Sermons on Colossians 1:7:

Emmanuel: God With Us SermonCentral

Contributed by SermonCentral on Oct 23, 2023

Help my congregation to know and understand the Jesus of Christmas

Good morning, my dear brothers and sisters in Christ. As we gather here today, we find ourselves in the midst of the joyous season of Christmas, a season that is filled with the warmth of love, the sparkle of hope, and the magic of miracles. It's a time when our hearts are filled with joy, our ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:1-20

Topics: Who Is This Christ Of Christmas

Possibility, Probability, And The Proof Of Prophecy Series

Contributed by Ken Mckinley on Mar 13, 2025

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

Scripture: John 19:16-24, Romans 3:24-26, Hebrews 9:22, Colossians 1:6-20

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Twenty-Fourth Sunday After Trinity (B C P). Series

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Nov 17, 2025

Sermons upon the Bible readings of the Book of Common Prayer.

Psalm 85:1-7, Isaiah 55:6-11, Colossians 1:3-12, Matthew 9:18-26. A). A PRAYER FOR MERCY. Psalm 85:1-7. The Prayer begins, not with personal desires, but by recalling to mind God’s past favours (PSALM 85:1-3). We must learn to “count our blessings, name them one by one,” as the hymn writer ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 85:1-7, Isaiah 55:6-11, Colossians 1:3-12, Matthew 9:18-26

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Three Eternal Gifts God Gives His Children (Sermon On Thanksgiving)

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Nov 28, 2025

An elderly couple was looking forward to Thanksgiving. They hardly ever saw their children. They had make plans to have them for Thanksgiving.

However, right before Thanksgiving one by one they began to call from another town that they were sorry they would not be able to come. But the elderly man told his sad wife, Honey, do not worry they will all be here I promise!!! He had this idea to get them there. • A couple of days before ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

Sermon 2 - An Excellent Reputation Series

Contributed by David Owens on Sep 22, 2025

As Paul gives thanks for the Christians in the Colossian church, he reviews the important stages of the Christian life and points out important areas of Christian growth.

Introduction: A. Years ago, one of the powerful figures on Wall Street fell in love with an actress. 1. For many months he was seen escorting her about in the fashionable circles around town. 2. Before he married her, he decided to hire a private investigator to look into her former dealings ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:3-8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

From Knowledge To The Kingdom Series

Contributed by Paul Dayao on Oct 2, 2025

Following his thanksgiving, the Apostle Paul's prayer for the Colossians reveals God's blueprint for a mature Christian life: a journey that takes us from knowing His will to walking worthy in the power of His Kingdom.

Last time we were together, we saw the Apostle Paul giving thanks for the Colossian church—for their genuine faith, their selfless love, and their secure hope. A good report about a church or a fellow believer should always do two things in us: it should cause us to give thanks, and it should ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:7-13

Denomination: Baptist

Thanksgiving Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Jan 23, 2026

Colossians 1:3-8 teaches us to thank God for the transforming power of the gospel within the church community.

Introduction We are studying the letter of Paul to the Colossians in a sermon series I am calling, “The Peerless Christ.” A man by the name of Epaphras had most likely been converted under Paul’s ministry during his three years in Ephesus from 52 to 55 AD. Epaphras returned to his home in ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:3-8

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Humpty Dumpty - Let Us Seize The Day

Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Jul 11, 2025

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.

Do you remember as a child ... listening 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. ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 30:9-14, Hebrews 12:2, Philippians 3:10, Philippians 3:13-14, 1 Corinthians 13:13, Isaiah 43:25, Matthew 11:30, Galatians 5:22-23, 1 John 2:9, Colossians 1:1-14  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Anglican

My Grandad's Letter

Contributed by Fr Mund Cargill Thompson on Jul 12, 2025

This week I found an old letter my Grandad sent to me as a kid - as I decyphered word for word the difficult handwriting it made me reflect on Paul's letter we have listened to this morning - and how if we decypher it word for word - it too can turn out to be so precious to us

I moved into my new house last December and (Don’t judge me for this) – I am still unpacking boxes – including some that never got unpacked from the previous move ten years ago… And while I was going through some boxes this week, I came across this – It’s a letter to me from my granddad written to ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:1-14, Luke 6:12-16, Matthew 10:1-4, Mark 3:13-18, Acts 1:12-26, Romans 16:7, 1 Thessalonians 3:13, Mark 12:27, Matthew 17:1-8, Mark 9:2-13, Galatians 3:28, Luke 9:28-36  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Anglican

The Prayers Of Paul Lesson 1 Series

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Aug 5, 2025

Thanksgiving precedes prayer.

A. INTRODUCTION KEY WORD: Preeminence (1:17) WRITER: Paul includes Timothy because he pastored the church (1:1) But only Paul signed the letter. “The salutation by my own hand Paul” (4:18). FOCUS: Prison Epistle. “Remember my chains.” CONTENT: Similar but shorter than Ephesians PURPOSE: To ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:7-12

Denomination: Baptist

The Importance Of Strong Doctrine PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Feb 12, 2024

This sermon encourages believers to engage deeply with Scripture, specifically Colossians 1:1-14, to strengthen faith and live in accordance with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Friends, family, fellow believers, gather round. We are here, not by accident, but by divine appointment. Each one of us, in this very moment, has been called to listen, learn, and lean into the living Word of God. We are here to unearth the treasures of truth tucked away in the sacred Scripture. ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:1-14

Topics: Preeminence Of Christ

The Dawn Of Abundant Life Series

Contributed by John Allen on Oct 12, 2021

IDEA: Receiving the gospel is the beginning of the abundant life because it supernaturally changes you.

[Statements in brackets are for the preacher not the preaching. These notes express ideas based on the homiletics recommended in "Preach with No Pants" (https://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/preach-with-no-pants-john-allen-sermon-on-inductive-250167) which proposes an inductive-deductive ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:1-8