Delivered

Colossians 1:13-14

13 He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, 14 in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins

Introduction

1. Delivered – Christmas is a busy time for FedEx and UPS

2. I get an email – track it online - “delivered at porch”

3. Now come the returns – wrong size, color, broken

Study our text

1. Delivered

   1. Greek word meaning

   2. Delivered FROM

      1. Power – Authority

         1. Does evil have any power?

         2. Power to temp, to entice, to lead away from God

      2. Darkness – Evil, wickedness, wrong, sin

         1. Evil loves darkness

   3. Delivered TO

      1. Conveyed (translated – KJV)

      2. Kingdom

      3. Son

      4. Father's love

2. What we get

   1. Redemption

   2. Forgiveness of sins