Colossians - HAMPTON ROADS CHURCH

After reviewing Paul's final greetings in his letter to the Colossian Church where he singles out Onesimus for encouragement, we launch into a quick study of the letter to Philemon to read the rest of the story. 

The incarnation is celebrated at Christmas, but few appreciate the full significance of God's intervention in our lives. Using a Christmas theme, this sermon examines:

1. Long Lay the World in Sin and Error Pining
2. Till He Appeared
3. And the Soul Felt Its Worth

Our Tidewater Region took Colossians 4:2-6 as an opportunity to hold a night of prayer. Listen in and have your own personal time of prayer!

As Paul asserts in Colossians 3:17, "whatever you do, in word or work, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus," he now trains his sights more specifically on the everyday work life of slaves and masters. This prompts a deeper study into work for this sermon.  If we don't serve Jesus in our work, we can fall into the Error of the IDLE or even the Terror of the IDOL. The sermon concludes with a look at the Dignity of the IDEAL. Colossians 3:22-4:1

Paul depicts our conversion in Christ with a sartorial metaphor. We put off the old self in the flesh and put on Christ as chosen, holy, and dearly loved children of God. Colossians 3:12-17

Paul describes sin through the eyes of a gracious God to the Colossians and to us. He considers their impurity, idolatry, and the attendant wrath of God as he likewise describes how we are Made New through the work of Jesus. A study of Colossians 3:5-11