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- Root and Fruit (Colossians 2:6-7)
On Sunday, May 21, 2023, Pastor Joe Troutman preached "Root and Fruit" from Colossians 2:6-7.
"The good news that rooted you in Jesus Christ also causes you to bear fruit for his glory."
1. As You Received Him (v. 6)
6 Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him . . .2. Trees That Walk (v. 7)
. . . 7 rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.mcopc.org/podcast
28 min - Knowing the Mystery (Colossians 2:1-5)
On Sunday, May 14, 2023, Pastor Joe Troutman preached "Knowing the Mystery" from Colossians 2:1-5.
"God makes us mature by knitting us together in love and giving us understanding of who Christ is and what he has done."
1. Struggle to Encourage (vs. 1-2a)
1 For I want you to know how great a struggle I have for you and for those at Laodicea and for all who have not seen me face to face, 2 that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love,2. Assurance of Understanding (vs. 2b-4)to reach all the riches of full assurance of understanding and the knowledge of God's mystery, which is Christ, 3 in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. 4 I say this in order that no one may delude you with plausible arguments.
3. Decently and in Good Order (v. 5)5 For though I am absent in body, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your good order and the firmness of your faith in Christ.
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30 min - Confessing Christ (Matthew 10:26-33)
On Sunday, May 7, 2023, Pastor Joe Troutman preached, "Confessing Christ" from Matthew 10:26-33.
"Have no fear when you confess your faith in Christ to others, because your Father who has power over life and death loves you."
1. Proclaim! (vs. 26-27)
26 “So have no fear of them, for nothing is covered that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known. 27 What I tell you in the dark, say in the light, and what you hear whispered, proclaim on the housetops.2. Proper Fear (vs. 28-31)28 And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell. 29 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. 30 But even the hairs of your head are all numbered. 31 Fear not, therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.
3. Confession or Denial (vs. 32-33)32 So everyone who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven, 33 but whoever denies me before men, I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven.
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30 min - Christ in You, the Hope of Glory (Colossians 1:24-29)
On Sunday, April 30, 2023, Pastor Joe Troutman preached, "Christ in You, the Hope of Glory" from Colossians 1:24-29.
24 Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in Christ's afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church, 25 of which I became a minister according to the stewardship from God that was given to me for you, to make the word of God fully known, 26 the mystery hidden for ages and generations but now revealed to his saints. 27 To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. 28 Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ. 29 For this I toil, struggling with all his energy that he powerfully works within me.mcopc.org/podcast
23 min - Parable of the Sower (Luke 8:1-15)
On Sunday, April 23, 2023, Rev. Robert Mossotti preached "The Parable of the Sower" from Luke 8:1-15.
1 Soon afterward he went on through cities and villages, proclaiming and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God. And the twelve were with him, 2 and also some women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out, 3 and Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod's household manager, and Susanna, and many others, who provided for them out of their means.
4 And when a great crowd was gathering and people from town after town came to him, he said in a parable, 5 “A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell along the path and was trampled underfoot, and the birds of the air devoured it. 6 And some fell on the rock, and as it grew up, it withered away, because it had no moisture. 7 And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up with it and choked it. 8 And some fell into good soil and grew and yielded a hundredfold.” As he said these things, he called out, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
9 And when his disciples asked him what this parable meant, 10 he said, “To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of God, but for others they are in parables, so that ‘seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.’ 11 Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. 12 The ones along the path are those who have heard; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved. 13 And the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear the word, receive it with joy. But these have no root; they believe for a while, and in time of testing fall away. 14 And as for what fell among the thorns, they are those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by the cares and riches and pleasures of life, and their fruit does not mature. 15 As for that in the good soil, they are those who, hearing the word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart, and bear fruit with patience.
30 min - From Hostile to Holy (Colossians 1:21-23)
On Sunday, April 16, 2023, Pastor Joe Troutman preached "From Hostile to Holy" from Colossians 1:21-23.
"The wrath of God upon the Son of God has reconciled sinful men and women to the holy God."
1. Alienated and Evil (v. 21)
21 And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds,2. Restored Above Reproach (v. 22)22 he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him,
3. A Long Obedience in the Same Direction (v. 23)23 if indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, became a minister.
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34 min - Part 2: The Firstborn from the Dead (Colossians 1:18-20)
On Sunday, April 9, 2023, Pastor Joe Troutman preached "Part 2: The Firstborn from the Dead" from (Colossians 1:18-20).
"When Jesus Christ conquered death, he showed the world that he is the everlasting Son of God, and he carried us with him from death to life."
1. In the Beginning
2. Darkness Over the Deep
3. Let There Be Light
18 And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent. 19 For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, 20 and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross.mcopc.org/podcast21 min - Part 1: By the Blood of His Cross (Colossians 1:18-20)
On Sunday, April 2, 2023 Pastor Joe Troutman preached "Part 1: By the Blood of His Cross" from Colossians 1:18-20.
"Jesus Christ made peace between us and God by uniting himself to us as a head is united to a body, shedding his blood for us and rising again."
1. For Our Sake God Bled
2. The God Who Died is the Head of the Church
18 And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent. 19 For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, 20 and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross.mcopc.org/podcast25 min - Imaging the Invisible (Colossians 1:15-17)
On Sunday, March 26, 2023 Pastor Joe Troutman preached "Imaging the Invisible" from Colossians 1:15-17.
"Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God, infallibly makes God known to us so that we might worship and have joy in the triune God forever."
1. Invisible, Yet Visible (v. 15)
2. Uncreated, Yet Born of a Creature (vs. 16-17).
15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. 16 For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. 17 And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together.mcopc.org/podcast
24 min - From God's Wisdom to Our Walk (Colossians 1:9-14)
On Sunday, March 19, 2023, Pastor Joe Troutman preached "From God's Wisdom to Our Walk" from Colossians 1:9-14.
"God gives wisdom to his people in order for us to be built up into his spiritual temple."1. Knowledge, Wisdom and Understanding (v. 9)2. A Worthy Manner (vs. 10-12)3. Out of Darkness (vs. 13-14)9 And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, 10 so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him: bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; 11 being strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy; 12 giving thanks[a] to the Father, who has qualified you[b] to share in the inheritance of the saints in light. 13 He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, 14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.24 min
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