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Title: ROOTED – “Rooted in the Love of Christ” | Week One
Foundation text:
Colossians 2:6-7
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6 Therefore, just as you have received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to walk in Him,
7 rooted and built up in Him, established in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.
7 rooted and built up in Him, established in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.
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Rooted - (GK word is rhizoo) to become stable.
Subtitle: Firmly Planted in the Finished Work of Christ.
Built up - to build upon, to rear up.
Established - confirmed.
Abounding - be in excess, to excel, be the better, exceed, excel, increase, over and above.
Subtitle: Firmly Planted in the Finished Work of Christ.
Built up - to build upon, to rear up.
Established - confirmed.
Abounding - be in excess, to excel, be the better, exceed, excel, increase, over and above.
Just as the Colossian believers had begun with Christ, so Paul encourages them to continue in their walk with Him. Paul uses four words to describe the Colossians’ walk with Christ. The tense of the word translated rooted denotes a complete action; the believers have been rooted in Christ. The next three words, built up, established, and abounding, are in the present tense, showing the continual growth that should characterize every Christian’s walk with Christ.
Key Scriptures:
John 3:16
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16 For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.
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Romans 5:6-8
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6 For at just the right time, while we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.
7 Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die.
8 But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
7 Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die.
8 But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
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Isaiah 53:3-5
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3 He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not.
4 Surely He took on our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken by God, struck down and afflicted.
5 But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.
4 Surely He took on our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken by God, struck down and afflicted.
5 But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.
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Luke 22:39-46
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39 Jesus went out as usual to the Mount of Olives, and the disciples followed Him.
40 When He came to the place, He told them, “Pray that you will not enter into temptation.”
41 And He withdrew about a stone’s throw beyond them, where He knelt down and prayed,
42 “Father, if You are willing, take this cup from Me. Yet not My will, but Yours be done.”
43 Then an angel from heaven appeared to Him and strengthened Him.
44 And in His anguish, He prayed more earnestly, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.
45 When Jesus rose from prayer and returned to the disciples, He found them asleep, exhausted from sorrow.
46 “Why are you sleeping?” He asked. “Get up and pray so that you will not enter into temptation.”
40 When He came to the place, He told them, “Pray that you will not enter into temptation.”
41 And He withdrew about a stone’s throw beyond them, where He knelt down and prayed,
42 “Father, if You are willing, take this cup from Me. Yet not My will, but Yours be done.”
43 Then an angel from heaven appeared to Him and strengthened Him.
44 And in His anguish, He prayed more earnestly, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.
45 When Jesus rose from prayer and returned to the disciples, He found them asleep, exhausted from sorrow.
46 “Why are you sleeping?” He asked. “Get up and pray so that you will not enter into temptation.”
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Big Idea: The cross was not an accident; it was an act of love. We cannot fully appreciate the resurrection until we understand why Jesus went to the cross.
Teaching Points:
1. Love Initiated the Plan – Salvation began in the heart of the Father.
2. Love Carried the Weight – Jesus bore our sin, shame, and sorrow.
3. Love Chose the Cross – In Gethsemane, Jesus surrendered His will.
1. Love Initiated the Plan – Salvation began in the heart of the Father.
2. Love Carried the Weight – Jesus bore our sin, shame, and sorrow.
3. Love Chose the Cross – In Gethsemane, Jesus surrendered His will.
Application:
a. Are you rooted in religion, or in relationship?
b. This week, I want you to reflect on Christ’s personal love for you.
a. Are you rooted in religion, or in relationship?
b. This week, I want you to reflect on Christ’s personal love for you.
