers and authorities. He shamed them publicly by his victory over them on the cross.
What Is The CONDITION Of Your Heart?
Deuteronomy 10:16 Therefore, change your hearts and stop being stubborn.
Romans 2:29 No, a true Jew is one whose heart is right with God. And true circumcision is not merely obeying the letter of the law; rather, it is a change of heart produced by God’s Spirit…
The Lord KNOWS The CONDITION Of Our Hearts
Jeremiah 17:9-10 The human heart is the most deceitful of all things, and desperately wicked. Who really knows how bad it is? But I, the Lord search all hearts and examine secret motives. I give all people their due rewards, according to what their actions deserve.
Colossians 2:13 You were dead because of your sins and because your sinful nature was not yet cut away
WE ARE SAVED
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…God made you alive with Christ…
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Our Mission According to God’s Word THAT OTHERS MAY LIVE!
Matthew 7:21-23 Knowing the correct password — saying Master, Master, for instance — isn’t going to get you anywhere with me. What is required is serious obedience — doing what my Father wills. I can see it now — at the Final Judgment thousands strutting up to me and saying,  Master, we preached the Message, we bashed the demons, our God-sponsored projects had everyone talking. And do you know what I am going to say? You missed the boat. All you did was use me to make yourselves important. You don’t impress me one bit. You’re out of here
FORGIVENESS
…He forgave all our sins
He canceled the record of the charges against us
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In this way, He disarmed the spiritual rulers and authorities. He shamed them publicly by His victory over them on the cross
NAILING IT TO THE CROSS
Admit and confess: we are lost, behind enemy lines and we can’t find or fight our way out
Believe and receive: Jesus is the one who died to offer us acceptance, love, forgiveness and victory
Commit and unite: Jesus commissions us to bring the message of His gift of salvation, discipleship, love and peace
NAILING OUR SIN(S) TO THE CROSS OF JESUS!
…by His victory…