Text: John 12:20-27 & John 15:1-8 Theme: Like a grain of wheat must die for it to produce a greater harvest, so must the disciple of Christ become dead to self so that he might see life produced in others. Intro: The events of this chapter fall between Palm Sunday and the Lord’s Supper and […]
Theme: We need to defend the true Gospel of Jesus Christ, and we need to understand that through Christ we have been made dead to our old man and raised to new life in Christ. The Apostle Paul has just given us an exhortation to allow our faith to take deep root in Christ and […]
The Apostle Paul has just given us an exhortation to allow our faith to take deep root in Christ and to be built up in Him, stablished in the faith. Now Paul gives us a warning against false teachers who bring another Gospel. In these verses, Paul gives us a description of how the false […]
We need to be settled in our faith in Christ. We need to understand that, in Christ, we have everything we need to life a life that is pleasing to God. In this passage Paul set out to reinforce that truth. Having reinforced that truth, Paul then commands the Christian to stand confidently in his […]
Text: Colossians 1:23-29 Theme: The glory of the Gospel of the indwelling Christ. Intro: As we round of Chapter 1 of the book of Colossians the Apostle Paul exhorts us to be faithful and stand confidently upon the truths of the Gospel message. Secondly, Paul instructs us in the riches of the Gospel of Jesus […]
This week, we are continuing with our exposition of Colossians 1:12-22, picking up where we left off last week at Vs 17. I. Praise for Our Sustainer (Vs 17-19) Christ is before all things. He preceded all created things. To be “before all things” actually contains two ideas in the one thought. He is before […]
Text: Colossians 1:12-22 Theme: The Preeminence of Christ in all things. Intro: Last week, we looked at verses 3-11 of Colossians chapter 1, as we considered Paul’s Prayer for the Colossians. We noted that Paul’s prayer was that the Colossians would go on in their faith and love toward one another and that they would […]
~ Paul’s Prayer for the Colossians ~ Text: Colossians 1:3-11 Theme: Paul’s continual prayer was that the Colossians would go on in faith and love Intro: Last week, we looked at the introduction to the book of Colossians. We noted that, this book was written by the Apostle Paul, while imprisoned in Rome, to […]
This sermon is an introductory message to the book of Colossians.
Colossians is one of the Pauline Prison Epistles and is a short letter to a church which was struggling with heresy making it’s way into the church.
In this introductory message, we will look at the background to the book of Colossians and also consider the opening remarks of the book.
For our study we will take the following points:
I. The Background to the Book
II. The Background of Colosse
III. Paul’s Salutation to the Colossians
Presently, I am in the midst of a project that I have neglected for years. We have wanted to replace the old carpet in our spare bedroom with a floating floor. I recently got enough free flooring to do the job from someone who was removing it from their home. It is a good feeling […]