Synopsis:

Mysterious false teachers have arisen from within the church of Colossae. They are spreading an ancient, oppressive false doctrine that threatens to enslave the minds of saints there, promising hidden wisdom through rituals, regulations, and angelic visions. We will look at Paul's warning to the church, what the threat was, how it still exists today, and what we can do to combat it.

Sermon Text: Colossians 2:8-10

Message from Mike Kloss on October 26, 2025

Synopsis: A reformed evangelical in the CREC context is one who embraces historic Protestant confessions, submits to Scripture's authority for ongoing reformation, and actively proclaims the transformative Gospel.

Sermon Text: 1 Timothy 6:11-16

Synopsis: What happens when godly masculine strength unites with a godly helpmate? In marriage couples are called to live out their roles—husbands as loving, sacrificial covenant heads and wives as respectful, submissive helpers—in dependence on divine grace. A "fruitful" marriage, then, produces spiritual fruit (Galatians 5:22-23), glorifies God, endures trials through faith, and bears lasting kingdom impact, extending beyond the couple to their families and communities. This union, rooted in divine grace and sovereignty, reflects the gospel—husbands as loving, sacrificial covenant heads and wives as respectful, submissive helpers—transforming imperfect relationships into powerful testimonies of redemption.

Sermon Text: 1 Peter 3:3-7

Synopsis: We can learn what is necessary to raise young women who are prepared to be helpmates and household managers through basic biology and through the many examples of godly women provided for us in the bible.

Sermon Text: Genesis 2:18

Synopsis: The true Worship of God should not be limited to once a week but should include regular commemorations of God’s saving grace so frequently demonstrated in our communal lives. Fasts, feasts and Holy Days should be a regular aspect of church life; the major events of Scripture and church history being the foundation of our liturgical calendar.

Sermon Text: Esther 9:20-10:3

Synopsis: God’s unseen hand is our hope because it is our constant help. God’s providence provides certainty; unseen to eyes of flesh because it require eyes of Faith. Even at our most desperate hour, we must fight God’s war, God’s way, anticipating victory for he has already won.

Sermon Text: Esther 9:1-19

Synopsis: God has openly mocked and shamed Israel’s adversaries and impaled the writ of death on Haman’s execution pole along with him, foreshadowing the great Peripety of the Cross (Colossians 2:13-14).

Sermon Text: Esther 8

Synopsis: Haman’s conspiracy to commit mass murder is revealed to be a trap set for himself. His every evil decision has brought about the divine promises of God to protect Israel and crush the head of her enemies.

Sermon Text: Esther 7

Synopsis: Esther 5-6 demonstrates the difference between faith and religious fatalism. God is the grand chess Master of History, who requires humans to make decisions based on his revelation and sanctified wisdom or to make decisions according to fallen reason. Faith submits life to God, while fatalism is hopelessness bound for destruction.

Sermon Text: Esther 5-6