The Fruit of the Gospel

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Thanksgiving and Prayer

3 We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, 4 since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints, 5 because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. Of this you have heard before in the word of the truth, the gospel, 6 which has come to you, as indeed in the whole world it is bearing fruit and increasing—as it also does among you, since the day you heard it and understood the grace of God in truth, 7 just as you learned it from Epaphras our beloved fellow servant. He is a faithful minister of Christ on your behalf 8 and has made known to us your love in the Spirit.

Colossians 1:3-8 ESV

Colossians 1:3 ESV - 3 We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,

1. Faith in Christ Jesus

Colossians 1:4 ESV - 4 since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints

1 Corinthians 1:30-31 ESV - 30 And because of him you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, righteousness and sanctification and redemption, 31 so that, as it is written, "Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord."

2. Love for All the Saints

Colossians 1:4 ESV - 4 since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints,

Ephesians 1:15-16 ESV - 15 For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints, 16 I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers

Colossians 1:8 ESV - 8 and has made known to us your love in the Spirit.

3. Hope Laid Up in Heaven

Colossians 1:5 ESV - 5 because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. Of this you have heard before in the word of the truth, the gospel,

Colossians 1:6 ESV - 6 which has come to you, as indeed in the whole world it is bearing fruit and increasing--as it also does among you, since the day you heard it and understood the grace of God in truth,

Colossians 1:7 ESV - 7 just as you learned it from Epaphras our beloved fellow servant. He is a faithful minister of Christ on your behalf

Hebrews 13:20-21 ESV - 20 Now may the God of peace who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant, 21 equip you with everything good that you may do his will, working in us that which is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.