Your Testimony

The word of Your Testimony

Today we wrapped up Paul’s letter to the Colossians which springboarded us into a study on living out the great commission.

As you know I am beginning to really press you about going out and doing the work of the Kingdom!

We all have a sphere of influence and authority and it is IN that sphere that we are commanded to be lights and salt to the world. 

In order to be lights and salt requires that we FIRST have been and are continuing to be transformed into Christ’s likeness. Our daily encounters with Christ produces a transformed life which is itself a witness and it creates a platform upon which we extend to the world a life line into God’s kingdom!

James tells us that true worship of God is seen in control over your mouth and in extending yourself to those in need – offering orphans and widows as his token examples.

So this was the point upon which our teaching this week is pressing.

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Believer's commission

The believer’s commission

Colossians 3:1-4 is Paul’s encouragement to these Colossian believers so that they might press on to maturity in their faith.

The baton passed from Christ to His church was one of doing the work of the kingdom until He returns. That work has to manifestations.

First is internally, where the believer is daily conformed, more and more into the image of Jesus Christ. This is done by following the lead of the Holy Spirit who encourages us to set our hearts upon Christ rather than on things here on earth.

The second manifestation is externally, where our lives make us light and salt to the world around us due to the transforming work within us. This is what makes us ‘Living Witnesses’ of Jesus on the earth.

All of this is laid down for us in some detail in Romans 8 which we worked through in order to better understand HOW to live out Colossians 3:1-4.

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