Colossians 3:18 – 4:1 I am thankful for a church with the guts to preach uncomfortable and unpopular parts of the Bible instead of quietly skipping over them! As Pastor Dave ably described, this passage on submission is unwelcome today because the views of the culture that surrounds us are...
Colossians 3:5-17The Christ-Centered Wardrobe Paul tells us, along with the Colossian Christians, that we have a new wardrobe and must get rid of the old, not just push it to the back of the closet. As Pastor Todd described the sexual sins mentioned in v5 and the sins of the tongue listed in...
Colossians 3:1-4Seek the Things That Are Above The things above Paul instructs us to seek are not angels and streets of gold. As Pastor Dave helpfully noted, Paul explains in the same sentence that things above means Christ, seated in a place of power, status, and glory. Affirm before him: Lord...
Colossians 2:16-23Two Commands and a Question Paul gives two commands – Don’t let anyone judge you and don’t let anyone disqualify you – to fortify the Colossian Christians against false teachers. Judaizers were adding pharisaic rules and regulations to the gospel, and...
Colossians 2:6-15Alive in Christ Pastor Dave noted that it is possible to be a Christian but not walk in Christ, just as it’s possible to have a gym membership card in your wallet but never go to the gym. The word walk connotes to me the ordinary, the regular, the everyday. How big a part...