The Prize.John Farley
Pastor-Teacher Sunday, March 4, 2018 Grace Prison Ministrieswww.graceprisons.org Grace Prison Ministries works to change the lives of prisoners through evangelism and sound Bible teaching. GPM visits jails, prisons, and youth detention centers. GPM presents the simple grace gospel of Jesus Christ and the procedures for living the Christian life. To restore the lives of the scorned and rejected through the love, hope, and forgiveness found only in Christ. What can we do to help?
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The prizeColossians 1:28-2:3 They must have a great goal, a dream, something they are strenuously working to achieve. Paul sees a prize, There are a number of passages in Colossians that describe different aspects of this prize. Col 1:3-6 As we go along, we will note the words that Paul uses when he talks about this future goal or prize. Here Paul describes the prize as the HOPE. The thing that one expects and looks forward to in view of the measures taken to ensure its fulfillment. Col 1:9-12 Here the key word is Col 1:21-23 The key words are HOLY and BLAMELESS and BEYOND REPROACH.
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