Category Archives: Folders
November 14: “Build Up the Church of Christ” (Philippians 2:1-4)
As members of Christ’s Church, we can either build up the church or tear down a church. What things build a faith community? What things tear down a faith community? What can each one of us do to build up CCSV? We welcome and bless our new members and pray that God will use them […]
Continue readingNovember 7: “The People of Christ” (Colossians 4:2-18)
The last chapter of Colossians is mostly greetings with a list of names. And yet these greetings reveal certain marks of a Christian community. First mark is prayer. Second is a winsome witnessing. Third is forgiveness and acceptance. The fourth is team ministry. And the common thread in all these marks is the grace of […]
Continue readingOctober 31: “The Renewed Life in Christ” (Colossians 3:1-15)
The real test of our submission and devotion to Jesus is in our obedience to his commandments. Jesus calls us to a renewed life in Him because of what He has done for us on the cross and through the power of His resurrection. This renewed life is reflected through our mortal bodies in this […]
Continue readingOctober 24: “The Sufficiency of Christ” (Colossians 2:6-23)
When Colossians were being led astray by false teaching, Paul re-presents the gospel as our union with Christ. The false teaching offers what it cannot deliver. But in Christ, we have received every spiritual blessing. When people live by faith in Christ, they will live in freedom.
Continue readingOctober 17: “Christ in You!” (Colossians 1:24-29)
The mystery Paul is talking about in our text is not only Christ but also “Christ in you!” Through the Spirit, Christ lives in us! Christ’s presence in us means that we are the communicators of the mystery, that we will suffer as we proclaim Christ, that we can rejoice in the midst of suffering, […]
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