The Unsearchable Riches of Christ
A chained prison teaches us how to rejoice and not be overcome by our circumstances by opening up the Master Plan of God for the universe and the "Unsearchable Riches of Christ"...there is much here to learn.
banal
bə-năl′, bā′nəl, bə-näl′
adjective
1. Drearily commonplace and often predictable; trite.
2. Commonplace; trivial; hackneyed; trite.
3. Common in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh.
Hebrews 1:1-3 God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets, has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds; who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,
Galatians 2:20 I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.
1 John 3:8 He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil.
John 12:31-32 Now is the judgment of this world; now the ruler of this world will be cast out. And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all peoples to Myself.”
Colossians 2:14-15 having wiped out the handwriting of requirements that was against us, which was contrary to us. And He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross. Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it.
1573 ekkakéō (from 1537 /ek, "out from and to" and 2556 /kakós, "inwardly bad") – properly, to be negatively influenced with the outcome of experiencing inner weariness.
ἐκκακέω, ἐκκάκω; (1 aorist ἐξεκάκησα); (κακός); to be utterly spiritless, to be wearied out, exhausted;
Sermon Discussion Questions:
Describe what we know about God's Master Plan for all of the universe.
Who did God reveal this to?
How does it center on Christ?
What are some of the "unsearchable riches of Christ"?
How did all this impact Paul?
How should it impact us?
