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Sufficiency of Scripture 3 According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: 4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of…

23 And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. Are you a fan or a follower? 26 Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves,…

Is this the winter of your discontent? Contentment Gk. arkeo is used as a verb in Heb. 13:5 - Be Content/ Be Enough Speaks to sufficiency; not co-dependent with others We use ‘content’ as in, what is contained within Control of one's desires Not just a passive acceptance of the status quo Heb. ya'al…

What you believe matters, what do you believe about the Bible?

Last week we focused on the reasons for why we should excel in the grace of giving. This week I want to lay out for you the principles that should teach you exactly how to be obedient to God’s desire for you to graciously give. I want us to grow in our understanding of the grace of giving! What are the…

I. Introduction One of the first things you should do when coming to a book study is to try to grasp the big picture of the book. What is it all about? Why was it written? If you had to sum up the message of the book of Colossians in a few sentences or even a few words what would you say? If someone…

What you believe matters, what do you believe about the Bible?

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When we work from a place of contentment a striving world takes notice of the kingdom character being formed in us. An important aspect of our spiritual growth and spiritual formation is the cultivation of a contentment that is not tied to our job, life circumstance, or even physical limitations, but to an increasing Christlikeness in our lives.

We are reminded that God is more than enough to sustain us. We are encouraged to grow in our faith.

Introduction I had a project not to long ago and the project consisted of listing basic truths of God and His word. There were tons of truths and characteristics that were listed, but he one that stuck out to me was all-sufficiency. Why had I never really dove into this topic? Was it something that I…

Teaching Material From Falls Creek 2021: GLORY

The assurance of Christ's presence

Introduction Get us rolling with this thought for devotional and to frame our night, from NT Wright: “It is not a miscellaneous collection of ‘helpful thoughts’. It is a particular letter written to a particular congregation at one point in its (very early) history. To believe, in fact, that Colossians…

12 “And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you, but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, 13 and to keep the commandments and statutes of the Lord , which I am commanding you today for your…

Intro: I think a lot of us here today know Moses. Whether its from a church background, reading your Bible, or even just from pop culture. And sometimes we can put guys like Moses in the Bible on a pedestal. And then we stop and come to texts like this, and we begin to read and ponder, and then we begin…

The greatness of Jesus revealed in the song of Simeon, the Prophecy of Simeon and the testimony of Anna

Sufficiency of Scripture and Application of Scripture

The prayer for every believer ought to follow that of Paul's for the people of Colosse...that our walk with God produces greater spiritual fruit that leads to endurance.

Sola Scriptura means all truth necessary for our salvation and spiritual life is taught either explicitly or implicitly in Scripture. Scripture is the highest and supreme authority on any matter on which it speaks. This is not saying that the Bible speaks on every matter, but rather that it is the authority on any matter on which it speaks.

Because of who Jesus is and what He has done He rightly deserves to have first place in everything.

Introducción a Colosenses No hemos cambiado mucho. No somos muy diferentes a la Iglesia de Colosas del 61 d.C. En aquel entonces, al igual que ahora había una densa neblina de pluralismo religioso, la cual nublaba el discernimiento espiritual y contaminaba la claridad del evangelio de Jesucristo. Las…

The root of all trouble is Sin! When Adam and Eve disobeyed God it trickled down to all of humanity.