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 …
As we continue our study in Colossians this morning, we are going to see a few things come to the fore. First, Paul seems to be going from passionate to fiery in what he has to say to these Colossian believers. His love for these believers demonstrates not simply a …
As I mentioned when we first began studying Colossians a few weeks ago, one of the extraordinary things about this letter is that Paul has never visited this church. He has only heard about these believers because of Epaphras’ report—and again, in all likelihood Epaphras came to faith because of …
As we continue in our study of the book of Colossians this morning, we’re going to have an opportunity to consider both the person and work of Jesus Christ—who he is and what he has done. Having looked at who the Colossians are last week—how these believers came to faith …
This morning we are going to begin a study on the Apostle Paul’s epistle to the Colossians. At the time of Paul’s writing Colossae was a small city although several hundred years earlier it had been a leading city in Asia Minor in present day Turkey. The church appears to …
This morning we are going to consider one final image the New Testament uses to speak of the church. Scripture includes more than those we’ve looked at—the church as God’s sheep and God’s family—but I’ll end this series by considering the image of the church as the temple of the …
