05.08.25

Welcome to TEEN CLASS

Poll

WOULD YOU RATHER...

Eat only manna for 40 YEARS, or fast for 40 DAYS?

• MANNA

• FASTING

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What Bible animal is this?

Multiple Select

What happens next?

• Executions

• Arrests

• Persecutions

• Repentance

Review Time

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in prayer, and ​

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in the same with ​

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... (Colossians 4:2)

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Continue

watch

thanksgiving

faithfulness

grow

perservere

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Match each key word from Colossians 4:2 to their definition.

• Continue

• Watch

• Thanksgiving

Devote yourself, persevere

Stay awake, be sober

Actively grateful

• Devote yourself, persevere

• Stay awake, be sober

• Actively grateful

Colossians 4:3-6

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What was Paul praying for?

Open Ended

What was Paul praying for in Colossians 4:3?

• The first step of witnessing: PRAY

• Paul is not trying to kick the doors down.

• We don't sit back and do nothing, but we SHIFT FOCUS from FORCING THINGS to RESPONDING to God's working.

• Manufactured witnessing vs Spirit-led witnessing

• We watch and pray for open doors

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Paul wants GOD to open the doors

• Phillip was told by the Spirit of God to approach

• The Eunuch was reading Isaiah

• God gave him a WIDE OPEN door to share Christ

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Phillip and the Ethiopian Eunuch

• Synagogues, markets, Mars Hill

• Venues where people are open for dialogue

• Summoned before kings

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Paul's Ministry

• Was praying on the rooftop.

• Saw a vision and which told him to go tell Cornelius about Christ

• Cornelius's whole household is saved!

• “...they rehearsed all that God had done with them, and how he had opened the door of faith unto the Gentiles.”

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​Peter

• Remember where Paul is?

• His first prayer request is to pray for open doors for the Gospel.

• Not for his own deliverance

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Priorities: Mine or God's?

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That I may make it ​

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, as I ​

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to ​

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. (Colossians 4:4)

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manifest

ought

speak

known

thought

pray

• Why would Paul ask for boldness?

• Some doors are scary when they open.

• God doesn't only open the door, but gives us the ability

• Sound clear and confident

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​Clearly and Boldly

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But when they shall lead you, and deliver you up, ​

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what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate: but ​

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in that hour, that speak ye: for it is ​

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(Matt 13:11)

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take no thought beforehand

whatsoever shall be given you

not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost.