Treasures In Christ

Colossians 2, ESV
¹ For I want you to know how great a struggle I have for you and for those at Laodicea and for all who have not seen me face to face…

• The spiritual good of is worth the struggle.
  

“Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, greets you, always struggling on your behalf in his prayers, that you may stand mature and fully assured in all the will of God.” (Colossians 4:12)

² that their hearts may be encouraged…

• Pray that we will be committed to the .

“…so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes.” (Ephesians 4:14)

…being knit together in love…

• Pray that we will be committed to .
  

“I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.” (Ephesians 4:1-3)

…to reach all the riches of full assurance of understanding and the knowledge of God’s mystery, which is Christ, ³ in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

• Pray that we will be committed to .

 ⁴ I say this in order that no one may delude you with plausible arguments.

• Don’t be deceived by views that sound but are not .

⁵ For though I am absent in body, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your good order and the firmness of your faith in Christ.