Living in Gods strength How to become a strong Christian? Red Bull makes you fly!!!??? Col.1:9-14 9. A Powerful Prayer Knowledge & understanding 10. Bearing fruit 11. Strength from God 12. Living in the light 13. Rescued from darkness 14. Forgiveness In Gods strength following Jesus steadfastly so bearing fruit! A strong Christian life: BASIC EQUIPMENT • Believing God for Who He is & what He does • Living in forgiveness through the blood of Jesus • Living in the strength of God through the Holy Spirit • Understanding & applying the Bible • Following & obeying Jesus • Having a personal relationship with God • Living in the freedom as a child of God • Serving God, people and society a Strong Christian: A Christian IS set free from darkness! Col.1:13 He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness a Strong Christian Life starts with: growing in the knowledge of God Col. 1:9 filled with the knowledge of his will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding Phil. 1:9 Eph.1:17 a Strong Christian Life because: The Strength of God in us Col. 1:11 …being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might… Eph.3:20 who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us… The Strength of God for you! Ps.84:7 They go from strength to strength, Isa.40:30, 31 those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength Eph.3:16 strengthened with power through his Spirit Do you want to be a strong Christian? See PowerPoint at: www.pyano.nl/sermons.html