The Reign of Christ in You Colossians 1

• King over Zion, Psa 2: 6 -8; Acts 13: 32 -33 •

• Our future reign with him, 2 Tim 2: 12; Rev 3: 21;

• When we honor Christ’s present rule over our lives it radically changes

Christ in You, the Hope of Glory, Col 1: 27 • Without Christ in

Nature of Christ’s Reign John 18: 36 -37 • Not of this world •

Nature of Christ’s Reign John 18: 36 -37 • Subjects of Christ show their

When Christ’s Reigns in our Lives (Eph 4: 1) • Our lives will be

When Christ’s Reigns in our Lives (Eph 4: 1) • Religious ramifications: – Love

When Christ’s Reigns in our Lives (Eph 4: 1) • Moral ramifications: – Genuinely

When Christ’s Reigns in our Lives (Eph 4: 1) • We will stand fast,

When Christ’s Reigns in our Lives (Eph 4: 1) • We will accept the

THE REIGN OF CHRIST • Eternal reign with Christ is assured to all who

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The Reign of Christ in You Colossians 1: 24 -29

• King over Zion, Psa 2: 6 -8; Acts 13: 32 -33 • Government over kingdom, Isaiah 9: 6 -7 • Throne of David, Luke 1: 32 -33 • Reign over the Gentiles, Rom 15: 12 • Reigns today, 1 Cor 15: 24 -26 THE REIGN OF CHRIST 2

• Our future reign with him, 2 Tim 2: 12; Rev 3: 21; 22: 4 -5 • Present supremacy of Christ in our lives is the essence of His kingdom reign • Kingdom is within you, Luke 17: 20 -21 • Seek first His rule and reign, Matt 6: 33 THE REIGN OF CHRIST 3

• When we honor Christ’s present rule over our lives it radically changes everything about us! • Conduct, Phil 1: 27 -30 • Citizens of heaven, Phil 3: 20 -21 THE REIGN OF CHRIST 4

Christ in You, the Hope of Glory, Col 1: 27 • Without Christ in you there is no hope, Eph 2: 12 • We presently stand in grace and rejoice in hope, Rom 5: 1 -2 – This must be reflected in our personal values, conduct, priorities, choices… 5

Nature of Christ’s Reign John 18: 36 -37 • Not of this world • Regulated and blessed by truth • Within: In our hearts, Lk 17: 20 -21; 3: 17 (through faith, not fear) Eph – Over our understanding, Eph 5: 17; Phil 2: 5 – Over our affections, Col 3: 1 -3; 1 Pet 4: 1 -2 – Over our conduct, 1 Pet 4: 3; Rom 13: 13 6

Nature of Christ’s Reign John 18: 36 -37 • Subjects of Christ show their submission to Him by completely obeying Him, Eph 5: 22 -24 – Sanctified for obedience, 1 Pet 1: 2; 2: 9 – Else, we fail to truly submit to Him and fail to honor Him as Lord, Lk 6: 46; Matt 7: 21 7

When Christ’s Reigns in our Lives (Eph 4: 1) • Our lives will be a genuine reflection of Christ, Col 2: 5 • Community ramifications: – Marriage, Matt 19: 4 -6 – Family responsibilities, Eph 6: 1 -4 – Neighbors, Matt 22: 39; Lk 10: 36 -37 8

When Christ’s Reigns in our Lives (Eph 4: 1) • Religious ramifications: – Love for and fear of God, Matt 10: 28 – Rely on revealed truth, not self and the wisdom of men, Col 2: 3 – End hypocrisy in our lives, Matt 15: 7 -9 9

When Christ’s Reigns in our Lives (Eph 4: 1) • Moral ramifications: – Genuinely be salt and light, Matt 5: 13 -16 – Refuse the filth of the world for the purity of godliness, Eph 5: 5 -7 10

When Christ’s Reigns in our Lives (Eph 4: 1) • We will stand fast, Phil 1: 27 -28 – Attitude: In one spirit with one mind, Eph 4: 2 -3 (Gal 5: 25 -26) – Action: Striving together for the faith of the gospel (1 Tim 6: 12) – Resist: Not “put to flight”, Prov 28: 1 11

When Christ’s Reigns in our Lives (Eph 4: 1) • We will accept the conflict and challenges that come, Phil 1: 28 -30 – Christ has granted us to believe in Him (obtain blessings of faith), Eph 1: 3; 2: 4 -7 – Christ has granted us to suffer for His sake, Matt 5: 10 -12; 1 Pet 4: 16 • Clear expression that Christ reigns us! Phil 2: 17 -18 in 12

THE REIGN OF CHRIST • Eternal reign with Christ is assured to all who remain faithful to the point of death, Rev 2: 10; 20: 4 (6: 9 -11) • Those who refuse the reign of Christ are eternally lost, Luke 19: 14, 27 • King offers redemption to escape wrath, Psa 2: 8 -12 13