Kolosi Jiu Bang Nyei Sienx Fim Hnamv Caux

Ko^lo^si Jiu Bang Nyei Sienx Fim, Hnamv Caux Biouv Ko^lo^si 1: 3 -8. The Church at Colosse, Faith, Love and Fruit Sunday/April 17, 2011

Yie mbuo haaix zanc tengx meih mbuo daux gaux, yie mbuo zanc-zanc laengz zingh mbuo nyei Ziouv Yesu Giduc nyei Die, Tin-Hungh, 4 weic zuqc yie mbuo haiz gorngv meih mbuo sienx longx Giduc Yesu yaac hnamv Tin-Hungh nyei zuangx mienh. 3 3 We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, 4 because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the

Kuv fienx nyei zien doz taux meih mbuo naaic wuov zanc, meih mbuo haiz gorngv kuv fienx maaih lamh hnamv weic meih mbuo siou jienv wuov tin-dorngh. Weic naaiv meih mbuo cingx daaih sienx longx yaac hnamv mienh. 5 5 the faith and love that spring from the hope that is stored up for you in heaven and that you have already

Naaiv kuv fienx maaih mienh camv nyei sienx yaac hiaangx jienv mingh buangv lungh ndiev, hnangv yiem meih mbuo mbu'ndongx, meih mbuo haiz liuz kuv fienx wuov hnoi yaac mengh baeqc Tin-Hungh nyei en za'gengh hnangv haaix nor. 6 6 that has come to you. All over the world this gospel is bearing fruit and growing, just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and understood God's

Meih mbuo hiuv Tin-Hungh nyei en se meih mbuo yiem E^baa^faa hoqc daaih. E^baa^faa se yie mbuo hnamv haic juangc zoux bou nyei mienh, ziepc zuoqv nyei zoux Giduc nyei gong weic tengx yie mbuo. 8 Ninh yaac mbuox yie mbuo, Singx Lingh bun meih mbuo za'gengh hnamv mienh. 7 You learned it from Epaphras, our dear fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf, 8 and who also told us of your love in the 7

Biux Mengh Waac Introduction Baulo biux mengh ninh ganh caux gorngv waac wuic buangh gorx-youz liuz nyei waac (ys. 1 -2), Ninh yaac laengz zingh Tin-Hungh weic Ko^lo^si Jiu Bang nyei sienx longx Tin-Hungh nyei jauv (ys. 3 -8). After introducing himself and greeting the brethren in verses 1 -2, Paul expresses thanksgiving to God concerning some things about the

2. Mbuo yaac hiuv duqv Baulo fiev gorngv taux haaix nyungc jauv nyei, mbuo yaac duqv hoqc taux Ko^lo^si Jiu Bang nyei nyungc zeiv, za’gengh haiz orn duqv mbuo nyei hnyouv camv haic, weic zuqc ninh mbuo zoux nyei kuv nyungc zeiv bun taux mbuo benx Jiu Baang nyei mienh hnangv haaix nor zoux. As we consider what Paul wrote, we learn some encouraging things

3. Naaiv douc Ging-Sou biux mengh bun mbuo hiuv duqv taux Aa^sie Saengv nyei jiu baang hnangv haaix nor sienx kaux Yesu. Mbuo buatc Ko^lo^si Jiu baang sienx duqv longx nyei, mv baac bun mbuo daaih beiv mangc gaax ganh norm jiu baang hnangv haaix nor sienx. Yiem naaiv mingh bun mbuo mangc taux yietc zungv yiem Aa^sie Saengv nyei Jiu Baang sienx Yesu nyei jauv caux ninh mbuo zoux nyei sic hnangv haaix nor. This passages demonstrated to us how the Asia Minor churches believe in Jesus Christ and their practices. As we see in the book of Colossians, the Colosse church were very good in their faith

I. Yiem Ko^lo^si Ging-Sou njaaux mbuo taux buo nyungc longc jienv nyei jauv se maaih hnangv naaiv. In the Colossians Bible taught three important things as following as this: (1) Ninh mbuo sienx longx Giduc Yesu yaac hnamv zuangx mienh – ys. 3 -4. They believe in Christ

