Sermon Tone Analysis

Being In Tune With Each Other

Theme: What’s going on?

Christocentric

Christ is Lord over all of creation, including the invisible realm.

He has secured redemption for his people, enabling them to participate with him in his death, resurrection, and fullness.

Paul was in a Roman prison when he wrote to the church in Colossae.

False teachers were coaching the Colossians to worship angels and follow special rules and ceremonies.

Paul corrected this thinking through his letter, stressing that faith in Christ is sufficient for salvation and that nothing needs to be added to Christ’s sacrifice on the cross.

Paul was in a Roman prison when he wrote to the church in Colossae.

False teachers were coaching the Colossians to worship angels and follow special rules and ceremonies.

Paul corrected this thinking through his letter, stressing that faith in Christ is sufficient for salvation and that nothing needs to be added to Christ’s sacrifice on the cross.

15 Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace.

And be thankful.

16 Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.

17 And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

The New International Version (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2011), Col.

Characters In This Narrative:

Main Character: JESUS

Role-

a.

The right hand of God

b.

The risen one

We inherit all of the Kingdom when Christ was risen, to be one with him!

Colossians 3:

c.

Christ, Christos in Greek and Messiah in Hebrew

Colossians 3:1-

Walter A. Elwell and Barry J. Beitzel, “Christ,” Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1988), 431.

“Jesus’ office and function were foreshadowed by the three groups of OT anointed officials: prophets, priests, and kings.”

2. The church at Colossae-

Jesus’ office and function were foreshadowed by the three groups of OT anointed officials: prophets, priests, and kings.

Walter A. Elwell and Barry J. Beitzel, “Christ,” Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1988), 431

Colossians 3:1-

2. Church of Colossae-

As body of Christ, do we set our minds on things above or on earthly things?

As body of Christ, do we set our minds on things above or on earthly things?

Tell your neighbor, Christ is my life!

Church YOU are God’s chosen ones

2. The church at Colossae-

Role-

a.

Paul the apostle

Richard R. Melick, Philippians, Colossians, Philemon, vol.

32, The New American Commentary (Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1991), 301.a.

a.

Put on

12 Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, 13 bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.

14 And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.

b.. Harmony in the Church (3:15)

a. Harmony in the Church (3:15)

The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, b.

Harmony in the Church (3:15)

3:15 The second command called the church to harmony.

The peace of Christ was to rule in the believers’ hearts.

3:15 The second command called the church to harmony.

The peace of Christ was to rule in the believers’ hearts.

Richard R. Melick, Philippians, Colossians, Philemon, vol.

32, The New American Commentary (Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1991), 301.R

Richard R. Melick, Philippians, Colossians, Philemon, vol.

32, The New American Commentary (Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1991), 301.

15 Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace.

And be thankful.

The New International Version (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2011), .

b. cannot reach this harmony without understanding

b.

Unity in the Church (3:17)

“Giving thanks” points to an essential accompaniment of acting in the name of the Lord Jesus—viz., that in everything we do we are to retain a sense of God’s goodness and are to be careful to thank him.

3. Paul the apostle

Curtis Vaughan, “Colossians,” in The Expositor’s Bible Commentary: Ephesians through Philemon, ed.

Frank E. Gaebelein, vol.

11 (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House, 1981), 217.3.

Paul the apostle

This church had faith and love for all God’s people, because of that they are bearing fruit and growing.

As the gospel message spreads larger and stronger, giving glory to God in Christ becomes very essential!

Paul

What areas of ministry are we not giving our all in the name of the Lord Jesus?

3. Apostle Paul

Role-

Significantly, Paul urged the Colossians to let the peace “of Christ” rule in their midst.

Perhaps recalling the words of Jesus (John 14:27), Paul extended the meaning to its social dimensions.

Normally when Paul discussed peace, he prayed for peace in the believers’ experience.

Most of the time, the prayer for peace occurred in the Pauline salutations.

All the letters contain it.

In all but two of the salutations, Paul stated that peace came jointly from God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Four other times he spoke of peace coming from God without a reference to Christ.38

This is the only place that Paul spoke of the granting of peace as an activity of Christ alone.

The usage clearly reveals that Paul conceived of God the Father and Jesus as having the same level of authority.

It reveals his high estimation of Christ, who does what God does.

Even though he is not present physically on this earth, faith in him continues to be the answer to a troubled disposition as it was when he was on earth (John 14:1).

Though Paul did not begin this epistle by stating that Jesus gives peace, this is the only time it occurs apart from identifying God with it.

a. His role was to encourage the church

Colossians 1:25-2

b.

His responsibility is to bring the gospel to the Gentiles

Colossians 1:

So who made up the Colossians church?

b.

Gives instructions

From the epistle, we read that both Jews and Gentiles lived there and became part of the church.