Colossians 1:1-8

• 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