In this first sermon in the new series on the Gospel of Matthew, we look at the geneaology of Jesus and see how it not only reveals His true identity, but also His message of grace and His intended audience.

This week’s sermon talks about Paul’s urging of Philemon to pursue forgiveness and reconciliation with Onesimus and how our own indebtedness to God leads to reconciliation through Jesus Christ.

Just as Philemon was faced with a choice whether to forgive Onesimus or not, so each one of us is faced with the power to forgive and reconcile or not.

In the first 7 verses of Philemon, Paul speaks of his thankful and admiration of Philemon because he loved God and his fellow believers. We too are called to love and serve our local church body, to refresh the hearts of the saints.

In this last sermon in the book of Colossians, Dr. Silvernail talks about the fellowship that all brothers and sisters in Christ enjoy and its crucial role in both the individual life of the believer, as well as the life of the church.

This week's passage speaks to an area of great struggle for all Christians... Our speech. Words are powerful and can accomplish big things, whether for good of for evil. Come hear how our words can be used as God intends - To bring glory to Him.

This week's passage talks about our family and work relationships and how two very different concepts -- love and authority -- need to work in harmony in order to make those relationships successful.

Following his exhortation to put to death our sins and our old nature, Paul instructs us what qualities to put on in Colossians 3:12-17. These qualities all reflect Christ- His grace, His heart and His priorities.

As the first two chapters of Colossians have given us the indicatives of our life in Christ, now Paul turns our attention to some imperative commands; i.e. "Kill your sin" since you are a new self.

Colossians 3:1-4 are the bridge verses from the Gospel Indicatives of the first 2 chapters to the Imperatives of the last 2. How do we set our minds on things above and how do we defeat