Introduction – Thanksgiving has virtually disappeared from American public life.
I. Thanksgiving Is the Result of Having Received Christ, 6a.
A. The Colossians had received Christ.
B. Who was the Christ the Colossians received from the apostles?
C. Receiving Jesus means receiving him in each and all of these ways.
II. Because of Who Jesus Is and Our Faith in Him, We Are to Live in a Certain Way, 6b.
A. The word walk is the main verb of this sentence.
B. To walk in a certain way is to live in a certain way.
C. Jesus in our lives produces change.
III. The Walk Explained, 7.
A. The first descriptive word of our walk in Christ is rooted.
B. Next, Paul continues to describe the life of the Christian by using a construction term – built up.
C. As he continues to describe the Christian life, Paul leaves the garden and the construction site and goes to the military world – established.
D. Lastly, Paul describes the Christian walk with Christ as a life of thanksgiving.
Conclusion – Walk with him with an every day, every situation, thankful heart.
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