Text: Colossians 1:24-29

1. Even in the face of ___________  V. 24
   1. Bringing the ____________ to people may require suffering
   2. Our suffering can _____________ compare to what Christ has already suffered
2. Because we are ________________ of Christ and His Gospel  V. 25 – 27
   1. We are His ministers with the ministry of His _____________  II Cor 5:17-21
   2. We are His ministers for such a ____________ as this
   3. We hold the _______________ of God to be ________ to others  V. 26-27
3. But His mission for our lives requires ________________ from our lives  V 28-29
   1. God communicates His mission with ___________________   V. 28, 29A
   2. God has an __________________ of action for His children
   3. God must work IN us before He can work __________________ us  V. 29B

Action Points:

• What have you ever suffered for the cause of Christ?
• How are you fulfilling God’s mission for your life?
• Choose a verse talked about in this passage for your mission and write a plan for how you intend to act upon it obediently