18th February, Immersed into the Fullness of Christ, Paul Grinyer

Colossians 2:6-15

1. Baptism in water re-enacts our immersion into Christ
   1. Buried with him v12
   2. Raised with him v12
2. Once immersed in him, we have all we need in him! (v10)
   1. He has cut sin’s dominance out of us v11
   2. He has made us alive in him! v13
3. Therefore we must intentionally live in this fullness of Christ
   1. Rooted and built up in him, established in the faith, abounding in thanksgiving v7
   2. Beware being taken captive by any ideas that are not from Christ v8
   3. Recognising that Jesus has disarmed the spirits that try to control us vv8, 14-15