Colossians 3:12-14, “Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. And above all these put on love, which binds everything …
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Put Them Away – Don’t Take Them Out!
Colossians 3:8-10, “But now you must put them all away: anger, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth. Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices and have put on the new self which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its …
There Is More Than Just What Is Right In Front Of You
Colossians 3:1-2, “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.” Do you take life far too seriously? I tend to. What is currently pressing …
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Memory From A Song From The Monkees
Colossians 2:8-11, “See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ. For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily, and you have been filled in him, who is the head of …
Providing Greater Shade And Beauty
Colossians 2:6-7, “Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.” Paul repeated in Colossians 2:6, what he said previously in Colossians 1:10, “So as to walk in a manner worthy of the …
The Power Of Encouragement
Colossians 2:2-3, “That their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, to reach all the riches of full assurance of understanding and of wisdom and knowledge of God’s mystery in Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.” Do you realize that when you are discouraged and downcast, you …
The Competitive Advantage
Colossians 1:9-10, “And so from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing him, bearing fruit in every good work …
The Solution
Colossians 1:3-5a, “We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints, because of the hope laid up for you in heaven.” My dear mother was a prayer warrior …
When Your Earthen Jar Needs Filling
Philippians 4:19, “And my God will supply every need of yours according to the riches in glory in Christ Jesus.” How do you maintain peace and joy in all circumstances? David said in Psalm 23:1, “The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.” That is the prescription for having contentment as we have God’s …
Learning Contentment
Philippians 4:11-13, “Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content. I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need. I …