Generating a Heart for the Lost
Colossians 1:24-2:5

Purpose: to foster Christian hearts willing to sacrifice for the salvation of the lost

Introduction - Paul’s Gospel Focus:
    Romans 1:16-17 “the gospel… the power of God for
salvation to everyone who believes”
    Romans 15:20 “I aspired to preach the gospel, not where Christ was already named”
    1 Corinthians 1:24 “Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God”
    1 Corinthians 2:2 “to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ, and Him crucified”
    1 Corinthians 11:1 “Be imitators of me, just as I also am of Christ”

1. Sacrifice for the Salvation of Others (Col 1:24-27)
       Acts 9:13-16
       1 Peter 2:21-25
       1 Peter 4:19
       2 Timothy 2:3-10 The Heart of An Apostle, Suffering for the Sake of Christ in Others

2. To Present Them Complete in Christ (Col. 1:28-29)

3. Because God’s Mystery is Now Revealed in Christ! (Col 2:1-3)
       God’s Mystery is Christ Himself (v. 2)
       All the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are found only in Christ (v. 3)
       1 Corinthians 2:7-13

4. Resulting in All Believers Standing Confident in Christ (Col 2:4-5)

A heart for Christ generates a heart to sacrifice for the salvation of others, to present them complete in Christ, because God’s mystery is now revealed in Christ, resulting in all believers standing confident in Christ.