Devotional # 164. Colossians 4:12-18

Devotional # 164. 11/23/15. Colossians 4:12-18. Intro.   Today we finish out the book of Colossians: we’ll be learning about more men of faith. As it seems with the world we know today, there were people in the early church that stuck with Jesus and the faith as well as some who fell away. What can …

Devotional # 163. Colossians 4:1-11

Devotional # 163. 11/16/15. Colossians 4:1-11. Intro. As we begin Colossians chapter 4 I want to tell you that I'll be changing the format of this devotional in the coming weeks. I'm going to transfer over to a blog and I hope that you'll continue reading on there. The plan is that I can do …

Devotional # 162. Colossians 3:18-25

Devotional # 162. 11/9/15. Colossians 3:18-25. Intro.  When we started this chapter we saw that our minds were to be set on the things of heaven even though we’re still on the earth. This chapter has been great because we've seen what the Christians character is supposed to be like. Now we see the first …

Devotional # 161. Colossians 3:12-17

Devotional # 161. 11/2/15. Colossians 3:12-17. Intro.  I love that Paul, having given us two lists of the "dont's", now gives us a list of the "do's." Why did he start off with the bad stuff? Because we always need to be cognizant of the bad stuff, the "sin" first in order to see the …

Devotional # 160. Colossians 3:8-11

Devotional # 160. 10/26/15. Colossians 3:8-11. Intro.  The last time we were in Colossians we talked about sexual sins like “fornication” and “passion” but we said we no longer live in those sins so we shouldn’t be walking in the same way non-Christians are. This week we have another list of sins but I encourage …

Devotional # 158. Colossians 3:5-7.

Devotional # 158. 10/12/15. Colossians 3:5-7. Intro.  I seriously considered putting verse 5 into last week’s devotional because it fit so clearly in with what we studied. But then I decided that verses 1-4 should be their own thing and verses 5-7 would be really good to study as their own part. This week we see …

Devotional # 157. Colossians 3:1-4

Devotional # 157. 10/5/15. Colossians 3:1-4. Intro. Last week we finished a section (Col. 2:16-23) dealing with the freedom Jesus gave us to not keep religious rituals that only empower our flesh, but instead to cling to Jesus, the Head of the Church. This week we’re going to continue to be encouraged with a series …

Devotional # 156. Colossians 2:18-23

Devotional # 156. 9/28/15. Colossians 2:18-23. Intro. Last week we spoke about food and holidays and I asked how did Jesus saving us fit together with food and festivals? Now as we read on we see that last week’s verses (16–17) actually was starting a section where Paul encourages us Christians to not give up …

Devotional # 155. Colossians 2:16-17

Devotional # 155. 9/21/15. Colossians 2:16-17. Intro. Last week we talked about being forgiven for all our trespasses (v. 13) and how Jesus “disarmed” Satan and his demons from having final victory (v. 15). Instead it is Jesus who “triumphed over them”. Remembering this is very important since, as always, context is king. We have …

Devotional # 154. Colossians 2:11-15

Devotional # 154. 9/14/15. Colossians 2:11-15. Intro. Last week we talked about not settling for cheap deceits but accepting God completing us. We also saw that Jesus has all of the “fullness” of the Godhead (which is all three Persons of God) in Himself. It’s cool to be reassured that Jesus is God but why …