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Colossians: Christ Above All
Contributed by Denn Guptill on May 10, 2025 (message contributor)
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1. Colossians: Making The Journey
Contributed on May 10, 2025
The Christians in Colosse had lost their way, and the purpose of Colossians was to show them the way back.
It was a dinky little town, and we had lost our way. We were touring a village in England, by the name of Bampton, it’s major claim to fame today is it was the home of the library, rectory and church used in the filming of Downton Abbey. In the TV series, the church was St. Michael and All ...read more
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2. Colossians The Promise Of Baptism
Contributed on May 10, 2025
As Paul takes the Colossians back to the elementary principles of their faith, he takes time to remind them of when and why they were baptized.
Baptism. Before I was baptized, I never really thought about baptism. My family was nominally Baptist, that is, as I’ve explained before, the local Baptist church was the church we didn’t go to when we didn’t go to church. So, when we lived in Lower Lincoln, outside of Fredericton, we didn’t go ...read more
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3. To Be Or Not To Be
Contributed on May 24, 2025
Paul tells the Colossians they were dead. But what did he mean by dead? And how do we know if we are spiritually dead?
The quality of mercy is not strain'd. It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath. It is twice blest: It blesseth him that gives, and him that takes. That, of course, was from the Merchant of Venice, which I studied in grade 11. Do they still teach Shakespear in High ...read more
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4. The Choices We Make
Contributed on Jun 7, 2025
In Colossians chapter 3, Paul tells us that there isn't a multitude of choices to be made, there are only two. Will your take off the old and put on the new. Or won't you
Colossians Your Choice I have a confession to make. I have way too many shirts. I don’t know what it is, but I have a closet full of shirts. Now before you judge me about being fiscally irresponsible, I’m also a Frenchie’s shopper. For years, when I was at my heaviest, I found it difficult to find ...read more