Not a list of Rules

The Bible is more about God, who he is and what he does.  

It is not so much about what I do.  It is not just a moral code.  

Church was different yesterday.  Half the churches cancelled because of a possible freezing rain.  I think we had double what I expected.  But, I had already planned a small group Bible study.  Our people read this short chapter 5 times.  Each time they would look to answer a word search question.  I call this observation.  Rather than forming opinions we just looked to see what we would find.

Who is in the chapter?  What are the key words?  Are there any commands or directives?  

There is really only one thing we are told to do in this short chapter.  Believe the truth.  Trust God.  That sums up God's good news for our part.  

Another question.  See what God does.  What is God's part?  

This next part really got me. Too many to count.  I had to circle whole verses of things that God does in our lives.  

Jesus did the work.  God gives us everything we need.  We just need to trust him. 

I hope my preaching becomes an exact parallel to what God says in his Word.  Life changes as we discover what God does in our lives.  It becomes more about God, than about me.  Be encouraged.  God will do what he says he will do.  

Just don't live to please your self.  Less of my opinions and more understanding what God says and does.  

We were reading Colossians 1.

I think I will remember this as one of my favorite Sunday mornings.