Sermons on Colossians
Securely Snatched
We are so glad that you will be worshipping with us this week. While we don’t know what the timetable looks like, we do know that we are one week closer to meeting in person once again. We know that many of you are eager to come back together, and we also know that many of you are anxious about what that will look like. We ask that the body be praying fervently and…
The Gospel as a Group Effort
It is a wonderful thing when the body of Christ comes together. It’s a reminder that God brings people who have every reason to be separated together through the work of the Spirit. It is powerful to see people bring their various gifts and talents together for the building up of the body. Those blessings of doing ministry together are exactly how Paul closes his…
The Call to Prayer & Proclaim
As we move into the last chapter of Colossians, we are going to see Paul revisit a topic that he brought up earlier in the letter. In Colossians 1, Paul told the believers in Colossae that he was praying for them, and that his highest hopes were for their spiritual growth. Now, as he closes the letter, he will ask for their prayers on his behalf. As we read his request,…
Work to the Glory of God
Over the last month or so, we have looked at God’s design for the family, and how our obedience is an act of worship. This week we move from the home into the workplace. Paul addresses bondservants and masters in Colossians 3:22-4:1. While the social construct is very different, there is great value in thinking through our biblical response to authority. Each of us…
Family for the Glory of God: Part 4 – PARENTS
Over the last two weeks, we have enjoyed the time that we spent reflecting on the perfect sacrifice of Jesus Christ. His sinless life and obedience in death made salvation possible for all those who place their faith in Him. This week we will move back into the book of Colossians, and continue…
Family for the Glory of God, Part 3: CHILDREN
This Sunday is a special one for our church family. Our youth group is taking an active part in serving and leading our congregation in worship. These young men and women meet on Sunday mornings and Thursday evenings through the year, and they are excited to be an integral part of this body. We would encourage you to thank them, pray for them, and get to know them. And it…
Family for the Glory of God, Part 2: HUSBANDS
Our highest goal here is to worship God in all that we do. When we understand who He is, when we understand who we are, and when we understand what He has done, our only right response is to offer Him the worship that He deserves. And that worship isn’t limited to the songs that we sing on a Sunday morning. Rather, it encompasses every area of our lives. It will…
Family for the Glory of God, Part 1: WIVES
As we work through Colossians 3, we have seen a number of ways that believers are called to live in light of their faith in Christ. We are to be a people who are kind and compassionate, humble and patient, meek and forgiving. We are called to be loving and peaceful in the midst of a world that is anything but loving and peaceful. This kind of change is only possible…
Character Traits of the Family of God, Part 2
We are glad that you have come to worship with us today. The foundation for the book of Colossians has been the truth of the person and work of Jesus Christ. We have to recognize His preeminent place in all of creation so that we respond rightly in worship. We have to understand that His death on the cross and His resurrection from the grave are the only means of being in…
Character Traits of the Family of God
We are working through a wonderful and convicting portion of Paul’s letter to the Colossian church. Last week we saw the call to put sin to death in our lives. It is the clear and unequivocal call in the life of a believer to see their sin the way that God sees it. And that battle is one that we will fight until either the Lord returns or we are joined with Him in…
Putting Our Sin to Death
There is good news and bad news this week. The good news is that the passage that we are studying is fairly easy to understand. The language is clear, the words are recognizable, and the flow of thought is very consistent. The bad news is that there is no mistaking what this passage says about sin, and about our involvement in that sin. This week, we look at “Putting Sin…
Putting Our Theology into Practice
What does it mean to worship, and what are the ways that we are called to worship? Perhaps most of us hear the word and immediately think of the songs that we sing on a Sunday morning. And that certainly is one aspect of our worship. But really, to worship is to recognize the honor, merit, or value of something. When we worship, we recognize and respond to the greatness…
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