Daily Bible Nugget #602, Colossians 1:10

The Nugget:

Col 1:10  That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

My Comment:

I discovered that the cross references given for Colossians 1:10 are among the most inspiring and encouraging in all of God’s Word as they are presented in the original Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. I have shared this with others, and they have thanked me for doing so. Some were motivated enough to immediately purchase their own copy of this cross reference Bible study resource. I have since expanded the original Treasury of Scripture Knowledge three times:  (1) The New Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; (2) Nelson’s Cross Reference Guide to the Bible; (3) The Ultimate Cross Reference Treasury. All told, those resources represent 50 years of Bible study and research on my part to create these resources.

I share below Lesson 2 of a 13 lesson series I have titled “Getting Hooked on the Book.” I lost track of these files, but discovered the folder on my computer this morning where they are all stored.

The Lesson:

SERIES TITLE:  Getting Hooked on the Book
SUBJECT:  New Treasury Introduction

SESSION TWO:  Getting hooked on Bible study:  another dose of encouragement.

SCRIPTURE TEXT:  Colossians 1:10, whole verse

10. walk worthy.  T#1740.  +*Col 2:6.  *Col 4:5.  +*Ps 1:1, 3.  *Ps 119:3.  128:1.  *Mic 4:5.  +**Lk 21:36.  Ro 4:12.  +*Ro 6:4.  *Ep 4:1.  *Ep 5:2, 15.  *Phil 1:27.  *1 Th 2:12.  all pleasing.  *Col 3:20.  Ps 147:11.  149:4.  +*Pr 16:7.  2 Cor 5:9.  Ep 5:10.  Phil 4:18.  *1 Th 4:1.  *2 Tim 2:4.  *He 11:5.  *He 13:16, 21.  *1 J 3:22.  fruitful.  T#1503.  ver. 6 (Col 1:6).  +*Ps 1:3.  +*Jn 15:8, 16.  2 Cor 9:10.  +*Ga 5:22, 23.  **Ep 2:10.  *Phil 1:9, 10, 11.  4:17.  *Titus 3:1, 14.  *He 13:21.  *+1 P 2:2.  **2 P 1:8.  good work.  +Ac 9:36.  *2 Cor 9:8.  *Titus 3:1, 8, 14.  increasing.  Col 2:19.  *Is 53:11.  +*Da 12:4.  *Hab 2:14.  **Jn 17:3.  2 Cor 2:14.  *2 Cor 4:6.  **2 Cor 9:8.  *Ep 1:17.  4:13.  2 P 1:2, 3.  +*2 P 3:18.  1 J 5:20, 21.  knowledge.  +*Ps 51:6.  +*Pr 15:14.  *Ho 6:3, 6.

MATERIALS NEEDED:  Furnish each student with a Bible and a New Treasury.

OBJECTIVE:  Experience how the Bible explains itself.

PROCEDURE:

1. Read the Scripture text aloud to the class.

2. Consult the references in full to each clause of this verse furnished in the New Treasury. To do this, have individual class members take turns reading aloud to the class the consecutive Bible passages suggested by the New Treasury references.

CONCLUSION:

1. After consulting the references supplied to each clause of this lesson’s Scripture text, answer the question: “What common thread of truth ties this set of references together?”

2. What conclusions do you draw about the Bible’s own teaching regarding the subjects dealt with in this lesson’s Scripture text?

3. What instruction or encouragement do you derive from the insights received from this comparison of related Bible texts?