Sermons on Colossians 3:5-17:

Christ At The Center Of Your Life Series

Contributed by John Dobbs on Jul 19, 2020

I pray this captures our hearts as we consider that there is no part of our life that escapes the presence of Christ - and that’s a comfort for us all.

CHRIST AT THE CENTER OF YOUR LIFE Colossians 3:12-17 Introduction Christ is in the Center of everything! -The center of our Faith and Prayers -He is our only Hope - Christ in You, the hope of glory! -He is at the Center because of who He is -He gives us the power to see it through by making ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:12-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Is Free Will Really Free?

Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Jul 23, 2020

The subject of Free Will cannot be simply defined. However, it can be described as the ability of a person to determine within themselves the choices they make and the course of action they take.

Nowhere in the Bible is there any specific mention of 'Free Will,' the divine will of God, or human free will because it never discusses philosophical subjects of any kind. It is apparent in the Bible that God is regarded as acting freely, and that humans are recognized as free agents to do ...read more

Scripture: Romans 9:18-26, Romans 11:34-36, John 4:8, 1 Corinthians 13:4-7, 1 Timothy 2:4, John 15:19, Romans 8:9, John 15:16, Colossians 3:12  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

. Es Hora De Levantarse: Joseph Se Levantó, Parte 2

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Jul 24, 2020

¿Cómo debemos manejar ser traicionados por otros?

. Es hora de levantarse: Joseph se levantó, parte 2 28/7/2020 Génesis 39: 1-10 Colosenses 3: 1-14 La semana pasada, vimos cómo la familia de Joseph estaba realmente en mal estado. Era un hogar destrozado por el favoritismo, el privilegio, la ira, el resentimiento y los celos. Joseph ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 39:1-10, Colossians 3:1-14

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

How To Make Friends And Influence People Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jul 26, 2019

"How To Make Friends And Influence People" has been in print for over 70 yrs. It's popular because it addresses how to make friends. But Colossians tells us God's fool-proof way to make friends

OPEN: I read the true story of a woman who’d just given birth and had brought her newborn to the office to the child off to her fellow office workers. Everyone gathered around, ohhhing and ahhhing and totally enthralled with the baby. In the meantime, her 7-yr. old son had gotten bored and he ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:5-17

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Living Life The Way God Intended

Contributed by Kerry Haynes on Aug 4, 2019

When we become a Christian, not only does Christ take away our sin, we identify with him, in death to our old ways, resurrection power to affect change, and life in a whole new way.

Colossians 3:1-10 Living Life the Way God Intended When you become a believer, you adopt a whole new set of values. You realign your life to live God’s way instead of Satan’s way. You say, “God, you know better than I do how I should live my life.” We’ve been in a short mini-series in the book of ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:1-10, 2 Corinthians 3:18, Matthew 6:33

Denomination: Baptist

"image Is Everything

Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Aug 6, 2019

God created us in His image we should be like that image.

Colossians 3:1-11 “Image Is Everything” • We have been in the book of Colossians for 3 consecutive weeks First message was “One Giant Leap” The folks in Colossae took a giant leap by having Faith in Jesus, Having leap of love for all, having a leap of endurance, and their leap no matter what ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:1-11

Denomination: Methodist

The Walk Of The Believer In Jesus (Part 1) Series

Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on May 20, 2022

There is a stark difference between the Kingdom of Heaven and the Kingdom of this world. It can be difficult to understand the distinctions for someone new to the faith. We must remember that this world is not our home and the Kingdom of our Lord Jesus is substantially different from the world.

Dr. Bradford Reaves Crossway Christian Fellowship Hagerstown, MD www.mycrossway.org View this message at: https://mycrossway.churchcenter.com/episodes/125186 Introduction I recently received a newspaper from Pastor Matt from the Washington Times, entitled, “America’s Church Leaders Now Wolves ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:25-32, 1 Peter 1:3-5, Colossians 3:9-10, James 1:19, Proverbs 14:29, Proverbs 15:18, James 4:1, Hebrews 12:1  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Brethren

Thanksliving

Contributed by David Owens on Nov 28, 2022

It is God's will for us to be thankful always. In this sermon, we will explore the what, why, when and how of thankfulness.

