Sunday Morning

Colossians 2:9-10 After warnings about the empty deception and false claims of false teachers, attention is called to the freedom we have in Christ. In particular, we have all that we need to live a life to the glory of God.

Colossians 2:8- The Colossian church was being endangered by Gnosticism. It, just like all forms of false teaching, deludes people into following an empty, sham religion. Whether it’s Mormonism or Darwin Fish, the language is subtly deceitful, the system of reason logically compelling, and enticingly moral — these are the hallmarks of the great cults today, and Paul gives three explanations as to why these types of philosophies are empty and deceitful.

Colossians 1:28-29 Paul gives a great overview of what faithfulness in the ministry looks like. In particular, there are three main ingredients in shepherding with a sense of purpose.

Colossians 1:24-27 Though specifically about Paul’s ministry, we discover in this passage the very heart of what ministry is about still today. It provides for us three non-negotiable characteristics a faithful minister must exhibit if he is seeking to be pleasing to the Lord.

Colossians 1:21-23 After identifying Christ’s pre-eminence over life, we now see the relation of Christ to individual people. More specifically, this is a reminder of what was, is, and will be accomplished because of Christ’s atoning work.

Colossians 1:18-20 The pre-eminence of Christ over every order of being is repeated in different terms. In the incarnation of Jesus Christ and His subjugation, the Father is well-pleased to offer the solution to the enmity of the world.

Colossians 1:12-14 After Paul prays for the Colossians’ “suitable conduct,” he begins to details what this consists of. He provides four marks of a pleasing, worthy life.