Colossians 2:6, 7                                                             Grow with God

Kowloon International Baptist Church                        Kowloon Tong

Harry Lucenay, Pastor                                                       2 April 2006

Amy Carmichael: Sometimes when we read the words of those who have been more than conquerors, we feel almost despondent.  But they won through step by step, by little bits of wills, little denials of self, little inward victories, by faithfulness in very little things. There is no sudden triumph to spiritual maturity.

So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.                    Colossians 2:6, 7

1. Remember how you came to Christ.

So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord…         Colossians 2:6

You must be born again.                                                              John 3:7

Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—of whom I am the worst. But for that very reason I was shown mercy so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display his unlimited patience as an example for those who would believe on him and receive eternal life.   

                                                                                     1 Timothy 1:15, 16

Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.                       Acts 4:12                                 

For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.                                                     Colossians 1:13, 14

2. Relate all of life to Christ.

Continue to live in him, rooted and built up in him…    Colossians 2:6, 7

We must stop acting like children. We must not let deceitful people trick us by their false teachings, which are like winds that toss us around from place to place.        Ephesians 4:14 Contemporary English Version

He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields it fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers.

                                                                                                   Psalm 1:3

For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.                                                  1 Corinthians 3:11

For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, and you have been given fullness in Christ, who is the head over every power and authority.                                                               Colossians 2:9, 10                                                               

Lloyd Ogilvie: All we need to know about God, He has made known in Christ. Christ is the full & final revelation of God & man as He was intended to be.

Let your roots grown down in Him and draw up nourishment from Him. See that you go on growing in the Lord, and become strong and vigorous in the truth.                                     Colossians 2:7 Living Bible

3. Respond to life in Christ.

Strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.                                                                       Colossians 2:7

See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the basic principles of this world rather than on Christ.                                  Colossians 2:8

Giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the kingdom of light.             Colossians 1:12

Now just as you have trusted Christ to save you, trust Him too for each day’s problems; live in vital union with Him.  

                                                                    Colossians 2:6,7 Living Bible

The New International Version is used unless otherwise noted.