PHILIPPIANS 2:6-8 (NIV)

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Who, being in very
natureGod,did not
consider equality with
Godsomething to be
used to his own
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rather, he made
himself nothing by
taking the very
nature of a
servant,being
PHILIPPIANS 2:7 (NIV)
 And being found in
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appearance as a
man,he humbled
himselfby becoming
obedient to death
evenPHILIPPIANS
death on 2:8a(NIV)
COLOSSIANS 1:19-23 (NIV)

For God was

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pleasedto have
all his
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and through him to
reconcileto himself all
things, whether things on
earth or things in
heaven,by making
peacethrough his
blood,shed on the1:20
Colossians cross.
(NIV)
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Once you were
alienated from God
and were enemiesin
your minds because of
your evil behavior.
Colossians 1:21 (NIV)
 But now he has
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reconciledyou by Christs
physical bodythrough
death to present youholy
in his sight, without
blemish and free from
accusation
Colossians 1:22 (NIV)
 23if you continuein your faith,
establishedand firm, and do not
move from the hopeheld out in
the gospel. This is the gospel
that you heard and that has been
proclaimed to every creature
under heaven,and of which I,
Paul, have become a servant.
Colossians 1:23 (NIV)
 EPHESIANS 1:1-14 (NIV)
1Paul, an apostleof
Christ Jesus by the will
of God, To Gods holy
peoplein Ephesus,the
faithfulin Christ Jesus:
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Grace and
peace to you
from God our
Father and the
EPHESIANS 1:2 (NIV)
3Praise be to the God and
Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ,who has blessed us
in the heavenly
realmswith every spiritual
blessing in Christ.
EPHESIANS 1:3 (NIV)
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For he chose usin him before
the creation of the worldto be
holy and blamelessin his sight.
In love5he predestinedus for
adoption to sonship through
Jesus Christ, in accordance with
his pleasureand will6to the
praise of his glorious
EPHESIANS 1:4-6 (NIV)
 In him we have
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redemptionthrough his
blood,the forgiveness of
sins, in accordance with
the richesof Gods
grace8that he lavished
on us. With allEPHESIANS
wisdom 1:7-8 (NIV)
 9he made known to us the
mysteryof his will according
to his good pleasure, which he
purposedin Christ,10to be put
into effect when the times
reach their fulfillmentto
bring unity to all things in
heaven and on earth under
EPHESIANS 1:9-10 (NIV)
 In him we were also
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chosen,having been
predestinedaccording to
the plan of him who
works out everything in
conformity with the
purposeEPHESIANS
of his will,
1:11 (NIV)
 in order that we,
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who were the first

to put our hope in
Christ, might be for
the praise of his
EPHESIANS 1:12 (NIV)
13And you also were included
in Christwhen you heard the
message of truth,the gospel
of your salvation. When you
believed, you were marked in
him with a seal,the promised
Holy Spirit,
EPHESIANS 1:13 (NIV)
 who is a deposit
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guaranteeing our
inheritance until the
redemptionof those
who are Gods
possessionto the
EPHESIANS 1:14 (NIV)
 HEBREW 12:1-4 (NIV)
1Therefore, since we are
surrounded by such a great
cloud of witnesses, let us
throw off everything that
hinders and the sin that so
easily entangles. And let us
runwith perseverancethe
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fixing our eyes on
Jesus,the pioneerand
perfector of faith. For the
joy set before him he
endured the
cross,scorning its
shame,and sat down at
HEBREW 12:2 (NIV)
 Consider him who endured
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such opposition from

sinners, so that you will
not grow weary and lose
heart. 4In your struggle
against sin, you have not
yet resisted to the point of
HEBREW 12:3-4 (NIV)
I. What are the Biblical uses of
the CROSS.
a) Cross is referred to as the
wooden instrument of
torture.
b) It is a symbolic
representation of redemption
I. What are the Biblical uses of
the CROSS.
c)It is traditionally held to be
the Cross on which Jesus
suffered and died.
d)Crucifixion was one of the
most cruel and barbarous
form of death known to man.
 II. WHAT ARE THE POWERS OF
CHRISTS DEATH ON THE CROSS?
(Colossians 1:19-23)
a)It provides a way for all
people to come to Christ.
b)It cleared away the sins that
kept us from having a right
relationship with our Creator.
 II. WHAT ARE THE POWERS OF CHRISTS
DEATH ON THE CROSS? (Colossians 1:19-23)
c)we have peace with God and was
reconciled with Him, who died in our
place.
d)We have all sinned repeatedly, but
was declared FREE on the Cross.
e)Christ died for our sins, in our
place, so we would not have to
suffer the punishment we deserve.
III. WHAT ARE THE SPIRITUAL
BLESSINGS IN CHRIST
THROUGH HIS BLOOD?
A.In Christ we have all the
benefits of knowing God.
1. Being chosen for
Salvation
III. WHAT ARE THE SPIRITUAL BLESSINGS
IN CHRIST THROUGH HIS BLOOD?
A.IN CHRIST WE HAVE ALL THE BENEFITS OF KNOWING
GOD.

3. Being forgiven and given hope of

living forever in Christ.
4. We are empowered to do Gods will.
5. God looks at us as if we have never
sinned.
III. WHAT ARE THE SPIRITUAL BLESSINGS IN CHRIST THROUGH
HIS BLOOD?
A.IN CHRIST WE HAVE ALL THE BENEFITS OF
KNOWING GOD.
6.To speak of Jesus blood was an
important way of speaking of Christs
death.
- It points to two (2) wonderful truths
redemption and forgiveness.
-.His death release us from slavery to
sin
 IV. LET US FIX OUR EYES ON
JESUS, THE AUTHOR AND
PERFECTOR OF OUR FAITH.
1.Others have run the race
and won, you too can be a
winner.
2.Just as Jesus did not give up,
neither should we.