ACTIVE VERBS!
COLOSSIANS 3 & 4
Christian Living is FULL of Active Verbs! –English lesson today? No!
Review: Context of Colossians & Today
•Gnostics today still say God could not become human –Jesus
became human, what do with the Incarnation? –Christmas!?!
•Atheists deny there is a God –Romans 1:18-20 –they have no
excuse!
•Agnostic believes there could be a god… somewhere out there…
Can’t have personal relationship with us
•Deists believes there is a god who created all but left it for
humanity to work it out…
STAND FIRM!
JESUS IS GOD!
OUR IMMANUEL!
Paul’s Instructions – filled with active verbs! You choose to do/act!
Chapter 3:
V2 “Set your hearts on things above” Your pre-Jesus life is dead and you
are now hidden in Christ!
V4 “He (Jesus) IS your life”!
V5 You “put to death” sins that tempt you! Immorality, sexual sins,
impurity, lust, evil desires and greed.
V9 Do not lie to each other –You STOP lying!
V10 You choose to live a Christian/obedient life to His Word –Put on the
new life!
V12 Because obey –clothe yourself with that which is right - Christlike
V13 Bear with each other
V14 Forgive your grievances with each other, put on love
V15 Let the peace of Christ rule your hearts. Be thankful!
V16 Let the message of Christ dwell among us as you teach and admonish
each other with a thankful heart
V17 Do all things in the name of the Lord, giving thanks…
Active verbs in personal relationships:
V18 Wives –submit to your husbands –this is fitting (right) in the Lord
V19 Husbands –love your wives –do not be mean to them
V20 Children –obey your parents –this pleases God
V21 Fathers –do not embitter (make bitter) your children, they will
become discouraged (loose hope, loose personal value, etc.)
V22 Workers –obey your boss –work as if you are working for the Lord
Chapt 4: 1 Bosses - Be fair & righteous –remember Jesus is your Master
V2 Devote yourself to prayer, be watchful, and be thankful
V5 Be wise
V6 Let your conversation be full of grace –healing words
•Note: Paul tells us to “be thankful” 4 times!
If thankful to Jesus for new life –Can I go ahead and choose to sin?
If thankful for my brothers and sisters –Can I lie to them?
If thankful for my brothers and sisters –Can I NOT forgive them?
If thankful for husband, wife, children –Can I be mean to them, not
respect or love them?
If thankful for my work –Can I go ahead and not respect boss?
If thankful for people who my boss or work with me –Can I not be
like Jesus to them?
“Praise the Lord! Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His
love endures forever!” Psalms 106:1
Many action verbs today…what do? Action verbs
improve, what? What do you need to work on and
grow like Jesus?
