Resources in Colossians
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Fulfilling Your Calling in Christ
I want to begin with a little quiz this morning … ready. Each of the items has only one of two answers (it is not T/F … that is way too boring and much to “school-like”. The first possible answer is “Epic” … let’s try that together [that is the good one in case you…Read More -
The Biggest Bill Has Been Paid
- one of the amazing characteristics about Christmas is how frequently some particular fad catches on that ends up becoming part of the celebration of the holiday that year… - can you think of some of the amazing Christmas fads in the past?... - check out this video – and they show pictures first and…Read More -
Strength in Numbers: Praying for One Another
This year our overall annual church theme is Living Life Together. It is our contention that most people in our church have lots of acquaintances. I know that I have some 290 Facebook friends and who knows how many people I am connected to through LinkedIn. But how many people do I have (do you…Read More -
Taking the Next Step in Your Financial Earning
Today is the beginning of stewardship month. Stewardship is simply God given responsibility with accountability. Over the years our church has found it extremely helpful to dedicate one month to the issue of stewardship. We have also encouraged everyone who attends our church to know four statements related to stewardship: 1. God owns everything,…Read More -
Hope, Thanksgiving, Stewardship, and the Sustaining Gospel
- when I was a kid, one of the riddles posed by another guy in the neighborhood was, if you were at an intersection, and a police car, and an ambulance, and a fire engine, and al mailman all reached the intersection at the same time…and the police car and the fire engine and the…Read More -
The Will of God and Your Decisions
- one of the most frustrating aspects of the Christian life for many of God’s people is the matter of making decisions... - when there’s a new job offer on the table...how in the world do you decide? - or when it’s time to make a purchase...how much do you spend and which one…Read More -
Stewardship of Being Part of the Body of Christ
Introduction: 1. Today, we’re beginning a new study for the next 4 weeks: Stewardship of our Service for a Living God Nov. 6 – Part 1: The Foundation of Stewardship Stewardship of Being Part of the Body of Christ [Colossians 1:18-29] *Emphasis: Membership // Loyalty // Using gifts // Seeking counsel // Changing…Read More -
The Cross: An Instrument of Triumph
- When you think about great athletic triumphs, what games come to your mind? - If you are into sports trivia, you can probably think of a specific games, maybe a certain college basketball final or a super bowl game... - maybe when I ask that question, you think of a victory in your sports…Read More -
The Cross As An Instrument of Peace
- This morning we’re beginning a brand new series that will take us through the rest of the summer entitled “Embracing the Cross”. - I’d like to study a number of passages with you in the coming weeks that highlight the cross-work of Jesus Christ. - There are a number of reasons why I believe…Read More -
Colossians 4:7-18 pt 3
4/16/95 Colossians #31 saved on Colossians Disk as "coloss31" - we've been working on the final verses of the book of Colossians in our adult Sunday School classes. - for some of us, saying good-bye to the book of Colossians is like saying good-bye to a good friend. - this has been…Read More -
Colossians 4:7-18 pt 2
- we've been studying the last section of the book of Colossians - we said that this is sort of like a "verbal group photograph" - Paul is describing the kind of people who have been ministering with him--and he mentions eight of them in particular. - we're studying them for several reasons:…Read More -
Colossians 4:7-18 pt 1
- this morning we're moving into the final section of the book of Colossians. - to be honest, I'm doing this rather reluctantly--because I have thoroughly enjoyed -- and have been thoroughly challenged by our study in this great book. - now, at first glance, it may appear that verses 7-18 are…Read More -
Colossians 4:6
- today, we're going to move into verse 6 - in this verse, Paul comes back around to the topic of our speech. - remember, we said before that all of these verses are in the general context of the way we use our tongues. - of course the transition between verses 5…Read More -
Colossians 4:5-6 pt 2
- today, we're going to do some more work on verse 5 and then move into verse 6. - Dave and Janice Cody helped us greatly last week on this matter of redeeming the time, of making the most of opportunities... - by identifying a habit that many of us have that…Read More -
Colossians 4:5-6 pt 1
- we're studying the book of Colossians - these last three weeks, we've been talking about the subject of communication. - of course, as with everything we've looked at in chapter, this subject needs to be understood in the context of the preeminence of Christ. - you can tell…Read More -
Colossians 4:3-4
3/5/95 Colossians #25 saved on Colossians SS disk as "coloss25" - last week we began stuyding the important matter of communication. - and how a person who is convinced that Jesus Christ is preeminent uses his/her tongue. - we said that it didn't surprise us that this topic would come up. -…Read More -
Colossians 4:2-3
- this morning we're going to move into a new section of our study of the book of Colossians. - of course the theme of the book is well known by now -- the preeminence of Christ. - he laid that doctrine out in the first chapter - then he said in…Read More -
Colossians 4:1
- this morning we're going to continue working in the book of Colossians on the subject of the Christian Work ethic. - this is our third week on this subject, and part of the reason for that is that Paul gives this topic a lot of emphasis. - in fact, if you…Read More -
Colossians 3:24-25
- we're going to return to our study of Colossians 3 and the Christian's work ethic. - remember, we've been saying that this is a very important section of this book - the "where the rubber meets the road verses" - Paul had laid out the important doctrine of the preeminence of…Read More -
Colossians 3:22-23
- we've been studying the book of Colossians together. - let me ask you this morning -- do you believe you're getting a "good handle" on the content and message of this book? - whenever we do a book study like this, one of our goals is that we be able to…Read More
