Christ’s Peace and Christ’s Word
Turn to Colossians 3:15-16. As I thought about those beautiful godly virtues in verses 12-14, I thought about those ugly deeds of the flesh earlier in this chapter, verses 5-9. …
Love Above All
Colossians 3:14 Beyond all these things put on love, which is the perfect bond of unity. We’re looking at one verse this morning, Colossians 3:14. Above all the other godly …
God’s Wardrobe for Your Heart
The first message I brought in our new church at Boeke on August 30 was from 1 Corinthians 2:2, “For I am determined to know nothing among you except Jesus …
God’s Renewal Process
Have you noticed that people have a hard time getting along with one another? From squabbling over who’s foot is on whose side of the bed to quarreling over the …
Be Killing Sin
Paul begins verse five with a “therefore.” Paul never fails to apply doctrine to our duty, our position to our practice. In verses 1-4 he emphasized our position or union …
Christ is Your Life
Turn to one of my all-time favorite chapters in the Bible, Colossians 3. If Romans is the king of the epistles, Ephesians the queen, Philippians the princess, then Colossians is …
Be Strong and Courageous
No one could have predicted last year at this time all the craziness, the confusion, the frustration, the contradictions of 2020. I don’t want to bemoan all the negative stuff, …
Three Wrong Ways to Spiritual Growth
Three Wrong Ways to Spiritual Growth Colossians 2:16-23 (12-13-2020) Every good shepherd wants his sheep to be healthy and happy and strong. But suppose you saw a flock of sheep …
The All-Sufficiency of Christ
Colossians 2:10-15 Paul loves to exalt Jesus Christ, and as long as we are in Colossians, we will be exalting Christ. Christ is unique and glorious. He is both deity …
Christ or Empty Philosophy?
Colossians 2:8-10 Welcome back to our study of Colossians. Last time in verses 1-7 of chapter two, Paul prepared us for battle. We live in a world that is at …