Colossians

Acts 12 shows the folly of fighting God as Herod persecutes the church and is judged while the Word of God continues to increase. The sermon encourages the church to pray for gospel success, sanctification by the Word, and ministry growth

Fighting GodChurch PersecutionWord IncreasingGospel Progress

Colossians 1:15-20 presents Christ as preeminent over creation, the church, and all reconciliation. The sermon calls hearers to marvel at His majesty, bend the knee to His lordship, and live for His glory.

Preeminence of ChristImage of GodFirstborn Over CreationReconciliation

Galatians 4 and Colossians 2 help answer why Christians worship on Sunday. The sermon frames the Lord's Day as a swirl of God-centered activity rather than empty religious observance.

Lord's DaySunday WorshipGod Activity

Colossians 2 presents sinners as debtors whose certificate of guilt was nailed to the cross. Christ paid the debt in full, disarmed the accusing powers, and leaves his people complete in him.

Debt Nailed to the CrossChrist AloneDisarming the Powers

Believers are called to violently put to death the sins named in Colossians 3, and the conquest of the five Amorite kings in Joshua 10 pictures Christ's total victory over sin on behalf of those who repent and trust him.

Putting Sin to DeathChrist's VictoryTypology of Christ

Colossians 1 presents Jesus as the image of the invisible God, creator, sustainer, head of the church, and preeminent one. The Christmas season is meant to center on this supreme Christ, not a sentimental or diminished view of him.

Preeminence of ChristChrist the CreatorSupremacy at Christmas

Pairing Colossians 3:5-7 with Joshua's defeat of the five kings in Joshua 10, this message pictures the hard, deliberate work of killing sin in the believer's life and roots the victory in Christ, who was cursed on the tree and rose to

Mortification of SinChrist's VictoryJoshua's Conquest

True corporate worship is measured not by emotional experience or musical excellence but by whether the word of Christ dwells richly among God's people as they sing truth to one another and are lovingly corrected by it.

Word-Centered WorshipSinging to One AnotherFatherly Discipline

Preached on Graduate Recognition Sunday from Colossians 3:1-2, this message urges graduates and young people to set their affections on Christ and examines six practical areas, from prayer to purity to career, where a genuine faith must

Seeking ChristSexual PurityCalling and Career