(2) Kuv fienx nyei zien doz taux meih mbuo naaic wuov zanc, meih mbuo haiz gorngv kuv fienx maaih lamh hnamv weic meih mbuo siou jienv wuov tin-dorngh. Weic naaiv meih mbuo cingx daaih sienx longx yaac hnamv mienh – ys. 5. The faith and love that spring from the hope that is stored up for you in heaven and that you have already heard about in the word of truth, the gospel – vs. 5. (3) Weic meih sienx nyei jauv caux zoux nyei sic bun kuv fienx hiaangx buangv

II. AA^SIE SAENGV NYEI JIU BAANG NYEI SIENX FIM CAUX ZOUX NYEI SIC. ASIA CHURCHES FAITH AND THEIR DEEDS 1. Ko^lo^si Zingh nyei Jiu Bang mienh sienx longx Giduc Yesu yaac hnamv Tin-Hungh nyei zuangx mienh – Ko^lo^si 1: 3 -8. Colosse Church is faithfully believed in Christ Jesus and love for

2. E^fe^so Jiu Baang maiv hnamv Yesu hnangv daauh dangh wuov nor hnamv – Laauc Yaangh 2: 4 -5. Ephesus church have forsaken their first love for Jesus – Revelation 2: 4 -5. 3. Saa^me^naa Jiu Baang se benx ziepc zuoqv hnyouv sienx longx Yesu nyei Jiu Baang. Maiv gunv ninh mbuo zuqc buangh ziex nyungc kouv naanc nyei jauv mv baac ninh mbuo yaac maiv tuix bouc – Laauc Yaangh 2: 8 -11. Smyrna church is a faithfully church, they stand firm in their

4. Be^gaa^mam Jiu Baang se maaih i setv mienh sienx Yesu…. maaih deix sienx longx maaih deix mingh gan Mbaa^lam njaaux nyei jaav leiz yaac sienx cou – Laauc Yaangh 2: 12 -17. Pergamum Church have two kind of people …. some faithfully believed and some following false teaching of Balaam and liberal – Revelation 2: 12 -17. 5. Ti^yaa^ti^laa Jiu Baang se benx maiv ziepc zuoqv hnyouv nyei jiu baang. Ninh mbuo sueih jiu baang mienh zoux waaic sic, se benx sienx fim cou nyei jiu baang – Laauc Yaangh 2: 18 -28. Thyatira Church is a

6. Saa^nditc Jiu Baang se benx daic nyei Jiu Baang …. naaiv norm jiu baang se maiv ziepc zuoqv hnyouv fu-sux Ziouv, ninh mbuo sienx weic ganh duqv longx hnangv – Laauc Yaangh 3: 1 -6. Sardis Church is a dead Church…this church not faithful serving the Lord, they believe for their own good – Revelation 3: 1 -6. 7. Fi^laa^nden^fie Jiu Baang se dongh Yesu hnamv, Yesu a’hneiv nyei jiu baang …. naaiv norm jiu baang se ziepc zuqc hnyouv sienx Yesu, yaac ei jienv Yesu njaaux nyei waac zoux nyei jiu baang – Laauc Yaangh 3: 7 -13. Philadelphia Church is the church Jesus love and happy for …this church is faithfully believed in Jesus and

8. Lau^ndi^sie Jiu Baang se un-un wuov, maiv jorm yaac maiv namx nyei jiu baang – Laauc Yaangh 3: 14 -22. Laodicea Church is the lukewarm church neither cold nor hot – Revelation 3: 14 -22. 9. Fi^lipv^poi Zingh nyei Jiu Baang se benx jorm hnyouv zunh kuv fienx nyei jiu baang … naaiv norm jiu baang se benx dengv taux haengh douc nyei jiu baang – Fi^lipv^poi 1: 1 -11. Philippi Church is a missionary church …. This

10. Te^saa^lo^ni^gaa Zingh nyei Jiu Baang se benx sienx wuonv Yesu nyei jiu baang …. Yaac maaih longx nyei nyungc zeiv bun taux ganh norm dorngx nyei jiu baang – 1 Te^saa^lo^ni^gaa 1: 1 -10. Thessalonians Church is a good role model church imitated by other churches – 1 Thessalonians 1: 1 -10. 11. Gaa^laa^tie Zingh nyei Jiu Baang se benx maiv ziepc zuoqv hnyouv sienx Yesu nyei jiu baang … ninh mbuo mingh gan njaaux jaav leiz nyei jauv – Gaa^laa^tie 1: 1 -

