- The fact of Paul’s thanksgiving (Col 1:3)
- The content of Paul’s thanksgiving (Col 1:4-8)
- Faith in Jesus Christ
- Love for all God’s people
- Hope that has come to them
- Larger work of God
- Thankfulness as the Bassline of the Christian song Col 3:15-17)
- Thankfulness and the heart of the Gospel
- Thankfulness and the nature of God
- Thankfulness and the shape of Christian ministry
- Interruption
- The Shape of Paul’s Ministry
- Suffering and Affliction
- Proclamation and Admonition
- Struggle and Labour
- Ultimate Goal
- Paul’s Ministry and Ours
- A common vision
- A common message
- A common struggle
- Reaffirmation
- Daniel – Chapter 2, Chapter 7
- Mark – Chapter 1, Chapter 2
- Implications for us:
- A call to resist
- A call to repent
God is giving us reason to trust His rule, so we can serve Him
God is demonstrating he is able to tell the future by revealing what’s hidden in secret
- Compare and contrast
- What the dream reveals
- Who will you serve?
- In Babylon for a purpose – to serve the King
- Daniel resolved
- God rewards their faithfulness