Thoughtful Reflections on Faith and Life
Colossians 1:15-20 Introduction Last week, the last two Sundays of the liturgical calendar were compared to the popular Avengers movies of Infinity War and Endgame. As a comic book geek, I appreciated that comparison and I am going to run with that. If you are not familiar with the movies, they are a two part … Read More “The Endgame” »
Galatians 5:22-26; Colossians 3:12 Introduction How are we to express the Christian message? Some people think it is as simple as passing on a certain piece of content. Do you remember way back when there was someone who would hold up John 3:16 signs at sports events? The hope was getting people to look up … Read More “A Kind Church” »
Colossians 3:13-15 Introduction We are beginning a new series on the fruit of the Spirit as described in Galatians 5. This passage is pretty amazing. Paul pushes back against a Christian faith that is purely rules-based. What Paul argues about in Galatians is that the Christian life, instead of being about obedience to a certain … Read More “Be Clothed in Love” »
Colossians 3:17 Introduction We are continuing our series on what it means to be a mission edge church. While there is a definition for this term, in some ways it is easier for us to describe. What does a mission edge church look like. Six markers of mission edge churches have been identified and we … Read More “Living the Jesus Way” »
Colossians 1:15-23 Introduction How does the outside world see the Christian church? There are basically three options. Either the church is good, the church is bad, or the church is irrelevant. There are those who think the church is harmful, that we have a negative impact on society. Sadly, there are churches and church leaders … Read More “What is the Gospel?” »
Colossians 1:1-14 Introduction How important is a job description? Some jobs are self-evident of what is expected. A fire fighter knows they will have to put out a fighter and they do not need this to be specified. A pilot is going to know that they are going to need to fly planes. But even … Read More “Faith, Hope, and Love” »
Colossians 3:12-17 Introduction There are are many ways we could look at the evolution of the western church over the past number of decades. It could be changes in attendance, it could be changes in architecture, it could be changes in technology, or it could be changes in music. Imagine using a time machine to … Read More “Wearing Our Sunday Best” »
A devotion based on Colossians 4:3. Paul was a super-Christian. He was so close to Jesus that whenever he wanted something he just needed to call in a favour. Paul was so powerful that his relationship with other Christians was always just one-way. None of that is true. Paul experienced weakness and concern and uncertainty. … Read More “Devotions: Colossians” »
