Five important things have stood out through out all the verses we have read and last week that we as Christians need to be masters of and/or very knowledgeable in. Those things are 1. Foundation/Roots which establishes our faith, 2.Patience/Endurance/Perseverance, 3.Persecution/Trials/Temptations, 4.Fruits/ Character which brings pleasure to God, and 5.Glory/Rewards. This week we will tackle #1 and below if our foundation verses:
Colossians 1:9-12
9 For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives,
10 so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,
11 being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience,
12 and giving joyful thanks to the Father, who has qualified youf to share in the inheritance of his holy people in the kingdom of light.