Live Out God's Best for Your Life (Part 2)

Introduction

Greeting and acknowledgment of online viewers.
Continued series on the book of Colossians.
Recap: Colossians 1 & 2 focus on Right Believing and what Christ has done for us.
Today’s focus: The Practice of the Believer.
Main topic: Live Out God's Best for Your Life.

Think Upward: Set your mind on things above.
Know Your True Identity: Put off the old life, put on the new life.
200% Christian: 100% God's part (grace, forgiveness), 100% our part (discipline, actions).

Colossians 3:16: “Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you…”
- Command: Not a suggestion; continually allow God’s word to overflow in your life.
- Make God's word central and at home in your life.
- Use of God’s Word: Wisdom, teaching, and admonishing others.
- Life Choices: Guided by God's word (e.g., marriage, career).
- The Role of Music: Helps memorize scriptures; caution with the content of modern music.
Joshua 1:8: Meditation on God's law leads to prosperity and success.
Psalm 19:9-11: Guidance and purity through treasuring God’s word.
Practical Examples and Testimony: Memorizing scriptures and its impact.

Proverbs Warning: “There is a way which seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.”
God’s Design: Humility to follow God’s instructions.
Commitment in Relationships: Family and workplace first.

Wives: Submit to husbands as unto the Lord (Col. 3:18, 1 Peter 3:1-2).
- Testimony by speaker’s wife about submission and its impact.
Husbands: Love wives as Christ loved the church (Ephesians 5:25).
- Example of unconditional, sacrificial love.
Children: Obey and honor parents (Col. 3:20, Eph. 6:1-3).
- Obedience when young, honor when older.
Fathers: Do not exasperate children; raise them in the Lord (Eph. 6:4).
- Avoid hypocrisy, unreasonable behavior, and over-controlling.

Employees: Work sincerely and heartily as for the Lord (Col. 3:22-24).
- God is the ultimate rewarder.
Employers: Treat employees with justice and fairness (Col. 4:1).
- Transformative impact of Christian principles in the workplace.

Prayer: Devotion to prayer with thanksgiving (Col. 4:2-4).
- Prayer for evangelistic opportunities and clarity in sharing the gospel.
- Conducting oneself with wisdom and grace towards outsiders (Col. 4:5-6).
Importance of Prayer: Quotation by Billy Graham and Oswald Chambers on prayer as a powerful weapon.
- Aligning oneself to know God through prayer.

Commitment to God's Word, Ways, and Weapon: Encouraging commitment to attend prayer and fasting sessions.
Prayer for Commitment: Prayer for those committing to choose God's word, ways, and weapon.