Date: Thursday 6 June 2024
Passages: Col 1: 13-14, 19-22; Col 2:6-23; 1 John 5:11-12; John 10:10

Synopsis

From an understanding of who is the Son, we explore the significance of what the Son, Jesus Christ, has done for us and what it means to have life in him. The knowledge of Jesus Christ moves from intellectual knowledge about Jesus to saving knowledge of Jesus, the spiritual realities of being rooted and built up in him as our Savior and Lord.

Message Outline

Part A: In the Son: (Brought into the kingdom of the Son)

  1. From the dominion of darkness to the kingdom of the Son
  2. From being alienated to being reconciled
  3. From being dead in sins to being alive in Christ
  4. From having no possibility of life to the possibility of fullness of life

Part B: In the Son (Living life in the kingdom of the Son)

  1. The Son is the Lord; we live the life in Him
  2. The Son possesses the fullness; we have been baptized into His fullness
  3. The Son is the Head: we are continually nourished by Him

Discussion Questions

  1. Why is being ‘in the Son’ so crucial a condition for any discussion of spiritual growth?
  2. Can you share your personal experience of being reconciled to God through Christ? (if you do not yet know Jesus Christ personally, do you wish to?)
  3. Now that you are ‘in the Son’, what assurances do you have about growing the life you have in him?