Sacrificial Service for Christ

Sacrificial Service for Christ

24 a   Experience                                  ^zI now rejoice in my sufferings ^afor you,

     b   Experience                                  and fill up in my flesh ^bwhat is lacking in the afflictions of Christ, for ^cthe sake of His body,

     c   Characterization                              which is the church,

25 a   Characterization                                   of which I became a minister according to ^dthe ⁷stewardship from God

     b   Characterization                                        which was given to me for you,

     c   Purpose                                                          to fulfill the word of God,

26 a   Characterization                                                  ^ethe ⁸mystery which has been hidden from ages and from generations,

     b   Revelation                                                           ^fbut now has been revealed to His saints.

27 a   Characterization                                                       ^gTo them God willed to make known what are ^hthe riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: ⁹which

     b   Characterization                                                            is ⁱChrist in you, ^jthe hope of glory.

28 a   Action                                                                                Him we preach,

     b   Expansion                                                                               ^kwarning every man

     c   Expansion                                                                               and teaching every man in all wisdom,

     d   Purpose                                                                                        ^lthat we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus.

29 a   Action                                                                                               To this end I also labor,

     b   Elaboration                                                                                             striving according to His working

     c   Characterization                                                                                          which works in me ^mmightily.(Colossians 1:24-29)^[1]

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^z 2 Cor. 7:4

^a Eph. 3:1, 13

^b [Rom. 8:17; 2 Cor. 1:5; 12:15]; Phil. 2:17

^c Eph. 1:23

^d Gal. 2:7

⁷ dispensation or administration

^e [1 Cor. 2:7]

⁸ secret or hidden truth

^f [2 Tim. 1:10]

^g 2 Cor. 2:14

^h Rom. 9:23

⁹ M who

ⁱ [Rom. 8:10, 11]

^j 1 Tim. 1:1

^k Acts 20:20

^l Eph. 5:27

^m Eph. 3:7

^[1] The New King James Version. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1982. Print.