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Introduction
There is a phenomenon that is happening today.
According to a report from
CBS News, in a time when there are more people than ever, nearly half of Americans now say they sometimes or always feel alone, and one in five says the rarely or never feel close to anyone.
One researcher says that social media is part of the why this is so.
It seems that the more social media we use the lonelier we are likely to be.
It gives and portrays false images which lead us to think, “Wow, I can’t measure up with my very normal life.”
In fact, in our own town, we see people walking with their faces buried in their phone and failing to socialize or talk with those around them.
God designed the church to be a place where lives become entwined with Him and with others and this is evidenced in our study of Colossians.
There are at least four areas in which we can do and be as a church to help change this stigma of loneliness.
We can find them in .
The Commission to Evangelize
Jesus told his disciples in to “make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.”
We know this as the Great Commission.
Paul says that this commission to evangelize is part of his
ongoing ministry.
He says he has become a servant of the church by the commission which God gave to him to present the word of God in its fulness.
When we share the Word of God in its fulness we are showing from Genesis to Revelation the redemption that comes through Jesus.
We are sharing the Good News.
The word of God in its fulness is a beautiful way we learn about what Jesus has done for me and you.
The writer of Hebrews states that
We can be assured that we have a story to tell and share to others.
God does not want us to keep to ourselves what He has done in us.
We are reminded here from Paul that God has chosen us to make known the “glorious riches of the mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.”
In verse 28, we the words “proclaim Him.”
This means to announce something publicly.
How have you announced publicly what Jesus has done for you?
Perhaps we need to have a time of training where we learn how how to share our faith.
Not only are we commissioned to evangelize, we are given the command to equip.
We are called to share
The Command to Equip
Command to Equip
Right after the statement “We proclaim Him” we see a couple of words that help us equip the church.
Admonishing and teaching.
Admonishing means to rebuke or warn.
This came about because the Colossians were being influenced by false teachings.
Even today, we need to beware o the teachings we have in church and make sure that are of sound doctrine.
When one admonishes, the Bible says we should respect them.
Part of the equipping that Paul is speaking of here is to help those that admonish be heard.
I think it is very unique here that this verse just doesn’t say admonish and that’s all.
It says to be admonishing and teaching.
Admonishing is incomplete without teaching.
We can warn people all day, “be careful this and be careful about that,” but it if we don’t teach the truth of why, we are not doing any good.
We must be a church that is about teaching the truths of God’s Word.
Are you in a position to study, learn and grow in God’s Word?
Are you able to do so as an individual and are you doing so in a group?
Remember :
In order for this to happen in our church, we need teachers, we need new classes.
We should strive to start new opportunities to study God’s Word in women’s groups.
men’s groups, youth groups and children’s groups.
1 Corinthians
The emphasis is that the Lord has assigned tasks to His servants.
There is something for you to do! Are you helping equip others?
The Christened to Energize
This passage also calls us into action.
I have used the phrase “Christened to Energize” as a point of action.
Paul says in verse 28 that “to this end I labor, struggling with all his energy, which so powerfully works in me.”
What do you labor for?
What is it that you strive to do?
When I think of a christening, I think of a ceremony in which a ship is launched.
When this happens, a ceremony takes place to celebrate its purpose and it to give it a blessing.
We have something similar in the church when we baptize people.
We are celebrating their new birth and also challenging them to grow in Christlikeness.
When done right, there is an energizing that takes place propelling the new believer to share about his or her new life.
We celebrate the hope of glory that Paul speaks of here.
This is exactly what happens when we allow Christ to come in and take over our lives.
Then we can say like Mary did when she heard that she was going to have a son:
Luke
Do you hear the power that comes from that statement?
When was the last time you testified about what the Lord has done for you?
When was the last time you shared with folks other than your family what the Lord has done?
When was the last time, for that matter, that you shared with your family something that the Lord has done?
When we are commissioned to evangelize, commanded to equip, and christened to energize, we are called to engage.
The Call To Engage
This is where the proverbial rubber hits the road.
This wear the hammer drives the nail.
This is where you and take what Paul is saying here and make it happen.
We can hear sermon after sermon and do study after study, however, unless we are men and women of action, we are just going through motions and wasting time.
James 2:14-20
You might say, “I have faith and I love my God so much!”
You come to church and you believe.
Congratulations, according to scripture, you have the faith of a demon!
We must become a people of action!
We must show others the love of Jesus and what that love can do for us and those with whom we share it!
God has called each of us to live lives that engage others and point others to Christ.
What are you doing to live out that calling?
You might say, now take it easy big boy....I am pretty comfortable with my life and I don’t need to engage others outside of this church.
Really?
That is so not the example that Paul is giving us here!
We proclaim.
We admonish and teach.
We present.
We labor.
We utilize the energy of Christ.
We allow the power of Christ to work within me!
Paul’s ministry included preaching, teaching, warning, taking the truth to all people, and to help every believer mature in Christ.
When we answer the call to engage with others, we are doing at least one of these.
Which one are you?
Perhaps you are thinking, “I can’t do any of those, I am not capable.”
How big is your God?
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