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 […]
Theme: It takes courage to be a faithful and effectual Christian Today, the Bible, Christian values, and Christians themselves are facing fierce attacks from the world and the Devil. The message today is intended to be a call to action. A call to courageously stand for the truth and not be intimidated by the world […]
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 […]
Theme: Learning to surrender to God’s will and way for my life. In the last message in our series on the life of Jacob we looked at how Laban had lived a life of selfishness which had brought constant grief into his life. We left off following Jacob’s confrontation with Laban as Jacob continued on […]
When we left the account of Jacob’s life last time we had just looked at how God had prospered Jacob in spite of Laban’s attempts to rob him of his wages. This had cause Laban as attitude toward Jacob to change as he no longer saw Jacob as a means by which he could exploit […]
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 […]
We pick up in our text immediately following the birth of Joseph. In our last message on the life of Jacob we looked at how Jacob laboured for Laban for 14yrs for his two wives Leah and Rachel. This polygamous relationship resulted in a family feud that pitted Leah and Rachel against each other in […]
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 […]
Jacob Labours for Laban Jacob’s experiences with Laban illustrate themes of deception, rivalry, and the complexities of love and service in a lost world. I. Jacob’s Wages Negotiated 29:15 – 24 Jacob negotiates his wages with Laban, requesting Rachel in exchange for seven years of labour. (Vs 15-18) Laban agrees, seeing profit in the arrangement, […]