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  FOR IN HIM DWELLS ALL THE FULLNESS OF THE GODHEAD BODILY
  by Octavius Winslow
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Summary: The sermon emphasizes that all fullness and grace are found in
Christ, urging believers to draw from Him abundantly through faith.

Topics: "Spiritual Abundance", "Fullness in Christ"
Scripture References: John 1:16, John 7:37, Ephesians 3:19, Philippians 4:19, Colossians 2:9

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Octavius Winslow emphasizes the profound truth that in Christ dwells all
the fullness of the Godhead, which brings joy and hope to believers. He
explains that this fullness encompasses everything a fallen humanity
needs for salvation, sanctification, and grace, highlighting Jesus as
the source of all spiritual supply. Winslow encourages believers to draw
from this inexhaustible well of grace and love, urging them to seek
deeper intimacy with Christ and to glorify Him through their reliance on
His abundant resources. He calls for a revival of fervent love and a
deeper experience of Christ's indwelling grace, reminding the Church of
the invitation to drink abundantly from the fullness of Christ. The
message is a powerful reminder of the richness found in a relationship
with Jesus, the second Adam.

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For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily. Col. 2:9.

WHAT a glorious declaration is this! How should our hearts leap for joy
and our souls thrill with gladness at its very sound! All the "fullness
of the Godhead bodily," all the fullness of the Church graciously, all
the fullness of the sinner savingly, all the fullness of the Christian
sanctifyingly--in a word, all that a poor, fallen, tried son of Adam
needs, until he reaches heaven itself, where this fullness has come, is,
by God's eternal love and wisdom, treasured up in the "second Adam, the
Lord from heaven." God, the "Fountain of life," light, and grace, has
ordained that the Lord Jesus Christ, his own beloved Son, should be the
one source of supply from where all the salvation of the sinner, all the
sanctity of the saint, and all the grace and truth of the Church,
collectively and individually, should be derived--"of whose fullness all
we have received, and grace for grace."

How precious ought Jesus to be to us, who has condescended to pour this
heavenly treasure into our hearts, and to undertake its constant supply!
In what way can we best prove our sense of His goodness, but by drawing
largely from this fullness, and by glorifying Him in what we receive.
Our resources are inexhaustible, because they are infinite. Nor can we
come too frequently, nor draw too largely. Spring up, O well of grace
and love, into our hearts! Oh, for more depth of indwelling grace! Oh,
for more fervor of holy love! Oh, for richer supplies from the fullness
of Christ! Oh, for a gracious revival in our souls! "Come down," blessed
Jesus, "as rain upon the mown grass!" Breathe, O south wind of the
Spirit, upon the garden of our souls, that the spices may flow out!
Truly the well is deep, from where we have this living water; but faith
can reach it, and in proportion to the strength of our faith, and the
directness and simplicity with which it deals with Christ, will be the
plenitude of our supply. "Drink, yes, drink abundantly, O beloved," is
our Lord's gracious invitation to His Church.

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/octavius-winslow/for-in-him-dwells-all-the-fullness-of-the-godhead-bodily/
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