Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

Colossians

Stay Fixed On Heaven

REVELATION 21:1–5 – Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne…

Gospel-Produced Reputation

COLOSSIANS 1:3-8 – We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, 4 since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints, 5 because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. Of this you have heard before in the word of the…

Oh, How Quickly Or Suddenly

PSALM 39:4 – O Lord, make me know my end and what is the measure of my days; let me know how fleeting I am! THEME OF THE DAY: OH, HOW QUICKLY OR SUDDENLY.  He was a dear brother, friend, deacon in my church and a glowing example of a godly family member to his physical family and church family.  He was…

The Glories Awaiting Us

REVELATION 22:1-5 – Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb through the middle of the street of the city; also, on either side of the river, the tree of life with its twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month. The leaves of…

Developing An Effective Prayer Life

COLOSSIANS 4:2 – Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving.” Every Christian will find themselves crying out to the Lord like the disciples – Now Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples” (Luke 11:1).  The late D.M. Lloyd-Jones…

Heavenly-Minded Christians

COLOSSIANS 3:1-3 – If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.  Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.  For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.”   THEME OF THE DAY: HEAVENLY-MINDED CHRISTIANS.…