Colossians 1:9-1:14

Essentials of a Growing Christian

When you become a Christian, you've taken the first step in a new journey. What is the next step? We find answers beginning in Paul's prayer for this little church, to guide and encourage them to have a worthy, pleasing and fruitful walk. We take a look here at how the Lord cares about you individually, about the small and seemingly insignificant, the losses in our lives, and yet there is great purpose in all these things. Join Pastor Lloyd for this continuing study on the essentials of a growing Christian.

  1. For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;
  2. That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;
  3. Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;
  4. Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:
  5. Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
  6. In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins: