Sermons About Colossians
Saint or Sinner? Christ: Our Redemption Colossians 1:13-14
Resolving to live a "good life," to sweat more, to fast more, etc will often lead to discouragement and maybe in doubt. But when we find our identity in the redemption of Jesus Christ, we understand the new standing we have in Christ. What is your identity? Have you been bought with a price?
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Introduction to Colossians
As we kick off this series on Paul's letter to the Colossian church, we will look at the background of this letter, than we will focus on verses 1-8 of the first chapter. In looking at the background, we will seek to answer four questions: "Who?", "Where?", "When?", & "Why?".
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A Picture of Christ-Centered, Missional Community
Sometimes we think we can skip over closing paragraphs like this one. But in this paragraph we see nine crucial traits of early church community. Listen closely to them, and then work on living them even more.
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Taking it On the Road
“Because You're mine, I walk the line.†Those words of the familiar Johnny Cash hit could have been penned by the Apostle Paul nearly 2000 years ago. In the letter to the Colossians, Paul motivates us to follow Jesus wherever He takes us. He repeatedly points out the need for us to grasp the significance of our position in Christ and how our walk is transformed by His presence in our lives. In this short letter, Paul refers to Jesus by name more than 50 times. As we work our way through this letter over the next couple months, the significance of this will become evident. Paul’s objective is clear to point the Colossians to Jesus Christ and encourage their walk in Him. The equation that we will find in Colossians is Jesus + nothing = Life. This is not the equation that the world proposes to us, Jesus + our job, our family, our friends, our car, our hobbies, our (you fill in the blank). This isn’t even the question that the church has proposed for much of history, Jesus + works, Jesus + tradition, Jesus + experience, Jesus + ____ (you fill in the blank). With all these obstacles that are placed in our path it is no wonder that we have trouble walking the line. Fortunately for the Colossians and for us, Paul knows that in Christ we can walk the line.
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Wise, Gracious Evangelism
In this passage Paul calls us to tell people about Jesus with wisdom and grace. In this message Pastor Steve gives an overview of the gospel, and encourages us to share this good news with our friends.
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God is at Work in Your Work
“Because You're mine, I walk the line.†Those words of the familiar Johnny Cash hit could have been penned by the Apostle Paul nearly 2000 years ago. In the letter to the Colossians, Paul motivates us to follow Jesus wherever He takes us. He repeatedly points out the need for us to grasp the significance of our position in Christ and how our walk is transformed by His presence in our lives. In this short letter, Paul refers to Jesus by name more than 50 times. As we work our way through this letter over the next couple months, the significance of this will become evident. Paul’s objective is clear to point the Colossians to Jesus Christ and encourage their walk in Him. The equation that we will find in Colossians is Jesus + nothing = Life. This is not the equation that the world proposes to us, Jesus + our job, our family, our friends, our car, our hobbies, our (you fill in the blank). This isn’t even the question that the church has proposed for much of history, Jesus + works, Jesus + tradition, Jesus + experience, Jesus + ____ (you fill in the blank). With all these obstacles that are placed in our path it is no wonder that we have trouble walking the line. Fortunately for the Colossians and for us, Paul knows that in Christ we can walk the line.
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Prayer, Especially for Evangelism
One reason the early church saw so much of Jesus’ power, was because they were devoted praying for Jesus to exercise His power. Here Paul calls these early believers to continue steadfastly in prayer, especially for God to give opportunities and skill in evangelism.
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Bringing Jesus Home, Part 2
“Because You're mine, I walk the line.†Those words of the familiar Johnny Cash hit could have been penned by the Apostle Paul nearly 2000 years ago. In the letter to the Colossians, Paul motivates us to follow Jesus wherever He takes us. He repeatedly points out the need for us to grasp the significance of our position in Christ and how our walk is transformed by His presence in our lives. In this short letter, Paul refers to Jesus by name more than 50 times. As we work our way through this letter over the next couple months, the significance of this will become evident. Paul’s objective is clear to point the Colossians to Jesus Christ and encourage their walk in Him. The equation that we will find in Colossians is Jesus + nothing = Life. This is not the equation that the world proposes to us, Jesus + our job, our family, our friends, our car, our hobbies, our (you fill in the blank). This isn’t even the question that the church has proposed for much of history, Jesus + works, Jesus + tradition, Jesus + experience, Jesus + ____ (you fill in the blank). With all these obstacles that are placed in our path it is no wonder that we have trouble walking the line. Fortunately for the Colossians and for us, Paul knows that in Christ we can walk the line.
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