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Devote yourself to prayer, be watchful, and thankful. Learn life lessons from Colossians 4:2-6 on being wise, gracious, and intentional in reaching out to others with love and faith. Discover how to make your conversations seasoned with grace to impact lives positively.
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Colossians 4:2-6 (NIV) • 2 Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.
3 And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains.
4 Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, as I should. 5 Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity.
6 Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.
Living an attractive life means: • Reaching out to others in Faith • Touching a life in Love • Growing in Hope
Life Lesson # 1 • Devote yourself to prayer
Life Lesson # 2 • Make thankfulness a habit
And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains.
Life Lesson # 3 • Look for the doors God opens and go through them
Life Lesson # 4 • Get the message down
Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity.
Life Lesson # 5 Be approachable with those outside of Christianity • Life Lesson # 5a Don’t compromise your faith walk
Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.
Life Lesson # 6 • Be ‘morish’
If it took all your life to build a relationship and see one person come to accept Jesus as Lord and Savior it would be worth it
Who has God brought into your life? • Who is going to be in your chair?
Life Lesson # 7 • Be intentional • God has brought someone into your life who does not yet know Him • They need to be in your chair