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When Guarding Against False Teaching— Always Emphasize the Centrality of Christ!

The Tenth Sunday after Pentecost July 24, 2016 Colossians 2:6-15 So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as LORD, continue to live in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.  See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on […]

When Guarding Against False Teaching — Always Emphasize the Supremacy of Christ!

The Ninth Sunday after Pentecost July 17, 2016 Colossians 1:21-28 Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of your evil behavior.  But now he has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation—if you continue in your faith, established and firm, […]

When Guarding Against False Teaching — Always Emphasize the Power of the Gospel!

The Eighth Sunday after Pentecost July 10, 2016 Colossians 1:1-14 Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Think of someone who means the world to you, someone for whom you would do absolutely anything without even giving it a second thought.  Picture their face in your mind— whether it’s your spouse or your child, your parent, your grandchild or your friend.  […]

The Authorities that Exist Have Been Established by God

The Seventh Sunday after Pentecost July 3, 2016 Romans 13:1-7 Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” Who can tell me where these words are from?  […]

Wanted: Dedicated Disciples

The Sixth Sunday after Pentecost June 26, 2016 Luke 9:51-62 As the time approached for him to be taken up to heaven, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem.  And he sent messengers on ahead, who went into a Samaritan village to get things ready for him; but the people there did not welcome him, because he was heading for Jerusalem.  […]