Helping Others Pursue Maturity

Colossians 1.24-2.5

How to help others mature

A. GOD'S WORK

1.  Hard work  [1.24]

2.  Joyful work  [1.24]

3.  A work of service  [1.24]

4.  A delegated work  [1.25]

5.  An awesome work  [1.26-27]

6.  God's work  [1.29]

B. GOD'S PURPOSE [1.28]

1.  Maturity

2.  Everyone

C. GOD'S AGENDA

1.  Encourage people  [2.1-2a]

    Col 4.7-9;  Phil 1.12-14

2.  Help bind people together in love  [2.2b]

    Col 3.12-14

3.  Help people attain full assurance  [2.2c]

4.  Keep people pointed toward Christ  [2.2-3]

    Col 3.1-4

5.  Guard people from error  [2.4]

    Col 2.8, 16, 18

John Olson