In Acts 1:3 we read, “To whom also he [Jesus] shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God:” This morning we examined how that Cleopas and his friend had talked with Jesus on the road to […]
After speaking to wives, husbands, children, fathers, employees and employers of their need to be Word-filled to do their difficult tasks, Paul follows this with two important Christian duties. Transition This evening we are going to learn what those duties are and how to fulfil them. Read Colossians 4:2-6. Be Praying Earnestly (v.2-4) Be praying […]
In Bible days, slavery was common. Slaves had little motivate to do a good job for their master beyond what was necessary to avoid a beating. Masters were often unkind and unfair with their slaves. Thus, the relationship between slaves and masters was often very unloving. When a slave or a master became a Christian, […]
Sir Arnold Lunn, in Memory to Memory, quotes from a book by M. E. Clifton James about Field Marshal Montgomery. Montgomery was famous as a disciplinarian—but there was another side to him. Clifton James was studying him during a rehearsal for D Day. “Within a few yards of where I was standing, a very young […]
Commentator Warren Wiersbe was absolutely right when he said, “Creation is a ‘wordless book’ that everybody can read because it needs no translation.” Creation’s Wordless Book truly describes the first six verses of Psalm 19. Read Psalm 19:1-6. Transition This evening I want us to examine the “wordless book” of creation. The Declaration (v.1) The […]
Charles Spurgeon, who died in 1892, said, “Nowadays, there are some children who seem to be at the head of the family, and the parents obey them in all things. This is very foolish and wrong; and when their children grow up, and become their plague and curse, they will bitterly lament their folly in […]
Love and bitterness are like the two ends of a seesaw. When one end is up, the other is down. You cannot possibly be loving and bitter at the same time. If you biblically love your wife, you will not be bitter toward her. If you are bitter toward your wife, you are not biblically […]
God just had Paul explain to us the Word-filled life that occurs when a Christian lets the Word of Christ dwell in him richly. We learned that this will result in teaching, admonishing, singing, and giving thanks. These are evidence of a Word-filled (Spirit-filled) life. Now God has Paul list practical applications of the Word-filled […]
While honeybees are busy collecting nectar from flowers, their flapping wings create static electricity in their bodies. Their bodies then attract pollen like a magnet. They use their legs to collect the pollen from their bodies and store it in pollen baskets on their back legs. The more flowers they visit, the more pollen they […]
Being kind to a loving friend is easy. Being kind to a person who hurts you is another story. It is far easier to respond to him or her in anger or revenge. A Christian’s interactions or interrelations with others are to be different than those of an unbeliever. As Christians, we are to have […]