Colossians: Jesus, More than Enough
05-Colossians: Complete in Christ
May 5, 2024 • Pastor Christopher Thompson • Colossians 2:1–9
This past week, we saw that our God has revealed the mystery of eternity. There is no secret about who and how one might have eternal life. First, salvation is available to all Jews and Gentiles only through Jesus of the Bible. As we continue with Paul this week to the Colossian church, we will see that we are…Complete in Christ.
04-Colossians: Mystery Revealed
April 28, 2024 • Pastor Christopher Thompson • Colossians 1:24–29
We have a saying in our society that some, maybe many, “like a good mystery.” And if that mystery does not adversely involve them, that is probably true. But if it impacts us, my guess is that we are likely to “not like that mystery.” Pain as an example. Mystery pain is not something most of us look forward to, and yet I know for some in this room you have suffered from mystery pain for decades. What would you be willing to do, who would you be willing to follow, who would you be willing to pay if they could reveal “whatever” mystery you faced? Well, groups were rising even in the mid-first century that claimed they had the answers to God's mysteries. Yet Paul, writing to the believers in Christ within the Colossians church, lets them know that the Mystery has been revealed and is free to all.
03-Colossians: Jesus is all we need
April 21, 2024 • Pastor Christopher Thompson • Colossians 1:19–23
Last week, we were reminded, or possibly learned for the first time, that Jesus is God. We ended the message in Colossians 1:15-18 where we learned that Jesus is… · Image of the Invisible God, that is, the Father. · He created all things, both visible and invisible. · He is before all things and holds all things together by His power. Family, as we continue this week, we see that…Jesus is all we need!
02-Colossians: Jesus is God
April 14, 2024 • Pastor Christopher Thompson • Colossians 1:9–18
I don’t know about you, but if I walk into a doctor's office, I’d like to know that the doctor can help me with whatever problem I have. Part of this comes down to their credentials. If you need a cardiologist (a heart doctor), you probably don’t want to look at the wall and see a degree from dental school. If you have questions about your eternity and what will happen to you after this life, you probably want to know that who you put your hope in can secure that eternity. Last week, we began a new series in the Book of Colossians and began to see that when it comes to our eternity, Jesus is Enough. But how is Jesus Enough? Well, simply put, Jesus is enough because…Jesus is God!
01-Colossians: Introduction
April 7, 2024 • Pastor Christopher Thompson • Colossians 1:1–8
There are many get-rich schemes in today's world. People claim to have some secret knowledge of financial success, but the truth is that financial success is really quite simple when seen through the eyes of the wealthiest among us 1. Save 2. Invest 3. Be frugal (budget). The truth about eternity with our Creator is even simpler: 1. Jesus. That's it, confess and believe in Jesus. Yet within years of the resurrection, groups were claiming to have secret knowledge that pushed Jesus + _________. The Colossian church faced such a threat, and this week, we begin our journey through the magnificent Letter to the Colossians, seeing that it is just as relevant today as it was 2000 years ago.