READ: Colossians 3:5-17 Did you know that you are a minister? Sure, you may never perform a wedding ceremony, preach a sermon, or wear one of those white collars around your neck. However, the Bible teaches that you have a pastoral job description. You are called to celebrate Jesus loudly. You are called to lead…
READ: Colossians 3:1-4 What’s on your mind? I’m not necessarily asking what you’re thinking about right now, but wondering what things spend a lot of time in your mind. Do you constantly think about what’s stressing you out? Do you constantly think about your crush? Do you constantly think about success in work or athletics?…
READ: Colossians 2 America is facing a financial crisis. No, not the fact that grapes cost 10x more than pop tarts. While that is certainly alarming, there is something worse. We are experiencing a student debt crisis. Roughly 42 million Americans are in debt due to the loans they used for school. Unfortunately, over half…
READ: Colossians 1:15-27 In the early 1900s, the world was captivated by a private investigator with bizarre methods and brilliant wit. Eager readers would binge the stories of Sherlock Holmes the same way we binge Netflix shows. These pages were packed with twists and turns that gave chills and granted adventure — even if it…
READ: Colossians 1:1-15 Who is Jesus? This is a question that people have wrestled with for the last couple of thousand years. Some people suggest that He was merely a peacemaking prophet. Some would say He was a brilliant teacher with misguided followers. Unfortunately, some would say he was a lunatic and a liar. Regardless…
Mark 4:26-29 He also said, “This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground. Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how. All by itself the soil produces grain—first the stalk, then the head, then the…
2 Corinthians 5:16-17 From now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! I don’t know about you, but I…
Colossians 2:12 “When you were baptized, you were buried together with him [Jesus]. You were raised to life together with him by believing in God’s power. God raised Jesus from the dead.” There is a $44,000 piece of paper on my wall. No, it’s not a rare piece of currency or a small painting by…
Matthew 3: 13-17 Then Jesus arrived from Galilee at the Jordan coming to John, to be baptized by him. But John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I have need to be baptized by You, and do You come to me?” But Jesus answering said to him, “Permit it at this time; for in this way…
“I want to go swimming at church too!” my nephew exclaimed at lunch after a baptism service at church. He was enamored by the whole thing. He loved the crowd cheering, the water splashing everywhere, and the ability to practice his swan dive in the middle of church. He was intrigued by it, but we…