Colossians 1 vs 1 - 8 - Corps Night - April 4 - 1984
Colossians 1:1-8 April 4, 1984 We're going to Colossians chapter one tonight. And before we do, I wanted to read you a poem by Lonnell Johnson called "A Good News Day". It is a good news day No blues day, new shoes No way to lose What a good news day It's a great day, I can't wait day Lift your voice, let's rejoice My Lord a good news day It's a pay day, going my way day No nay, all yeah, what you say Such a good news day It's a living up day Overflowing cup day, it's a bright and bubbly doubly lovely Sho'nuff good news day. I think that sets the heart of Colossians, so we go to Verse 1. Colossians 1:1: Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother. First of all, it's Paul again writing to the believers. He was the one that fathered them in the Word that started the movement of the Word in that province of Asia, and Colossae was a part of that province. Remember he spent two years and three months in Asia in which all Asia heard the Word of the Lord. And that means the Colossians had to hear about it too, during that time. And it says, an apostle, he was an apostle, or one who is sent, an apostle is one who is sent to bring new light to a generation. It may be old light but it's new to that generation. And of course the things that were revealed to Paul at this time that he brought to the people regarding the Mystery had never been made known before. And therefore, it was totally new light to that generation. And it says, "an apostle of Jesus Christ", and Jesus Christ is the correct order, it's not Christ Jesus because an apostle is one who serves. And whenever it's in the category of service or the context of service, it will put Jesus the humiliated one first, followed by Christ the glorified one. Otherwise, it would put the glorified one first. Christ Jesus. But in this context, it's service. He's an apostle, so he's an apostle of whom? Of Jesus Christ. Putting the emphasis on the humiliated one or the service. "An apostle of Jesu
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Tweet Topic: logospedia Format: mp3 Publication Date: 04-04-1984 Walter J. Cummins graduated from the Power for Abundant Class in 1962. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Education from Ohio State University in 1968 and his Master of Education degree in Secondary School Administration in 1978 from Wright State University. He was ordained to the Christian by The Way International in 1968. He has studied at The Way International under Victor Paul Wierwille and K.C.Pillai. In addition to his teaching responsibilities, he was director of the Research department of the Way International and served as assistant to the president. PDF AUDIO