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  • Gordon McCulloch avatar

    Give Thankfulness With A Grateful Heart; Why?

    Contributed by Gordon Mcculloch on Jan 24, 2014
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    The apostle Paul always gives thanks in his prayers and so thanksgiving needs to be a major part of our prayers. Jesus did it, and so did Paul, and look at their ministries, and the word “thanks” used here comes from the Greek word “Eucharist”.

    Deuteronomy 30:9-14 Psalm 25:1-9 Colossians 1:1-14 Luke 10:25-37 Summary: The apostle Paul always gives thanks in his prayers and so thanksgiving needs to be a major part of our prayers. Jesus did it, and so did Paul, and look at their ministries, and the word “thanks” used here ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal

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    Relationships - How The Gospel Links Every Believer To Christ Series

    Contributed by Paul Barreca on Sep 7, 2016
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    What is the answer for a church drifting toward embracing the CULTURE over CHRIST? The ANSWER is CHRIST!

    In a previous message I made the following statement: “The great spiritual challenge for our generation is whether we will obey God in areas where the Bible and culture are opposed.” Our world is changing. It’s more than human technological progress. Our values are changing. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    "Working On Your Walk” Series

    Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on May 6, 2019
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    Paul commends and counsels the Colossians on spiritual maturity.

    Last time, we made saw how Paul wrote to the Colossians to counter an error promoted by false teachers who denied the deity of Jesus. Paul describes Jesus with some of the loftiest language used in the New Testament, emphasizing His preeminence in all things. Because He is Lord over all, the life ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "one Giant Leap"

    Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Jul 18, 2019
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    Sermon asks us to be like the folks in text to also take a giant step in faith in Christ, Love for Christ, endurance, and live above. Let us take the Giant Leap.

    Colossians 1:1-14 “One Giant Leap” 1. Fifty years ago July 20, 196 astronaut Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon. 2. Armstrong planned to say “one small step for a man,” but what came out was “one small step for man.” 3. Armstrong did not take that step without anxiety. Before the ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Christ At The Center Of Faith Series

    Contributed by John Dobbs on Jun 20, 2020
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     | 7,107 views

    Whatever is at the center of your life has the greatest influence in your decisions, attitudes, and actions.

    Christ At The Center of Everything: Colossians Christ At The Center of Faith Colossians 1:3-14 Introduction Whatever is at the center of your life has the greatest influence in your decisions, attitudes, and actions. What are some things people sometimes place at the center of their ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Thankful In All Things Part 4-" The People In Our Lives" Series

    Contributed by Randy Edwards on Nov 27, 2018
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    part 4 of our thankful series

    “Thankful in all things” Part 4 November 2018 “The people in our lives” Today is the last of our sermons in the short thankful series In the weeks to come we will be studying the Christmas story, it’s components and the significance of the story to our lives But for today we need to focus on ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Faithful And Not Forgotten

    Contributed by Brady Boyd on Aug 9, 2018
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    The church in Colossae was not a remarkable church, in fact, most people would have said its best days were gone.

    Colossians 1 Faithful and Not Forgotten August 12, 2018 This letter is full of epic and evocative language and is one of Paul’s shortest. Have you ever felt overlooked? Have you ever felt like you were doing the right thing, but other people seemed to get noticed? Have you ever felt like quitting ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Present Perfect

    Contributed by Doug Newton on Aug 24, 2018
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    Colossians 1:3-14

    I pulled into a gas station a couple weeks ago and saw something new at the pump. If I wanted, I could push a button to mix a chemical with the gas that would improve my gas mileage. The advertisement explained that the additive would clean the engine valves and boost performance. Is this just ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

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    Characteristics Of An Alive Church (Colossians Sermon 1) Series

    Contributed by Rodney Fry on Sep 16, 2018
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     | 7,613 views

    Do you meet the characteristics of an alive, dead or sick church?

    Characteristics of an Alive Church Colossians 1:1–14 Introduction If we read carefully the opening verses of Paul’s letter to the church at Colosse, we can see seven characteristics that mark an alive church even today. Payday Someday A little boy was reading a book. His father walked past the door ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "jesus Only" People Series

    Contributed by Lanny Smith on Feb 15, 2020
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    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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    The First-Born Over All Creation Series

    Contributed by John Lowe on May 21, 2018
     | 7,560 views

    The chief religions of Paul’s time included Gnosticism, stressing gnosis as essential to salvation, viewing matter as evil, and combining ideas derived from mythology, ancient Greek philosophy, ancient religions, and, eventually, Christianity.

    5/7/18 Tom Lowe Lesson IIA2: THE FIRST-BORN OVER ALL CREATION (Colossians 1:15b-17) • Numbers in brackets [a], correspond to “Special Notes” following each verse. • NIV Bible is used throughout unless noted otherwise. Colossians 1:15b-17 (NIV) (Text) 15b the firstborn over all creation. 16 For ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Gerald Roberts avatar

    "What Makes The Church Beautiful?"

    Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Jul 8, 2016
     | 4,684 views

    The message shares what makes us beautiful it is faith in Christ, Love, endurance, and God the one who enables.

    What makes us Beautiful? Colossians 1:1-14 1. Note the first thing Paul shares is he does not address the letter to the church he addresses the letter to the Saints • 2 To the saints and faithful brothers and sisters* in Christ in Colossae: 2. The First ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Humpty Dumpty / Seize The Day

    Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Jul 10, 2016
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     | 31,337 views

    Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall; Humpty Dumpty had a great fall; Humpty Dumpty shouted Amen; God can put me together again. Beloved, Carpe Diem, Seize the day. Updated June 2022.

    Do you remember as a child ... listen to ... or reading nursery rhymes? Some of them were a little freighting ... at least they were to me. Three blind mice. Three blind mice. See how they run. See how they run. They all ran after the farmer's wife Who cut off their tails with a carving ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Mark Schaeufele avatar

    The Good News About Jesus Series

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Feb 1, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,398 views

    We need to bring the Good News about Jesus to our community.

    THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT CHRIST Text: Col. 1:1-8 Introduction 1. Our world is desperately in need of some good news. Suzanne Jennings wrote this song in 1999: I woke up Monday morning, walked out on the lawn My eyes were barely open, and my mouth began to yawn Picked up the daily paper, every ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Between Two Kingdoms

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 2, 2017
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     | 6,034 views

    Christians live within the tension of being in a fallen, broken world, while trying not to be influenced by it.

    “He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the Kingdom of His beloved Son” (Colossians 1:13). As Christians, living between two kingdoms is what we do every single day, regardless of where we are. We face the challenge of living as Christ’s followers in an unholy, fallen ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational