Sermons from March 2017

Sermons from March 2017

For the Sake of the Body (Col 1:24-2:5)

The end of all things is near. Therefore be alert and of sober mind so that you may pray.  Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.  Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling.  Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.  If anyone speaks, they should do so as one who speaks the very words of God. If…

Made Holy and Without Blemish (Col 1:19-23)

So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation:  that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them.…

Jesus Rules (Col 1:15-20)

But about the Son he says, “Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever;     a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom. You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness;     therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions     by anointing you with the oil of joy.” He also says, “In the beginning, Lord, you laid the foundations of the earth,     and the heavens are the work of your hands. They will perish, but you…

Giving Thanks to God (Col 1:3-14)

A psalm. For giving grateful praise. Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth.     Worship the Lord with gladness;     come before him with joyful songs. Know that the Lord is God.     It is he who made us, and we are his