We know workaholics, alcoholics and sports fanatics — people consumed by something. Paul calls believers to be that consumed by prayer. In this message from Colossians 4:2–6, we're challenged to drop the "prayer contractor" habit of paying others to pray for us, and to pray like Daniel under a death decree, Nehemiah for his nation, Hannah in her agony, and Jesus through the night. Along the way: practical helps for a real prayer life — praying alert and aloud, the ACTS pattern, praying Scripture back to God, and why your spouse should be your first prayer partner. And the other half of the charge: what happens in the prayer closet must show up in your conduct — wise toward outsiders, speech always seasoned with salt. Paul completed his letter; will you complete your part?

In this concluding 'Slay the Earthly' message on Colossians 3:5–9, we name what Paul told believers to put to death: the sexual sins we hide, the greed that quietly becomes idolatry, and the "social sins" we've learned to excuse — pride in anger, malice that grieves at another's success, gossip dressed up as prayer concern, caustic words, and lies (half a fact is a whole lie). But this isn't condemnation — it's exposure, and what is exposed loses its hold. Today is a day of lifting: confess it, drop the burden, and walk free.

A pickpocket lost one hand for his first offence, the other for his second — and continued his trade with his teeth. Surgery doesn't change the heart. In this message from Colossians 3:5–9, we take up Paul's second instruction to the believer: put to death whatever belongs to the earthly nature — because the old self can't be renewed or reformed, only killed. Learn how to answer temptation like the sisters who RSVP'd "we died recently," why you can't double-date God and Satan, and how to slay sin at the thought level before it takes physical form. Sometimes the most loving thing a brother can say is, "Resist that temptation."

Two new believers once declined a wild party with a remarkable RSVP: "We regret that we cannot attend, because we recently died." In this study of Colossians 3:1–4, we discover what that death means — and the life that follows it. You died with Christ, you live in Christ, your life is hidden with Christ in God, and you're already seated with Him — so why sleep in the gatehouse when you have access to the mansion? Learn why your stand depends on where you sit, how "to reach me you must reach Him first" changes how you face fear, and what it means to set your heart and mind on things above. When did you last think about heaven?

A father once boiled a kettle of water and poured it into the ocean's edge so his daughter would believe the cold sea was warm. That's how deception works — a flag of truth surrounded by lies. In this message from Colossians 2:4–7, we learn that the best safeguard against drifting is steady spiritual progress, painted in six pictures: the soldier's discipline, the pilgrim's walk of faith, the tree's unseen roots, the builder's foundation, the student's schooling, and the river overflowing its banks. Christ is in you and you are in Christ — like a bottle in the ocean with the ocean in the bottle. But growth has no microwave setting: roots, buildings and rivers all take time. Stay rooted, keep building, and overflow.

In this candid panel discussion wrapping up the month of June in Colossians, two believers — one saved in 1997, one in 2021 — share the false teachings that once held them captive and how the truth of "complete in Christ" set them free. From formula religion and prosperity-gospel transactions to encounter-boasting and cheap grace, this reality check names the landmines and hands you the weapons: the Word, prayer, and the Holy Spirit. Christ alone — nothing added, nothing taken away.

When someone calls you "papa," you're a papa — whether you planned it or not. In this Father's Day message from 1 Thessalonians 2:10–12, a veteran mentor to over fifty adopted sons and daughters unpacks what makes a father faithful: loyal, dependable, intentional. Discover the three inheritances every father carries, why casting vision for your children matters more than putting food on the table, and the hard truths — fathers are mere humans who assume too much, the world doesn't revolve around us, and refusing to change costs more than we know. Fatherhood is a journey, not an event, and faithful fathers aren't born — they're transformed by surrendering to the Father of fathers.

A butterfly never crawls back into its cocoon — yet many believers keep reaching for the old life Christ already buried. In this study of Colossians 3:1–11, we learn what it means to live out our new identity: set your mind on things above, put your old nature to death — completely, not temporarily — and strip off anger, vengeance, malice, slander and lies like grave clothes left behind. What must fall and die isn't the enemy in the village; it's the old man within. Put on the new self, where Christ is all and in all — because transformation is the greatest power of the gospel.

Bank tellers aren't trained on counterfeits — they're trained on genuine currency so well that every fake exposes itself. That's how believers defeat false teaching: know Christ deeply and continue in Him. In this study of Colossians 2:6–23, we unpack Paul's three warnings — don't let anyone take you captive through hollow philosophy, judge you over food, drink or sacred days, or disqualify you with false humility and claims of "deeper knowledge." With vivid real-life stories of fear-peddling prophets and prayer contractors, we're reminded that the old rules were only shadows; Christ is the reality, and He has already disarmed every power. Why chase shadows when you have the substance? Stay rooted, keep praying, stay in fellowship — and continue in Christ with thankfulness.

Imagine clearing immigration with a valid visa, while someone insists you need certificates the country never asked for. That's what false teaching does to believers — adding fear-driven requirements to a salvation that's already complete. In this message from Colossians 2, we expose the enemy's oldest trick of deception through persuasive words, philosophy, tradition and man-made rules, and rediscover who you are in Christ: forgiven, free from condemnation, with every accusation nailed to the cross and every principality disarmed. Stop chasing add-ons. Get rooted, stand your ground, and join the victory parade — because Christ is enough.