Category: Colossians: The Supremacy of Christ

Scripture: Colossians 3:18-19;  Assorted Proverbs (Part II)

Scripture Memory:  Matthew 20:25-28

“You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave—  just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

Journey: God’s vision for marriage that is so much more than “Hang in there and do you’re time.” God’s vision for marriage is that man and woman would come together with a oneness, an intimacy and a passion that causes them to live for each other. No. 1 is no longer me, the other, my spouse, has become more important.      

Week before last we talked about some deep and foundational truths in Ephesians 5 and we’ll return to that passage next week. Today’s message, however, is like a practical application of Ephesians 5. You may remember that to get ready for this I passed out sheets asking you ladies what, in your opinion, your husbands need to know in order to be good spouses. Today we’ll seek to hear from women and their most common, general concerns about marriage – in a biblical context.

Praying that He will bless our marriages with passionate love, unity and strength,

Will (for the pastors)

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Scripture: Colossians 3:12-17

Scripture Memory:  Col 3:12-14

12 Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. 13 Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. 14 And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity 

Journey:

Have you ever wondered what are the characteristics of a good father, a good husband, and a godly example for your spouse to respect and your kids, and everyone else to follow?  Have you ever wondered what are the characteristics of a good mother, a good wife, and a godly example for your husband  to love and your kids to respect, and everyone else to follow? Have you ever wondered what it takes to live a happy and fully satisfied life? Have ever wondered what it take to be a church that God would be proud of… a church that truly represents God’s perfect desire for His people… …a church that represents God’s kingdom here on earth? 

In Col 3:12-17, the Bible provides six different characteristics for his church    We will be looking at this charactersitics in today’s sermon titled “Six Keys…” 

With today being Father’s Day, we would like to take this opportunity to wish all the fathers, a Happy Father’s Day. We trust that you will take the time to enjoy your day.  

God bless,

Gary (for the pastors)

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Scripture: Colossians 3:1-11

Scripture Memory:  1 John 1:6-7

“If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth. 7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.” 

Journey: For the last few weeks we have emphasized that the Gospel is that by God’s grace through faith in Jesus Christ you enter into a living, dynamic relationship with God. The Gospel is not  about human effort and religious works to “get right with God.” It’s about Christ’s atoning effort (death and resurrection) for you and you trusting in Him and being grateful for what He has done. The Gospel is about His work for you, His gift to you and your acceptance of it by faith. Full stop. You have nothing to add. 

However, (and this is a big however) living as a disciple of Jesus does involve human effort and even sacrifice. God intends to transform you and you do have a real part to play in this. Your part is not about you doing religious works on your own, or under your own steam but there are things that God gives you strength to do that will definitely shape the kind of person you are becoming. This is about you living life the way that Jesus lived life so that you are becoming a person that is more like Him. This is something that is commonly called sanctification and that’s what we’ll be thinking about today.

Sanctification is a life-long process of your becoming exactly who God intends for you to be and of Him using you to help the church become exactly what He intends for it to be.

And if we pursue sanctification, I mean if we really run after it and are not just playing religious games week to week, it will cost us everything we have and everything we are. Of course, if we don’t pursue sanctification and really run after it, playing religious games will cost us even more.  Think about it. 

God bless,

Will (for the pastors)

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