Colossians, Part 4: Christ In You, The Hope of Glory
If you are a follower of Jesus Christ, then the indwelling presence of God in you is the down payment for the full measure of glory that you will receive when you get to your hope.
Watch / ListenColossians, Part 3: Knowing the True Christ
Why is it so important that we intimately know who Jesus is? Because the one whose power and glory and majesty is so far beyond what our minds can comprehend and grasp, He came for us, to reconcile us to God. We must never forget who He is and what He has done.
Watch / ListenColossians, Part 2: What it Means to Walk the Walk
Eternal hope leads to faith and love, building a foundation to know God’s will through spiritual wisdom and knowledge, resulting in a walk that, by His power, is characterized by endurance, patience, and joy.
Watch / ListenColossians, Part 1: Background & Context
We must shed the elementary and deceitful teachings of this world, knowing that Christ is supreme and sufficient. And then we must live that out in the diverse body that Jesus is creating.
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The Authority of Scripture, Part 2 – God Speaks
To read and understand the Bible, you must know the Author. Then you can approach the Word prayerfully, with a pure heart, and with all the reverence of approaching God Himself.
Watch / ListenThe Authority of Scripture, Part 1 – Wise Unto Salvation
There is no end to the depth of God’s Word. It is a book that gives life to the human soul and spirit. So what blocks our desire to read it and learn from it?
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Thinking Matters
What we think is very powerful, but there is a problem with our thinking because our minds are not, by nature, God-worshiping minds. They are self-worshiping minds. “The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace” (Romans 8:6).
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A Child Is Born
The great mystery of the gospel is that the Son of God became the Son of man so that the sons of man could become sons of God.
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Joy from Jail: A Study in Philippians, Part 3
If anyone could claim that his works were sufficient to earn God’s favor, it would be the apostle Paul. Ye he counted all his good deeds as “loss.” It can’t be any clearer: We have no righteousness in and of ourselves. Our righteousness has to be His righteousness placed to our account.
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Living Joyfully on Mission
Our personal freedoms are not as important as our personal relationships. We must seek to be a people who affirms the culture where we can and builds rapport with all types of people, so that, that we might “win some.”
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