Making Prayer a Priority in the Church
Prayer and the Great Commission. Those two things must be very heavy on the minds of a church if it is going to be healthy. Prayer not only helps us …
Treasuring God’s Transforming Grace
Are you familiar with the Ten Commandments? Is keeping them the way to Heaven? Do they even apply to us today? What about all those laws God gave Israel in …
The Need for Encouragement
Many times, what keeps us from staying on the right track and doing what we know we should do is simply the absence of a little encouragement. The apostle Paul …
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God has given a mandate to all Christians to “Go into all the world and preach the Gospel”. For the early part of my life, Churches in America seemed to …
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Why do you stand afar off LORD? Why do you hide in times of trouble? Have you ever felt that way? Those are the opening words of Psalm 10 (NKJV). …
Gains and Losses with Our Life in Christ
What really changes when a person receives new life in Christ? Through this short but powerful letter to Philemon, we see that the gospel does more than bring forgiveness of …
Playing Your Part
As noted in the previous message on Colossians 4, the list of greetings to teammates is not simply a vestigial element just for the original audience. Paul knew when he …
The Importance of Having Teammates
As we are reaching the end of our study on Colossians, we come to an important section of verses that people tend to overlook. It looks like it’s personal, that …
Always Praying, Always Gracious, Always Ready
Today we will be looking at Colossians 4:2–6 which calls us to a life of alert, thankful prayer and intentional gospel witness—praying not just for our own needs, but for …
Happy Father’s Day!
Today is a special day to honor Dad’s. I hope you will all spend some of it here! Today’s message is for everyone, but I especially hope to encourage dads …