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OBSERVATION
Colossians 1:9-14

1. Multiple people heard of something, (it). (v.9)
2. Multiple people have not ceased to pray for you (someone). (v.9)
3. Multiple people asked that you (someone) be filled with knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understand. (v.9)
4. Someone will walk in a manner worthy of the Lord that pleases him in all respects. (v.10)
5. Someone will bear fruit in all good works and knowledge of God will increase. (v.10)
6. Someone will strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might, for the attaining of all steadfastness and patience; joyously. (v.11)
7. Someone will give thanks to the Father, who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints in Light. (v12)
8. Someone rescued us from the domain of darkness. (v.13)
9. Someone transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son. (v.13)
10. We have redemption and the forgiveness of sins in someone. (v.14)

MECHANICAL LAYOUT
Colossians 1:9-14

9. For this reason also, since the day we heard of it, we have not ceased to pray for you and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,

10. So that you will walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please Him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; 11. strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might, for the attaining of all steadfastness and patience;

joyously
12. giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints in Light.

13. For He rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son, 14. in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

EXEGETICAL OUTLINE
“The Unfathomable Christ”
Colossians 1:9-14

Big Idea: Paul explains to the Colossians that he has been petitioning for them to have a deeper relationship with Christ and reminds them of the authority and favor they have through Christ. (v.9-14)

I. Paul wrote to the Colossians stating because of the good news, he has continuously prayed for them to be consumed with spirit, so they can endure with patience and be joyous in their thanks to God. (v.9-12) A. Paul wrote to the Colossians stating after hearing from Epaphras, they didn’t stop praying for them and requested they be filled with spiritual knowledge, wisdom, and understanding. (v.9)

B. Paul wrote to the Colossians stating his request was so they will live worthy of the Lord everyway, producing good works and more understanding of God. (v.10)

C. Paul wrote to the Colossians stating being strengthened with all power of his glorious might, produces all steadfastness and patience. (v.11)

D. Paul wrote to the Colossians stating give thanks to the father, joyously because He has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the Saints in light. (v.11-12)

II. Paul wrote to the Colossians reminding them that they were no longer in darkness but apart of the Kingdom and they had received forgiveness and redemption of their sins. (v.13-14) A. Paul wrote to the Colossians stating for He rescued us from darkness and reassigned us to the kingdom of His beloved Son. (v.13)

B. Paul wrote to the Colossians that in His Son we have redemption and forgiveness of sins. (v.13-14)

|Scripture |Question |Answer |
|Colossians 1 |Definition: |1 B: to supply with a full complement |
| | | |
|V.9 |Filled |3 C. To Make Full |
| |Rationale: |Paul uses the word filled to suggest completeness and fullness of understanding & knowledge of |
| | |God will in all spiritual wisdom. (v.9) |
| |Implications: |1. We should seek complete understand of God’s will. 2. God wants us to be filled with the |
| | |fullness of His spiritual knowledge and wisdom. 3. A deeper understand of God’s will gives you |
| | |a more intimate relationship with Him. |
|Colossians 1 |Definition: |2 a (1) : the fact or condition of knowing something with familiarity gained through experience|
| | |or association |
|V.10 |Knowledge | |
| |Rationale: |Paul uses the word knowledge to show the manifestation of a deeper grow and understanding of |
| | |God. (v.10) |
| |Implications: |1. Grow in God gives you a better knowledge or understanding of God’s will. 2. Receiving |
| | |knowledge from God is a reward for growing and producing for God. 3. Knowledge and |
| | |understanding comes from being faithful and continually seeking God. |
|Colossians: 1 |Definition: |to free from confinement, danger, or evil : save, deliver: as |
| | |c : to deliver |
|V.13 |Rescued | |
| |Rationale: |Paul uses the word rescued to show that they were confined and where freed, saved, delivered |
| | |from danger/evil. (v.13) |
| |Implications: |1. Through Christ we were saved 2. Through Christ we were delivered 3. Through Christ we were |
| | |made restored. 4. Through Christ we were freed. 5. Through Christ we were forgiving 6. Through |
| | |Christ we were transferred from darkness into the Kingdom of eternal light. |

Interpretation

Colossians 1:9-14

Big Idea

Paul tells the Colossians of his prayers for them to become more consumed in the spirit of God, and reminds them to continue to give festive thanks for the unfathomable deliverance from darkness.

Paraphrase

9. After hearing the good news, I’ve continuously prayed requesting you be filled with all spiritual knowledge wisdom & understanding of His will.
10. so that your living is pleasing and worthy of the Lord, producing good work and deeper knowledge of God;
11. being strengthened with all power of His glorious might, producing endurance and patience; joyously
12. give thanks to God, for He has qualified us to inherit the saints in Light.
13. God rescued us from darkness, and placed us in the kingdom of His beloved Son,
14. who we have redemption, and forgiveness of sins.

Application
Colossians 1:9-14

Summarize:
Paul tells the Colossians of his prayers for them to become more consumed in the spirit of God, and reminds them give thanks for the unfathomable deliverance from darkness.
Principle-ize:
All believers should pray for themselves and others to become more consumed in the spirit of God and remember to give thanks at all time for the unfathomable deliverance from darkness.
Personalize:
As I study a read this chapter, I realized that I have taken for granted the deliverance that God has granted me and also the desire to be consumed even more by the holy spirit and seek a deeper understand of God. Therefore, as of 11/5/2012, I will add to my morning prayers the request to be consumed in the spirit of God’s will for my life in its entirety. I have been half stepping as it pertains to being a servant of the Lord and its time to be full and filled as Paul wrote to the Colossians. I will also increase my study time of Gods word by an hour by decreasing one of my one hour television shows. Instead of watch the show that I have DVRed, to watch on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday’s on these days during those times I will consume myself with Gods word. This will allow me to be more prepared and more effectively seek his face by being more knowledgeable, and having a better understanding of His word which allows me to continue to use the tools that I have learn and not lose them. This also allows the holy spirit to act on my request of being consumed because I have now made myself more available to be consumed.