God Centered Life

“But wait, there’s more!” The church in Colossae was being presented with “gospel-plus” teachings. In today's study, we’re going to explore the gospel, and how if we really understand it, we’ll guard ourselves against unnecessary add-ons.

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Many analogies are presented in scripture for our roles in the kingdom. Do any of them align with our modern “sales associate?” What does a successful approach to church or evangelism look like? What should our attitude toward non-members be? Important questions are addressed in today’s study.

Colossians 1:28-29

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What is the mission of the church? Evangelism, fellowship, teaching, sending… making perfect? What is this perfection that Paul talks about? And what is the role of the church in our pursuit of perfection? We’re working further into the first chapter of Colossians as our study continues.

Colossians 1:28-29

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It’s not uncommon for all of us at times, maybe just quietly to ourselves, to feel like we’re dealing with the consequences of our past. We struggle when others around us appear to be flying high. We see clearly all is not rosy in our world at large, and often times, right in our own little corner of it. Are we cursed? We’ll look at that question with our objective being a better understanding who we actually are in God.

Zechariah 5:1-4

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You tell a friend about Jesus. But you exclude the part about everyone being a sinner so as not to offend. Have you really presented the Gospel? What happens when we deviate—to accommodate? We’ll look at this question as our study in Colossians continues.

Colossians 1:21-23

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Do you experience the Sunday Spiritual Syndrome? You’re lifted to heights during worship on Sunday, but just 24 hours later, you’re being pummeled by discouragement, frustration, and a lack of hope. Our study in Colossians tries to connect Monday to Sunday.

Colossians 1:18-20

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The pursuit of excellence may seem a daunting, exhausting task. But if that’s the case, our current study may be a pressure-relief valve as Paul, while encouraging excellence, also reminds us of the important elements we need to lean on to achieve that goal.

Colossians 1:10-11

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We’re admonished to pass along grace to others as grace has been given to us. But how does that idea pair up with a pursuit of excellence? As Paul desires excellence for his readers, we learn about how that pursuit lands for us.

Colossians 1:10-11

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How good are you at praying? Or is prayer something you’ve never given much thought to? Sure, it’s vital, we know that, but is there a way to pray… better? As our study in Colossians continues, we’ll take a close look at Paul's prayer and see what we can learn from it.

Colossians 1:9

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Power is important, and vital to change, right? Might is the best way to impact the world. And wouldn’t it be great if we had special powers to make amazing things happen all at once? But is power always the solution? Our study today explores those ideas with irony and hope.

Zechariah 4:1-14

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