12. Ko^lin^to Zingh nyei Jiu Baang se benx norm mengh daauh waaic nyei jiu baang yiem Aa^sie Saengv nyei jiu baang …. . naaiv norm jiu baang zoux nyei jauv ziex nyungc maiv horpc, maaih maiv luonx horngc nyei sic, maaih nzaeng mengh daauh mengh hoc nyei jauv – 1 Ko^lin^to 3: 1 -23; 5: 111. Corinth Church is a bad reputation church in Asia minor…. this church have all problems, there were sexual sin and Jealousy and quarreling within

13. Lomaa Zingh nyei Jiu Baang se benx Lomaa janx nyei jiu baang…. naaiv norm jiu baang se benx zong horngh jiu baang, maiv gengh longx yaac maiv gengh waaic ndongc, weic zuqc Lomaa janx zoux nyei jauv caux sienx nyei jauv hnangv deix mbuo Iu-Mienh sienx nyei jauv nor, ninh mbuo zangc guenx mienv, haaix zanc maiv hiuv duqv sienx Yesu nyei jauv hnangv haaix nor zoux, ziouc dorh mienv nyei jauv mbienv daaih longc aqv, maaih deix mienh oix sienx longx mv baac maiv hiuv duqv hnangv haaix zoux. Baulo cingx daaih njaaux taux sienx Yesu nyei mienh oix zuqc hnangv haaix nor yiem – Lomaa 12: 115: 13. The Church at Rome not too bad and not too good either…. because it was Gentile church, they were similar as Mienh Church, Roman people worshiping idol, they always offer sacrifice the animals to their idol. When they were Christians, the thing they don’t know how to do in Christians way, they just twist it from the old believe into

III. MIENH HIUV DUQV NINH MBUO SE WEIC NINH MBUO NYEI SIENX FIM CAUX LAANH HNAMV LAANH NYEI JAUV. THEY WERE KNOWN BY THEIR FAITH AND LOVE FOR ALL THE SAINTS 1. Weic ninh mbuo nyei sienx fim yiem Yesu, caux laanh hnamv laanh nyei jauv. Toward Jesus, they showed faith; toward their brethren, they demonstrated love!

2. Maiv zeiz kungx weic ninh mbuo ganh nyei doic hnangv, ninh mbuo yaac hnamv dauh sienx Yesu nyei mienh yiem ganh norm dorngx yietc zungv. Not only love for each other, but love for ALL the saints, including those in other places. 3. Mbuo yaac haih longc hnyouv zoux laanh hnamv laanh, laanh fu-sux laanh. We can be diligent in our love for one another, making efforts to become

4. Mbuo haih biux mengh mbuo nyei hnamv bun mbuo nyei gorx-youz doic yietc zungv, yiem mbuo wuic buangh nyei ziangh hoc, juangc jienv baaux nzung ceng Tin-Hungh, laanh zoux longx bun laanh. We can demonstrate our love for ALL the brethren, by taking advantage of meetings and singings to be together. 5. Mbuo haih tov Tin-Hungh tengx mbuo zoux naaiv deix jauv camv faaux. We can ask the Lord to help us increase in this - 1 Thessalonians 3: 12 6. Mbuo yaac haih laanh tengx laanh zoux kuv sic camv faaux duqv nyei. We can urge each other to increase in this virtue - 1 Thessalonians 4: 9 -10

7. Mbuo yaac duqv buatc naaiv nyungc biouv cuotv yangh kuv fienx daaih bun mienh zoix yungz jiex. We have seen the kind of fruit being born by the gospel: a. Maaih sienx fim yiem Yesu (Faith in Jesus) b. Hnamv gorx-youz (Love for the brethren) 8. Ziangh longx nyei biouv biux mengh ninh mbuo benx Yesu nyei sai-gorx. Yo^han 15: 8. In bearing such fruit, they

9. Jangx jienv dongh ninh mbuo jiex gorn ziangh biouv yiem ninh mbuo hiuv duqv Tin-Hungh nyei zien leiz wuov zanc. Notice that they had been bearing fruit since the day you heard and knew the grace of God in truth. 10. Weic ninh mbuo hiuv duqv Tin-Hungh nyei zien leiz, bun ninh mbuo maaih hnyouv oix ziangh hoc biouv. By knowing the grace of God, they were properly motivated to bear fruit. 11. Ih hnoi yaac fih hnangv nyei, se gorngv mienh dongh mengh baeqc taux Tin-Hungh nyei njoux en wuov deix ziouc maaih hnyouv oix fusux Tin-Hungh. So it is today, those who truly

