by coordinator | Dec 2, 2013 | Colossians, NT, Sermons
Text: Col 1:15-23 Hope you had a great Thanksgiving! Our house was packed on Thanksgiving Day for dinner. And of course, with any Thanksgiving meal, the highlight is the turkey. Sophia and Jarvis graciously offered to cook the turkey and I must say that it was one of...
by coordinator | Nov 18, 2013 | Colossians, Knowing God's Will, NT, Sermons, Topical Studies
This gets back to what I shared earlier from Col 1:9-10. What is the will of God for all the saints here? To walk worthy of the Lord. How do we walk in this type of worthy manner? By living in a way that is fully pleasing to Him. And what pleases Him? The second half...
by coordinator | Nov 18, 2013 | Colossians, Knowing God's Will, NT, Sermons, Topical Studies
Is this how we should think of the gospel? If we do, we will be making a grave, grave mistake. Fruit comes from the gospel. Fruit, not just in terms of salvation, but fruit in all aspects of the Christian life and maturity. We see this in Paul’s letters. For example,...
by coordinator | Nov 18, 2013 | Colossians, Knowing God's Will, NT, Sermons, Topical Studies
Text: Col 1:1-14 We are beginning our study through the book of Colossians. I have been waiting to teach this book for a while because it’s one of my favorites. In particular, the second half of Col 1 is one of the most beautiful, most profound sections in all of...
by coordinator | Nov 3, 2013 | NT, Philippians, Sermons
Acts 16:25-34 [READ]. This scene is amazing to me. Paul and Silas had just been beaten by a mob. Then, they got sent to the inner prison and probably got tortured by this Roman jailer. And while they were beaten, bruised and bleeding, what were they doing? They were...
