Speaker: Pastor Kyle Kraeft

Text: Colossians 4:7-18

Big Idea: Christ is all and in all so keep faith with all the faithful and continue co-working for the kingdom. 

1. Live in the Economy of Encouragement

True gospel encouragement points us to Jesus,  inspiring and igniting faith.

“Of this you have heard before in the word of the truth, the gospel, which has come to you, as indeed in the whole world it is bearing fruit and increasing—as it also does among you, since the day you heard it and understood the grace of God in truth” (Col. 1:3-6). 

We need to have our VISION and VALUES radically shaped by the kingdom so that we joyfully give ourselves away in faithful service  

Mark 10:42-44. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must be slave of all. For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

“We see that our whole salvation and all its parts are comprehended in Christ. . . . If we seek strength, it lies in his dominion; if purity, in his conception; if gentleness, it appears in his birth. . . . If we seek redemption, it lies in his passion; if acquittal, in his condemnation; if remission of the curse, in his cross; if satisfaction, in his sacrifice; if purification, in his blood; if reconciliation, in his descent into hell; if mortification of the flesh, in his tomb; if newness of life, in his resurrection; if immortality, in the same; if inheritance of the Heavenly Kingdom, in his entrance into heaven; if protection, if security, if abundant supply of all blessings, in his Kingdom; if untroubled expectation of judgment, in the power given to him to judge. In short, since rich store of every kind of good abounds in him, let us drink our fill from this fountain, and from no other.” - John Calvin

Speaker: Pastor Funmi Ojetayo 

I. Speaking to God About People (vv. 2–4)

II. Speaking to People About God (vv. 5–6)

Text: Colossians 3:22-4:1

Big idea: Christians do Christian work for Christ, heeding his rule and hoping in his resurrection.

Luke 4:18-21

Philemon 15-16

1. Have an obedient posture in Christ

2. Aim to please in Christ

3. Be great at your job in Christ

4. Work for rewards in Christ

1 Cor. 15:19

Philippians 2:5-11

Text: Colossians 3:18-21

Big idea - The resurrection life in Christ recasts our vision of how we live and love in our family relationships.

1 - Resurrection Marriage Relationships

2 - Resurrection Parenting Relationships

Text: Colossians 3:5-17

Big idea: We live out our union with Christ by putting sin to death, putting his character on, and pursuing his peace together.

I. Put to death the sins to which we have died in Christ  (vv. 5–11)

Eph 4:29

II. Put on garments of those who have been raised with Christ (vv. 12–14)

III. Prize the peace of the body of Christ (vv. 15-17)

SPEAKER: Pastor Funmi Ojetayo

TEXT:  Colossians 3:1–4

I. A New Address (v. 1)

II. A New Mindset (v. 2)

III. A New Security (v. 3)

IV. A New Destiny (v. 4)

Speaker: Pastor Joshua Hughes

Big Idea: To truly grow spiritually, we must recognize and reject the ripoffs while clinging to and contemplating the Christ.

Three Markers of False Teaching:

Speaker: Pastor Joshua Hughes

Big idea: We can rest in full assurance that we have all of Christ for all we need, because the cross has reversed our death, our debt, and our defeat.

Reversal #1: At the cross, death gives way to life.

Reversal #2: At the cross, destitution gives way to riches. 

Speaker: Pastor Funmi Ojetayo

I. The Call – Walk in Christ (vv. 6–7)


II. The Caution – Beware Captivity, Cling to Christ (vv. 8–10)


III. The Covenant – Buried and Raised with Christ (vv. 11–12)


Speaker: Pastor Funmi Ojetayo 

Big Idea:
 God grows His people to maturity through faithful ministry and gospel community, where Christ is proclaimed, love is displayed, and assurance is firmly laid. 

I. The Goal: Maturity in Christ for All God’s People (1:28b)

II. The Method: Proclaiming the Mystery with Suffering and Toil (1:24–27, 29)

III. The Result: Gospel Communities (2:1–5)