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– click this button to visit our iTunes page, ORColossians #7: “Submitted to Christ the King”Text: Colossians 3:18-4:6We conclude our series in Colossians on “Christ the King Sunday.” Even as we consider the practical implications of Paul’s teachings, we are challenged by his broader point: to radically submit ourselves to the authority of Christ. As we look at a complicated (and sometimes controversial passage),…
Colossians #6: “Clothed in Christ”Text: Colossians 3:5-17In this sixth message on the letter to the Colossians, Pastor Jon looks at Paul’s image of a wardrobe, suggesting that when we are found in Christ and Christ in us, we are clothed with the attributes and qualities of Christ. This requires a complete wardrobe transformation, putting off…
Colossians #5: “Hidden in Christ”Text: Colossians 3:1-4Pastor Jon continues our exploration of Paul’s letter to the Colossians with a look at the first 4 verses in chapter 3. What does it mean that we are “hidden in Christ?” What does that tell us about the value that God places on his children? Pastor Jon draws…
Colossians #4: “Alive in Christ”Text: Colossians 2:6-23The church in Colossae is being pulled in two directions: by those who would inject pagan practices into Christianity, and by those who would require gentiles to keep the Mosaic law in order to be Christian. Paul encourages the early church to continue to live in Christ, to be…
Colossians #3: “Peace for the World that God so Loves”Text: Colossians 1:19-27As we continue with our study in Paul’s letter to the Colossians, we are reminded that God, in Jesus, was reconciling the world to Himself. If the fullness of God is pleased to dwell in Jesus, and if the hope of glory is Christ…
Faith Promise: “Aim Lower”During our annual missions convention, Rev. Gary Hartke shares about the three big rocks of missions: Prayer, Involvement, and Giving. Rev. Hartke is the Global Director of Nazarene Youth International, and came to share about some of the ways that God is using youth around the world in powerful ways.
Colossians #2: “Seeing the Invisible”Text: Colossians 1:15-20, 27In this second sermon on the book of Colossians, Pastor Jon explores what it means to have faith in an invisible God. If Christ is the image of the invisible God, then we can trust the manner in which Christ reveals the Divine Nature. He is a faithful…
Colossians #1: “But Wait… There’s More”Text: Colossians 1:1-14We begin a short series on Paul’s letter to the believers in Colossae. Pastor Jon notes that even though the letter is addressed to Christians, Paul prays that they will receive even more of what God has in store for them. The primary goal of the Gospel is…
Was There no Balm in Gilead?Text: Jeremiah 8:18-9:1In our personal lives we usually pay close attention to annual open enrollment for renewing or changing insurance coverage. This week we will follow Jeremiah, the weeping prophet, as he encourages the people of God to renew their commitments to holy living. Pastor Gloria encourages us to ask…
“The Kingdom: The Return of the King”Text: Matthew 21:33-46Many of the Kingdom Parables remind us that Jesus will return. The parable of the wicked tenants should not simply be viewed as condemnation of the Pharisees and Sadducees, but a reminder that the new tenants (Gentile Christians) have not received the vineyard without also receiving the…