Sermons About Colossians
Don’t Settle for a Cheap Imitation
Sometimes we settle for a cheap imitation of true life in Christ. We go to church, we do good things, we play the game, but we miss the point and end up living a watered-down version of the life Christ wants us to live. Paul's message is clear: Christ is the answer. Paul doesn't want us to settle for a cheap imitation - he wants us to become "mature in Christ." Maturity in Christ - understanding and accepting the wholeness of God and his purposes - is the real thing.
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When ‘I Think I Can’ Won’t Work
We cannot physically or personally ever do enough to put ourselves into right relationship with God. No amount of "I think I can. I think I can. I think I can." will make us able to prove ourselves worthy before God. The good news is that we don't have to. God rescues us. God transfers us. God reconciles us. God presents us as holy, blameless, and irreproachable before himself. Nowhere does Paul suggest that you and I have to rescue ourselves. It is only through the person of Jesus Christ that we can experience the reconciling power of God.
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A Commitment to the Foundation
Foundations are very important. Ask anyone who is even remotely connected to the construction industry, and they will tell you that the most crucial part of any building is the foundation. Builders of skyscrapers tend to spend half the budget of the entire building on the foundation alone, and builders of bridges, dams, and other buildings all agree that the most devastating damage that can happen to a structure is damage resulting from a defective foundation. While the biblical writer Paul may not have worked in construction, he did know something about foundations. When he wrote his letter to the Colossians thousands of years ago, he explains one of the most important aspects of foundations in our own lives.
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Paul's Prayer for the Colossian Church
In this passage Paul moves from thanksgiving to intercession for the Colossian believers. He asks God to reveal His will to them so that they would know how to please Him. He gives four ways that they (and we) can please God.
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