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Intro: I worry so much. I always have. It stems from my old nature. In Colossians 3:17 , we get a sense of God's vision for our lives. Here's what it is: Read: Colossians 3:17 17 And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through…

The breast plate of righteousness is dependent on the belt of truth. Everything that we dealt with last week is for us to go into a study on righteousness. That’s why we spend time in the word of truth. Belt of truth supports the breastplate of righteousness. What is righteousness? We have to make sure…

Please open with me in your Bibles to Colossians 3 . Today, we’ll take a look at an important passage delivered to the Colossian Church for the growth and unification of the believers there as they fought against destructive false teachings and a culture that sought to disrupt and divide them. We live…

Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. On account of these the wrath of God is coming. In these you too once walked, when you were living in them. But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice,…

Have you ever asked yourself the question, why are we here? Why are we here on this earth? Why are we living in Fort Smith, AR in the year 2023? Have you ever thought about what the purpose of life was? Today I hope that I can give you an answer to this question. This week, I’ve had to do some soul searching.…

Ephesians 4:1-7 , 17-24 , 5:1-2 , 7-17 Central Truth: God C alls me to Live as His C hild ! Ephesians 5:1-2 -- How do my ‘Narratives’ guide my daily life? -- -The M eaning : ‘Walk worthy of your calling’ Walk – H abits of C onduct : Ephesians 4:1-7 Colossians 3:1-11 > Ephesians 2:1-3 Discipleship - 1…

Divine Goodwill There’s a problem people face in this world. They can’t see. They can’t see two things: 1) the offense of their own sin and 2) the love of God. God’s posture toward humanity is not one of anger, but one of love. He is divinely good. In fact, he sent his own Son as a token of his love…

Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator. We know that our old self was crucified with him in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that…

Colossians 3: 1-17 Summary Colossians 3:1-17 Colossians 3 is the pivot point for the epistle. Having tracked through a number of significant theological points relating to Christ’s supremacy to the law and angels, Paul turns to practical ramifications. This episode of the podcast focuses on two: (1)…

Romans 13:11-14 As we have made our way through this section of Romans we have looked at the Believer’s relationship with: God - 12:1-2 Himself - 12:3-8 Other Believer - 12:9-13 Unbelievers - 12:14-21 the Government - 13:1-7 Fellow Citizens - 13:8-10 And now we come to verses 11-14 of Chapter 13 where…

Therefore... You died with Christ to the "elements of the world”—you are no longer dominated by your mortal nature . ( Colossians 2:20 ) If you died with Christ to the elements of this world, why do you live as if you still belonged to the world? Why do you submit to regulations: You have been raised…

Scripture Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving. See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the…

11 In him also you were circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, by putting off the body of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ, 12 having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the powerful working of God, who raised him from the dead.…

18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely…

Scriptures: Various passages Start Recording Introduction Good morning again to you. I’m glad you are all here this morning. For the next few weeks we are going to take a deeper look at where we are headed as a church and what we need to be doing as a church that seeks to be driven by the Gospel and…

As I begin our message today we’re going to begin with some audience participation. So feel free to shout out your answer or just raise your hand, or both! How many of you stayed up last night to ring in the new year? If you’re here this morning after staying up that late, I just have to congratulate…

2022 The Year of Rebirth Last year was a year of rebirth, in the aftermath of Covid and the loss of pastor it would have been easy to give up and quit. To close the church as so many others did, but you chose to stick it out to search out another pastor and to continue as a church despite the many strugles.…

INTRODUCTION Today we’re gonna continue our series in the book of Colossians. Let’s turn together in our Bibles to Colossians chapter 3. & we’re gonna read verses 1-10. Colossians 3:1-10 & when you find that in your Bible pls stand for the reading of God’s Word. The title of today’s teaching is Renewed…

Colossians 3:2-17 Good morning church! It is a good morning, and God, the Creator of the Heavens and the Earth has moved Heaven and Earth to make it so you were here with us this morning…and God, the Creator of the Heavens and the Earth has moved Heaven and Earth to make it so the others in this room,…

One of the sayings I hated the most when I was in school, was when my high school teacher would ask me to do some school assignment and I would answer “I can’t,” to which she would reply, “Can’t never did anything.” I did not fully understand that response until I had kids of my own. Until I was in the…

Why Did God Command the Destruction of Nations? Part 2 So here are the four doctrines, or topics, that we are looking into to help us understand this passage: The holiness of God Sin (and the dangers it brings) God’s Wrath God’s Sovereignty (In everything, including salvation) We return this morning…

What is Paul’s Goal? To see these new believers succeed in living their Christian lives. What is my goal in sharing this passage with you today, To see you, and me, to see, new and old believers, future believes succeed in living Christian lives. Chapter 3 begins with Paul explaining how to do this.…

In Acts 9 we hear of Paul's radical transformation from persecutor to proselytizer. What effected this transformation? Is this power available in our lives?

Focus less on earthly things and instead, focus on where Christ is.

In Him Last week I tried to set the context for some of Paul’s ethical teaching thats come at the end of chapter two and then throughout chapter three. What I tried to make clear is that, in Paul’s mind, at your baptism, something happened. For Paul, baptism isn’t merely a symbolic act of obedience.…