Colossians 1:9-14Prayer for The Colossians

Colossians 1:9-11

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

10 that you may have a walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God;

11 strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, for all patience and longsuffering with joy;

12 giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light.

13 He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love,

14 in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins.

Colossians 1:12-14

Colossians 1:9-14Prayer For The Colossians

I. The Request (v. 9)

“filled with the knowledge of his will”

The Request (v. 9)

1. What they should know: His Will

2. How much they should know: Filled

3. What they should do with the full knowledge: • Wisdom• Understanding

Wisdom & Understanding“He will do only that which is in his spiritual interest, or what is good for him on a spiritual level. Some things even right in themselves are not best for the Christian. It does not necessarily take all wisdom and spiritual understanding to know the difference between right and wrong, or the good and the bad. But it does require such wisdom and understanding to know the better over the good, and the best over the better, and having recognized the difference to then make the best choice rather than just refuse the bad.” - Weaver

Colossians 1:9-14Prayer For The Colossians

I. The Request (v. 9)

II. The Result (vv. 10-14)

The Result (vv. 10-14)

1. Pleasing - Fully pleasing

2. Productive - Fruitful in every good work

3. Progressive - - Increasing (v. 10)- Strengthened with all might (v. 10)

Walk Worthy of the Lord

Manifestationsof Strength

A. Toward Others:

Patient & Longsuffering

A. Toward Others:B. Toward Self:

Joy

Manifestationsof Strength

A. Toward Others:B. Toward Self:C. Toward God:

Thankful

Manifestationsof Strength

Thankful

1. Qualified us to be partakers of inheritance (v. 12)

2. Delivered us from power of darkness (v. 13)

3. Translated us into kingdom (v. 13)

4. We have redemption through blood (v.14)

5. We have forgiveness of sins (v. 14)

Colossians 1:9-14Prayer For The Colossians

I. The Request (v. 9)

II. The Result (vv. 10-14)

III. The Reason (v. 10)

The Reason (v. 10)

“increasing in the knowledge of God”

“growing by the knowledge of God”(Darby)

Knowledge

WisdomUnderstandingWalk Worthy

Colossians 1:9-14Prayer For The Colossians

I. The Request (v. 9)

II. The Result (vv. 10-14)

III. The Reason (v. 10)