Colossians 3:16 -17

Psalm 119:11

John 20:31

1. People of the Word – Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly:

Hebrews 4:12

1. 1. Let….allow
   2. Word of Christ…The bible reveals who Christ is.

• • • He is the word
    • The Truth
    • The only way to God
    • Not just a book we hold but the person

1. 1. Dwell…be at home…

• • • Not just a visitor
    • But at home
    • Home is where the heart is

1. 1. Richly

• • • Overabundance…rich beyond the norm
    • To be overtaken by…consumed by

2. Builders of the Body – Sharing what we have with others in the body of Christ:

Ephesians 4:16

Hebrews 10:24-25

• • • Wisdom – ability to judge correctly and follow the best course of action based upon knowledge and understanding
    • Teaching – the imparting of positive truth with the intention of influencing understanding
    • Admonishing – influencing to action with a warning, caution, a gentle reproof.
    • Singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs
    • With thankfulness
      1. Thankfulness is the salve of broken hearts
      2. Thankfulness is the thing that cleanses, renews, and changes our negative and hopeless thoughts
      3. Thankfulness resets our direction when we are being pulled into the muck and mire of this world system

3. Followers of Jesus – And then we are to do everything we do in the light of who we are:

1 Peter 2:21

• • • We are the children of God
    • We are His body
    • Our entire identity is in Him
    • So, it makes sense to do everything for Him
    • Giving thanks…Eucharisteo is a word that at its very core (eu=good + charis = grace) means to acknowledge how good grace is!