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Above All
Contributed by Jefferson Williams on Apr 3, 2022 (message contributor)
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1. Grateful
Contributed on Apr 3, 2022
Paul is glad for the Colossians' faithfulness, grateful for their faith, love, and hope, and excited that the Gospel was bearing fruit.
Above All: A Study in Colossians Colossians 1:1-8 Pastor Jefferson M. Williams Chenoa Baptist Church 04-03-2022 How to Shoot a Free Throw Free throws are more difficult than you think. Yes, you are not guarded and yes you can take your time. But, there are so many distractions. The crowd ...read more
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2. Walk Worthy
Contributed on Apr 10, 2022
Paul prays that the Colossians would do more good deeds, understand God more, be empowered by God and be thankful.
Above All: A Study in Colossians Colossians 1:9-14 Pastor Jefferson M. Williams Chenoa Baptist Church 04-10-2022 Prayed For Maxine and I have been married for almost 30 years. There are very few things I know for sure in this life but one of them is that Patrick, Maxine’s stepdad, prayed for ...read more
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3. Jesus Is King!
Contributed on Apr 25, 2022
Jesus is King of Creation, King of the Church, and King of our hearts
Above All: A Study in Colossians Colossians 1:15-23 Pastor Jefferson M. Williams Chenoa Baptist Church 4-23-2022 Lift Jesus High In 1893, Chicago hosted the International Columbian Exhibition that millions were expected to attend. One of the exhibits was the “Parliament of Religions.” This ...read more
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4. Above All: Reconciled
Contributed on May 2, 2022
Paul describes the Colossians' past (alienated from God), present (reconciled to God), and future (presented holy, blameless, and free from accusation)
Above All: A Study in Colossians Colossians 1:20-23 Pastor Jefferson M.Williams Chenoa Baptist Church 05-01-2022 Reconciliation at Chili’s Our first year of marriage was very difficult. We married at 24 years old. I was 24 going on 15 and Maxine was 24 going on 40. ? About year in, we ...read more
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5. Count The Cost
Contributed on May 9, 2022
Paul's Attitude, Paul's Charge, Paul's Purpose, Paul's Energy
Above All: A Study in Colossians Colossians 1:24-29 Pastor Jefferson M. Williams Chenoa Baptist Church 5-08-2022 Freedom! [Brave Heart Clip 3:50 - 5:50] On August 23, 1305 William Wallace was arrested and tried, he was stripped naked, dragged through the streets, hung until he almost died. ...read more
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6. A Study In Colossians
Contributed on May 16, 2022
We see Paul's struggle, his goal, his warning, his delight
Above All: A Study in Colossians Colossians 2:1-5 Pastor Jefferson M. Williams Chenoa Baptist Church 5-08-202 Donna Our friend Donna was raised in a strong, Jesus-loving house and church. She loved Jesus and thought she was firm in her faith. Until she ended up divorced. She sank into deep ...read more
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7. A Study In Colossians: Walk The Walk
Contributed on May 22, 2022
Paul gives four word pictures for what a growing Christian looks like: a tree, a building, a student, a river.
Above All: A study in Colossians Walk in Him Colossians 2:2-7 Pastor Jefferson M, Williams Chenoa Baptist Church 05-22-2022 Intro In 1969, Martin Broadwell described the “four levels of teaching.” Some have called it “four stages of learning any new skill.” They are: Unconscious ...read more
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8. Fullness And Freedom
Contributed on May 29, 2022
Fullness is found only in Jesus!
Above All: A Study of Colossians Colossians 2:8-15 Pastor Jefferson M. Williams Chenoa Baptist Church 05-29-2022 More In Mississippi, I used to drive over to a friend’s church on my lunch break and sit in his auditorium. They had worship music quietly playing and it was a place of peace in ...read more
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9. Joy Stealers
Contributed on Jun 6, 2022
Paul warns the Colossian believers to not let anyone steal their joy by putting them under a yoke of legalism
Above All: A Study in Colossians Colossians 2:16-23 Pastor Jefferson M. Williams Chenoa Baptist Church 6-05-2022 Add One Egg A company that made cake mixes had a genius idea. It was an easy recipe cake mix. All the person had to do was to add water. They introduced the product and waited ...read more
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10. Joy Stealers (Part 2)
Contributed on Jul 4, 2022
Paul warns the Colossians against legalism, mysticism, and asceticism.
Above All: A Study in Colossians Col 2:18-23 Pastor Jefferson M. Williams Chenoa Baptist Church Cubbie Dog When I first moved to Illinois, a friend offered to take me to a Cubs game. I explained that I’m not really a baseball fan. He said, “It’s not just baseball, it's Wrigley Field.” ...read more
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11. Look Up
Contributed on Jul 11, 2022
Paul transitions from creed to conduct by reminding the Colossians of their position, priorities, past, and God's promises.
Above All: A Study in Colossians Colossians 3:1-4 Pastor Jefferson M. Williams Chenoa Baptist Church 07-10-2022 Where We’ve Been I’ve never actually started a sermon this way before. The verses that we will study today are the hinge verses of Colossians. Every letter or story has a hinge, a ...read more
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12. Change Clothes
Contributed on Jul 18, 2022
Paul writes to the Colossians to put to death the deeds of the earthly nature
Above All: A Study in Colossians Colossians 3:5-11 Pastor Jefferson M. Williams Chenoa Baptist Church 07-17-2022 Mud Bowl One of my favorite student ministry outreaches we ever did was what we called Mud Bowl. We will till up about half an acre in the back of the church. Someone had access to ...read more
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13. Godly Fashion Advice
Contributed on Jul 25, 2022
Paul gives the Colossians a picture of what a growing Christian and a healthy church looks like
Above All: A Study in Colossians Colossians 3:12-17 Pastor Jefferson M. Williams Chenoa Baptist Church 07-24-2022 Are you in the Right Place? When I was in college, I lived next to a guy who played in a band called, “Momma Tera.” It was a hard rock band and he invited me to come see them at ...read more
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14. Colossians 3:22-4:1
Contributed on Aug 7, 2022
Paul radically undermines the institution of slavery by commanding slaves and masters to serve the true King Jesus.
Above All: Colossians 3:22-4:1 Pastor Jefferson M. Williams Chenoa Baptist Church 08-07-2022 Got it Wrong? Recently, a former student of mine posted on Facebook a question that caught my attention. This is what he wrote: “If the Bible got it wrong on slavery, can we really trust anything the ...read more
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15. Hopelessly Devoted To You
Contributed on Aug 15, 2022
Paul encourages the Colossians to be devoted in prayer and make the most of their conversations with outsiders
Above All: Colossians 4:2-6 Pastor Jefferson M. Williams Chenoa Baptist Church 08-14-2022 Hopelessly Devoted to You On Tuesday, we lost another one of my childhood artist. Olivia Newton John lost her battle with breast cancer at the age of 71. She was a four time Grammy award winning singer ...read more
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16. Teamwork
Contributed on Aug 22, 2022
Paul lists ten ministry partners at the end of his letter and we can learn from each one how to be All In for the Gospel Mission
Above All: Colossians 4:7-18 Pastor Jefferson M. Williams Chenoa Baptist Church 08-21-2022 Dream Teams I asked a question on Facebook this week, “what have been some of the greatest teams of all time?” Here are some of the answers: The 1992 Dream Team The 1927 Yankees The 2016 Cubs The ...read more