As we continue to consider the “5 Solas” of the Reformation, we see a logical progression. We began with “Sola Scriptura”—Scripture alone—for Scripture is God’s revelation, his communication, to us about who he is, who we are, and what he desires of us. We cannot know any of these things …
As I mentioned last week, today—the last Sunday in October—is Reformation Sunday, a day celebrated by many Protestants in honor of Martin Luther’s bold action in posting 95 Theses against the church of the day on the door of Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany on October 31st of 1517. In …
This morning we’re going to begin a 5-week series on what are known as the “5 Solas” of the Reformation: Sola Scriptura—or Scripture alone; Sola Fide—or faith alone; Sola Gratia—or grace alone; Solus Christus—or Christ alone; and Soli Deo Gloria—or to the glory of God alone. The timing for this …
This morning we’re going to consider some things Jesus had to say about prayer. This portion of Matthew is a section of Jesus’ broader Sermon on the Mount presented in chapters 5–7 of this Gospel. And, as was the case with Paul when addressing the church in Colossae, Jesus has …
I want to begin this morning by taking some matters off the table and noting some things that this passage does not mean. This passage does not teach that being poor and suffering will get us into heaven whereas being rich will land us in hell. As we’re going to …
In this morning’s passage Paul’s love for the Colossians—and again, this is a church comprised of people whom he has never met—is front and center. I continue to be struck by the warmth and closeness Paul feels for these believers despite his never having visited their church. He’s met Epaphras, …
This morning we’re going to continue our consideration of Christian household behavior from Paul’s letter to the Colossians. As we noted last week, in this section Paul is applying his previous teaching in addressing three groups of relationships: 1) Wives and husbands, which we looked at last week; 2) Children …
So I have a confession to make. Before starting this study on Colossians on July 19th, I have never had the opportunity to preach through an entire book. And although I think it’s a wonderful thing to memorize isolated verses and small portions of Scripture as a means of dwelling …
When we considered Colossians 2:16–3:4 last week, we completed the doctrinal portion of Colossians. Most of the New Testament epistles are similarly broken down into a doctrinal and heuristic—or practical—sections. And though I’ve tried to offer practical applications and implications of Paul’s teaching throughout, beginning with this morning’s passage, Paul …
In our study in Colossians last week, we ended by considering the nature of God’s victory in Christ, especially the fact that Christ’s death on the cross has taken care of the two main things that plague us as human beings—our sinfulness and Satan’s attacks. Think about it. If it …
