Theme: Service for Christ ought to be the goal in every human relationship. Previously in this chapter we covered the lifestyle of the Old Man that we have put off, the godly lifestyle of the new man that we have put on, and now we come to the way we ought to behave toward others […]
Text: Colossians 3:12-17 Theme: The new man has new lifestyle which honours Christ. Intro: We dealt previously with the fact that we are a new man in Christ, and last week we looked at the habitual lifestyle of the old man, and our death to that lifestyle. Today, we are going to look at a […]
Text: Colossians 3:5-11 Theme: The sins of the old man are supposed to be forsaken, and the new life in Christ embraced. Intro: The first 4 verses of this chapter were an exhortation to set our focus on the things which are above, on things of eternal value rather than on the temporal. In the […]
Text: Colossians 3:1-4 Theme: Lift your gaze off the temporal and fix it on the eternal. Intro: Chapter 2 outlined for us our identification with Christ in his death, burial, and resurrection which brought us separation from sin, freedom from the Law, and liberty in Christ. As we enter chapter 3, the Apostle Paul builds […]
Text: Colossians 2:16-23 Theme: Since we have been freed from the bondage of the Law, we need to stand confident in that freedom. Intro: The Apostle Paul has just given us a warning against being spoiled by the philosophies and traditions of men. This was followed by his description of our identification with Christ in […]
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 […]