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  • Ed Vasicek avatar

    Vertical And Horizontal Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 14, 2013
     | 5,764 views

    When a believer worships, serves, and prays, his heart needs to be directed two ways.

    Vertical and Horizontal (Colossians 1:3-8) 1. Last weekend, Marylu and I had car trouble. 2. The brake light was on; fluid was leaking in one of the little pipes…Thrifty. 3. Sunday morning, had a flat…. 4. When we went past gas stations to pick up car on Monday, one was 3.01 a gallon, ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Paul's Encouragement Series

    Contributed by Bobby Stults on Sep 27, 2012
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     | 9,589 views

    Paul understood the difficulties being experienced at the church in Colossae, but his letter begins with a word of encouragement and edification for the fellowship.

    Colossians 1:3-8 September 26, 2012 Oak Park Baptist Church – Wed Bible Study Series Colossians Bible Study Colossians 1:3-8 [HCSB] 3We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, 4for we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Thanksgiving And Prayer Series

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Oct 14, 2012
     | 6,319 views

    Our identity is in Christ. Our spiritual power is as strong as is our understanding of that truth.

    Outline I. Series Introduction a. Background: Who, What, When, Where, Why – v.1-2. II. Introduction III. Transition a. Paul found his identity in Christ. He presses the church and us to likewise find our identity in Christ, as highlighted in the text. IV. CIT/CIS: Finding Identity in Christ ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Praying For Others Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Nov 13, 2011
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     | 38,612 views

    Sometimes we wonder how to pray for missionaries and other leaders we have never met. Paul had never met the Colossians, but he faithfully prayed for them. His prayers teach us how to pray for others, whether we know them or not.

    COLOSSIANS 1: 9-12 PRAYING FOR OTHERS [Ezekiel 22:30] Every Christian can minister directly to the spiritual well-being of other believers without seeing or speaking to them. We can play a role in their spiritual growth, and even secure God's blessings for them. Intercessory pray accomplishes ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Pat Cook avatar

    Can You Spare Some Change? Series

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Dec 5, 2011
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     | 6,706 views

    #1 in series. Do we try to change, or do we let Him change us?

    Colossians 1:1-8 – Can You Spare Some Change? Today, we are starting a series on a book of the Bible that often gets neglected. It’s a 4-chapter book in the New Testament called Colossians. The author, Paul, is writing to a group of believers at a town called Colosse, and his words to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    An Outpouring Of Thankfulness Series

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Nov 7, 2011
    based on 28 ratings
     | 49,116 views

    Paul’s prayer burst into an overflow of thankfulness & praise. This thankfulness was because their lives demonstrated that God was at work in them and in the church. The Gospel was bearing fruit in & through their lives.

    COLOSSIANS 1: 3-8 AN OUTPOURING OF THANKFULNESS [1 Peter 1:3-8] Paul gave continual thanks to God in his prayers. So it was natural that when Paul prayed for the church at Colossae, the prayer burst into an overflow of thankfulness and praise. This thankfulness was because their lives ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    An Attitude That Transforms Our Actions

    Contributed by Gerald Steffy on Sep 25, 2009
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     | 4,596 views

    The attitude of thankfulness due to God’s grace transforms both our beliefs and our actions.

    AN ATTITUDE THAT TRANSFORMS OUR ACTIONS-Colossians 1:1-8 Proposition: The attitude of thankfulness due to God’s grace transforms both our beliefs and our actions. Objective: My purpose is to challenge God’s people to become more thankful for what God had done for us in our spiritual life as we ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Rooted In Charcter Series

    Contributed by Greg Vesely on Mar 31, 2009
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     | 11,743 views

    God wants us to be known for our Godly character that exemplifies our faith, hope, and love to one another. So let’s be Rooted in our Character. You are known by your character. So what does your look like? Only YOU can answer that.

    Title: Rooted in Character Thesis: You are known by your character so what does yours look like? Scripture Passage: Colossians 1:1-8 INTRO: This morning I’m excited to kick off this summer’s Rooted series. Yes I said” Rooted”, like a tree. We all need to be grounded * rooted in the soil God ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    For Eternal Hope Series

    Contributed by Scott Jewell on Feb 25, 2024
     | 2,486 views

    Paul prays for believers to have hope in Christ Jesus. How is this different from worldly hope and how does it help us navigate life?

    Have you ever thought about how the meaning of a symbol or a logo can change meanings if you were to rotate it upside down? For example, if you turn the hands over on our title slide, it looks kind of like someone is now washing their hands. If you rotate the lesser than symbol in math, it becomes ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Possibility, Probability, And The Proof Of Prophecy Series

    Contributed by Ken Mckinley on Mar 13, 2025
     | 399 views

    John gives his readers all the evidence they need to know and understand that Jesus is the promised Messiah. This sermon looks at that and urges hearers to accept Christ as Savior and Lord.

    Possibility, Probability and the Proof of Prophecy Text: John 19:16-24 Let’s go ahead and open up our Bible’s to John chapter 19. We’re going to camp out here for a couple of Sunday’s at least… we’ll see where the Lord leads us… But at least a couple of Sundays, because there’s so much here that ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Plant A Seed, And See What Happens

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on Jun 19, 2024
     | 904 views

    Epaphras brought the Gospel to Colossae, and powerful things happened through the Word. That's what planting the seed of the Gospel does.

    6.23.24 Colossians 1:3–8 Trinity Lutheran, Bay City 3 We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, 4 because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and the love that you have for all the saints 5 because of the hope that is stored up for you in ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Thanksgiving And Prayer.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jun 26, 2024
    based on 2 ratings
     | 790 views

    We do not lack knowledge, but need rather to tap into that which we already have.

    THANKSGIVING AND PRAYER. Colossians 1:3-12. After introducing themselves, and acknowledging that those to whom they are writing are true Christians [i.e. 'saints and faithful brethren in Christ' (Colossians 1:1-2)], Paul and Timothy next “give thanks… praying always for you” (COLOSSIANS ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Get Closer To God- Reputation Series

    Contributed by Shawn Drake on Jun 29, 2023
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,850 views

    This is the 155th sermon in the series Action". This is the 1st sermon from Colossians.

    Series: Action [#155] GET CLOSER TO GOD- REPUTATION Colossians 1:1-8 Introduction: Since the beginning of humanity when Adam and Eve sinned, mankind has been spinning around in sin and no one could do anything about it. Sure, there have been some who thought they had the answers; but these ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "jesus Only" People Series

    Contributed by Lanny Smith on Feb 15, 2020
     | 3,003 views

    How many things do we need to "add" to Jesus to have a fulfilled life? We find it easy to find comfort, meaning, significance in so many things beside Jesus.

    (You can listen to the audio of the sermon on my podcast at: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/697261.rss) Intro: • “Jesus and” memes. o Not that Jesus cares if you love coffee or pumpkin spice, etc. • The challenge is when we equate two things by using “and.” o In our hearts we know that our hobby, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Proof Of The Spirit Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Feb 6, 2022
     | 3,803 views

    We are sometimes asked how to know when we have been filled with the Holy Spirit. These are my thoughts.

    Has anyone here ever grown fruit trees? Maybe an apple tree or a cherry tree. I am not a farmer or a gardener, but in 1990 we moved into a rented house we were told had five different fruit trees in the backyard.  When I heard that I thought, “wow that’ll be cool.” The day we arrived, one of ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan