Three Deadly Distractions Colossians 2: 16-23 Bill Bright used to tell a story about a woman married to a tyrant. He didn’t like the way she kept house. He didn’t like the way she did laundry. He didn’t like the way she ironed his clothes. He didn’t like the way she dressed. He didn’t like the way she…

Those in Christ cannot be blaclisted, banned or bound by the expectations of others.

Introduction: For those of you who don’t know, this is the Washington Monument in Washington DC. When people go to see it, they are amazed by it’s shear size. It is the world’s tallest predominately stone structure in the world and measures around 555 feet and is made mostly of marble, granite, limestone,…

Colossians 2:18-23 Stephen Caswell© 1999 Going Out of Business This notice appeared in the window of a store in New York City: "Don't be fooled by imitators who claim to be going out of business. We have been going out of business longer than anyone on this block." This add is quite funny! But the warning…

The pursuit of Godliness begins with discipline

Intro:Good News & Bad News The poet/rapper Jermaine Lamarr Cole pens these words I present to you “On the road to riches listen this is what you’ll find The good news is that you came a long way The bad news is that you went the wrong way Think being broke was better” He speaks about the pursuit of wealth…

Finding your identity in Christ not in what you do or do not do.

El apóstol advierte a los colosenses sobre las falsas corrientes teológicas que los amenazaban y les hace ver que la vida en Cristo es mejor.

Don’t Be Fooled Colossians 2:16–19 (ESV) 16 Therefore let no one pass judgment on you in questions of food and drink, or with regard to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath. 17 These are a shadow of the things to come, but the substance belongs to Christ. 18 Let no one disqualify you, insisting on asceticism…

Pastor Mark continues his series on Colossians, speaking on the Dangers to our Faith in Christ, and how we can Overcome these Dangers.

Freed by Christ Colossians 2:20–23 (ESV) 20 If with Christ you died to the elemental spirits of the world, why, as if you were still alive in the world, do you submit to regulations— 21 “Do not handle, Do not taste, Do not touch” 22 (referring to things that all perish as they are used)—according to…

CODE WORD I want to talk this morning as we begin about something that we all experienced as children. It’s also something we’ve all learned to do with our kids or grandkids (if you have them). What is that something? That something is “the look”. You know “the look .” As children we see "the look” and…

This is an expository sermon unpacking 1 Timothy 4:1–6. The central argument is that since apostasy and heresy characterise the later times, a crucial measure of a good church and a good pastor is that they be alert watchmen and pastoral theologians.

Believers are not to be intimidated by those who think spirituality is achieved outside a relationship with Christ

INTRODUCTION: We have many times addressed how much we need to learn how to define our days in Christian terms. The salvation that Jesus Christ brought to the world was a public salvation. He was crucified in the public square, and His resurrection was not done in secret. Connected to this, we have to…

By turning your attention to Jesus, who He is, and what He has done, you will not fall prey to "Slow Drift Syndrome"

Asceticism is not about giving up the goods God has put in the world, but about disciplining our passions so that we are not bound by our passions in this age but are free to already experience "putting on" our Lord Jesus Christ. Paul gives us the principles and Jesus gives us three examples of areas in which we can be free from bondage and directed to ultimate ends.

INTRODUCTION: We have many times addressed how much we need to learn how to define our days in Christian terms. The salvation that Jesus Christ brought to the world was a public salvation. He was crucified in the public square, and His resurrection was not done in secret. Connected to this, we have to…

Announcement (RT) Call to Worship (RT) Hymn 9 (RT) Prayer of Praise and Confession (RT) Offering (RT) Doxology (RT) Pastoral Prayer Civil Realm: The Lost of the World/Mission of the church: Sanctification The Sick and Afflicted Sermon Text Introduction Open you bibles to 1 Timothy 4 with me. This evening…