Sermon, April 4, 2010 - Resurrection Hope
colossians 1.21-23 Resurrection Hope
Paul describes for us what it means to be
sons and daughters of the resurrection.
A. LOOK BACK AT WHAT WAS ONCE TRUE [21]
1. Estranged
2. Hostility
3. Bad behavior
B. LOOK AT WHAT IS NOW TRUE [22a]
1. Reconciled
2. Reconciled by the death of Christ
3. Reconciled by the death of a real Redeemer
C. LOOK AT WHAT WILL BE TRUE OF YOU [22b]
1. Present tense reality
2. Future reality
a. “Present” [Eph 5.27; 2 Cor 4.4]
b. Holy: blameless and free from accusation
c. Before Him
D. HOW SHOULD WE THEN LIVE? [23]
1. A danger [Rom 6.1]
2. Paul’s instruction
a. IF you continue in the faith
b. If you continue in THE FAITH
John Olson