“Thanksliving!” David Owens Colossians 2:6-7 11.27.22 Introduction: A. I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving Day filled with family, food, and fun! We did! 1. How many of you ladies or gentleman cooked the turkey for last Thursday? 2. Was it anyone’s first attempt at cooking a ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 2:6-7, Colossians 3:15, Colossians 4:2, 2 Timothy 3:1-2, 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, James 1:2-4  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Break Free From The Past

Contributed by Chris Swanson on Nov 29, 2022

Paul explains true Christian behavior. The old nature is dead. We are to accept Jesus as our Savior and put on the new nature. When we let Christ in our hearts, He changes us into what we should be.

Look Up: In verses 1-4: “For ye are dead.” Simply put, we died. We should have little desire for this world and what it has to offer. Our old nature has been removed. We that have been born again are dead to sin; its dominion has been broken. Our real home is in Heaven with Jesus. -- John ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:1-11

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Sermon On Gracious Acceptance

Contributed by William Meakin on Dec 1, 2022

Gracious Acceptance is said to receive something in a polite or kind manner.

Alexander “Sandy” McCall Smith, a British writer once remarked: “Gracious acceptance is an art – an art which most never bother to cultivate. We think that we have to learn how to give, but we forget about accepting things, which can be much harder than giving…. Accepting another person’s gift is ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 4:10, Colossians 3:15-20, Romans 11:29, Hebrews 12:28

It's All About Jesus (Colossians 3) Series

Contributed by Scott Bayles on Dec 14, 2022

The book of Colossians is all about Jesus! In this five-part series, we'll explore Paul's letter to the Colossian church and come to know Christ better.

It’s all about Jesus: Colossians 3 Scott Bayles, pastor Blooming Grove Christian Church: 11/6/2016 For the last couple of weeks we’ve been making our way through the book of Colossians, which is all about Jesus. In the first chapter Paul spotlights Jesus with a poetic declaration of Christ’s ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:1-15

Denomination: Christian Church

Admonish One Another Series

Contributed by David Owens on Dec 19, 2022

One anothering involves many things and some of them balance each other. In the last sermon, we explored accepting one another, and that command is balanced by today's "one another" which is admonish one another. It is so important for us to learn how to give and receive admonition.

Introduction: A. One day a man was seated at a table at an upscale restaurant. 1. The man proceeded to put his napkin in his collar like a bib. 2. The maître d´ called the waiter aside and said, “Try to make that man understand, as tactfully as possible, that the way he is wearing his ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:15-17, Romans 15:14, Galatians 2:11-13, Proverbs 12:1

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The New Year For Our Church

Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on Dec 23, 2022

An interactive sermon on how our lives and our church can grow in Christ in the New YEar

Dr. Bradford Reaves Crossway Christian Fellowship Hagerstown, MD www.mycrossway.org Let’s be honest for a moment. How many of you kept to the diet throughout 2022? How many of you actually kept exercising past February? This year I am determined it's going to be different. I have made a New ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:13-14, Romans 8:1, Genesis 4:7, Colossians 3:12-13

Denomination: Brethren

Sermon On Dearth

Contributed by William Meakin on Dec 28, 2022

Dearth is defined as a scarcity or lack of something.

Jagadish “Jaggi” Vasudev, better known by the honorific title “Sadhguru,” an Indian yoga guru and proponent of spirituality once remarked: “Too many people are hungry not because there is dearth of food. It is because there is dearth of love and care in human hearts.” Matthew 4:4 confirms: But he ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:12-13, 1 Peter 3:8, James 1:14, 2 Peter 3:2

Becoming A Holy Family Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Dec 29, 2022

Joseph, Mary and Jesus give us a model of the family all of ours should strive to become.

Feast of the Holy Family 2022 If there is anything we can be certain of when we consider the past fifty or sixty years, it is that there has been a massive cultural, media and even governmental assault on the natural family. I say “natural” family because one of the prongs of this assault has been ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:12-21, Psalm 128:1-5, Matthew 2:13-23

Denomination: Catholic