V. DONGH HAAIX NYUNGC TINHUNGH NYEI EN ZOUX BUN MIENH ZIANGH BIOUV? WHAT IS THE GRACE OF GOD WHICH MOTIVATES ONE TO BEAR FRUIT? 1. Se dongh yietc nyungc jauv mienh zieqv duqv gorngv mbuo maiv ziqc duqv zipv Tin-Hungh nyei hnamv caux korh lienh mienh nyei jauv yiem Yesu Giduc! Simply put, it is the unmerited favor which God has shown us

2. Mbuo nzutv zunv Tin-Hungh nyei en se maaih hnangv naaiv. We can summarize this grace of God by defining several key terms: a. DINGC ZUIZ – Mbuo dorngc zuiz, mbuo ziqc duqv dingc zuiz daic weic yietc liuz, ei Tin-Hungh mangc – Lomaa 3: 23; 6: 23. CONDEMNATION Being guilty of sin, we stand condemned in the sight of God and in danger of everlasting death Romans 3: 23; 6: 23 b. LEIH GO TIN-HUNGH, weic zuiz mbuo buatc mbuo ganh caux Tin-Hungh zuqc bun nqoi – I^saa^yaa 59: 1 -2. ALIENATION - Being guilty of sin, we also find ourselves separated from God -

c. ZOUX BUN – mv baac yiem Tin-Hungh nyei hnamv caux ninh nyei korh lienh, Tin-Hungh bun Ziouv Yesu daaih ciev ziec weic mbuo, naaiv se biux mengh taux Tin-Hungh se baengh fim nyei, yaac gong-daqv nyei – 1 Yo^han 4: 9 -10. PROPITIATION - but in love and mercy, God sent Jesus to be our sacrifice for sins to appease God's just and righteous anger - 1 John 4: 9 -10 d. BUANGV HNYOUV – buangv hnyouv weic longc sienx fim ei jienv zoux nyei jauv, mbuo haih bun Tin-Hungh buangv hnyouv mbuo se weic Yesu nyei ciev ziec jauv – Lomaa 3: 21 -26. JUSTIFICATION - by responding in obedient faith, we can be justified by virtue of Jesus'

e. DUQV CAUX TIN-HUNGH HORPC HNYOUV – Duqv bungx nqoi maiv zuqc benx zuiz-mienh, mbuo ih zanc haih duqv caux Tin-Hungh horpc hnyouv daaih aqv – 2 Ko^lin^to 5: 17 -20. RECONCILIATION - Free from the guilt of sin, we can now be reconciled with God through Christ Jesus our Lord - 2 Corinthians 5: 17 -20. f. DUQV SAAX CING-NZENGC DAAIH – Weic Giduc daic, mbuo haih duqv benx Tin. Hungh nyei mienh yaac maaih buonc duqv fu-sux ninh nyei njang-laangc – Lomaa 6: 17 -18, 20 -22. SANCTIFICATION - By virtue of

Nzutv Zunv Waac Conclusion 1. E^fe^so, Jiu Baang duqv haiz Tin-Hungh longx haic nyei en – Ko^lo^si 1: 7. Through Epaphras, the church at Colosse had heard of this wonderful grace of God - Colossians 1: 7 2. Baulo, duqv haiz yiem E^fe^so Zingh nyei Jiu Baang ziangh hnamv nyei biouv yiem naaiv nyungc en daaih – Ko^lo^si 1: 8. And through Epaphras, Paul had heard of their wonderful love which was the fruit of

3. Ko^lo^si Jiu Baang laanh hnamv laanh yaac hnamv zuangx mienh. Colosse Church love one another and all the people. 4. Wuov nyungc mbuo ni? What about us? : a. Mbuo maaih sienx fim yiem Yesu nyei fai? Do we have faith in Jesus?

5. Mbuo oix zuqc bun Tin-Hungh nyei en hlo yiem mbuo nyei maengc bun mbuo maaih hnyouv qaqv zoux gong. Let's be sure to allow the grace of God to have its desired effect in our lives! 6. Se gorngv meih yietc liuz maiv bun jiex Tin-Hungh nyei naaiv nyungc en hlo yiem meih nyei maengc nor, wuov nyungc ih zanc meih yaac maiv haih bun fai? If you have never responded