Colossians #7: "Submitted to Christ the King"
Text: Colossians 3:18-4:6
We 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), Pastor Jon looks at the cultural context of the day and the broader trajectory of the Gospel Narrative, suggesting some ways of interpreting this passage that are consistent with the balance of the scriptural witness.
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Sunday, November 17, 2013
Colossians #6: Clothed in Christ - November 17, 2013
Colossians #6: "Clothed in Christ"
Text: Colossians 3:5-17
In 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 the old in order to put on the new. When we do this, we not only represent Christ, but Christ puts to an end the divisions of ethnicity, gender, nationality, and economic status.
Text: Colossians 3:5-17
In 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 the old in order to put on the new. When we do this, we not only represent Christ, but Christ puts to an end the divisions of ethnicity, gender, nationality, and economic status.
Sunday, November 10, 2013
Colossians #5: Hidden in Christ - November 10, 2013
Colossians #5: "Hidden in Christ"
Text: Colossians 3:1-4
Pastor 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 from the parables of the the treasure in the field and the pearl of great price to help us understand the ways in which God pursues his children.
Text: Colossians 3:1-4
Pastor 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 from the parables of the the treasure in the field and the pearl of great price to help us understand the ways in which God pursues his children.
Sunday, November 03, 2013
Colossians #4: Alive in Christ - November 3, 2013
Colossians #4: "Alive in Christ"
Text: Colossians 2:6-23
The 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 rooted and built up in him, to be strengthened in their faith, and to overflow with thankfulness.
Text: Colossians 2:6-23
The 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 rooted and built up in him, to be strengthened in their faith, and to overflow with thankfulness.
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