Colossians 7 – Head Connection, Look above

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Hello Redemption Church. Thank you to everyone who has gathered with us this Sunday afternoon. And thank you to everyone who gathers with us online. Praise the Lord!

My name is Chris Fluitt and I am so ready to bring you the Word of God today.

We are in our 7th week studying the book of Colossians. Please turn with me in your Bibles and Bible Apps to Colossians 2.

Colossians

While you are turning to the 2nd chapter of Colossians I want to promote our next sermon series. Watch this.

I want to believe… but

We will be taking a short break from Colossians to talk about this important topic. Sometimes we struggle to believe because our beliefs are wrong. Please make plans to be back with us next week and bring as many friends as you can with you.

Colossians

But for today we are back in Colossians 2.

Can anyone remind me what the theme of the book of Colossians is?

Christ is Supreme

Let’s begin with verse 18 of Colossians 2.

Colossians 2:18 (NIV2011) Do not let anyone who delights in false humility and the worship of angels disqualify you. Such a person also goes into great detail about what they have seen; they are puffed up with idle notions by their unspiritual mind.

Colossians 2:19 (NIV2011) They have lost connection with the head, from whom the whole body, supported and held together by its ligaments and sinews, grows as God causes it to grow.

Colossians 2:20 (NIV2011) Since you died with Christ to the elemental spiritual forces of this world, why, as though you still belonged to the world, do you submit to its rules:

Colossians 2:21 (NIV2011) “Do not handle! Do not taste! Do not touch!”?

Colossians 2:22 (NIV2011) These rules, which have to do with things that are all destined to perish with use, are based on merely human commands and teachings.

Colossians 2:23 (NIV2011) Such regulations indeed have an appearance of wisdom, with their self-imposed worship, their false humility and their harsh treatment of the body, but they lack any value in restraining sensual indulgence.

Colossians 3:1 (NIV2011) Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.

Let’s clap our hands for the word of God.

Outline

* Hints to problems in Colossae V 16-23

* Gnostic Angel Worship V18

* Connection Problems V19-22 

* Look above V23-3:1

I want to remind you of problems in the city of Colossae.

#1 Persecution had imprisoned Epaphras (who we think is the Colossian Church founder)(We covered that in week 1)

#2 Christianity is the minority in this area.

#3 A culture of Gnostic religion was prevalent.

#4 There was judgment & division over religious traditions like dietary restrictions & Sabbath. (Col 2:16)

Now Paul addresses a serious problem in verse 18.

Colossians 2:18 (NIV2011) Do not let anyone who delights in false humility and the worship of angels disqualify you. Such a person also goes into great detail about what they have seen; they are puffed up with idle notions by their unspiritual mind.

Do not let anyone JUDGE YOU or DISQUALIFY YOU.

Colossians 5 – Disarmed, Displayed, & Defeated

Christ is Supreme! How supreme?

Well in 3 short verses Jesus Disarms, Displays, & Defeats the enemy! In 3 little verse Jesus defeats Death, Debt & Devils.

This Jesus is beyond impressive. He is supreme!

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Greetings in the name of Jesus. Hello and welcome to Redemption Church. We are here in Plano Tx and we welcome all of our facebook live streamers, podcasters, & Youtubers. And of course welcome to all of you good looking people in the room.

We are back studying the book of Colossians. Please turn with me in your Bibles and Bible Apps to Colossians 2.

Colossians

Last week we were blessed to have Vitaly Kissel with us from Maykop, Russia. Thank you for having a heart to support the work of God here and abroad.

Let’s look at Colossians chapter 2 beginning with verse 13.

Outline

Jesus overcomes Death, Debt, & Devils V 13-15

The last few weeks we have been going verse by verse through an entire book of the Bible. There is a lot to be gained this way. We gain a better understanding of the context and we pick up on a theme within the writing.

The theme thus far could be narrowed down to the words – Christ is Supreme.

Christ is Supreme

Colossians 2:13 (NIV2011) When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins,

Colossians 2:14 (NIV2011) having canceled the charge of our legal indebtedness, which stood against us and condemned us; he has taken it away, nailing it to the cross.

Colossians 2:15 (NIV2011) And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.

Christ is Supreme

Let’s clap our hands for the word of God.

Colossians 2:13 (NIV2011) When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins,

This comes right after Paul teaching us about the spiritual circumcision. We discussed that last week. Paul links that spiritual circumcision to your conversion experience.. to baptism and faith.

Now here Paul is talking about that time you were dead. Do you remember when you were dead?

There was a time when you were dead in your sin. You were not alive. You may have been breathing but you were not alive. You may have been animated but you were the walking dead.

You see people every day that are dead. Do you realize that? You get into heated arguments with dead people. That doesn’t sound too smart right?! Think about that next time..

“When you were dead…”

How were we dead? …IN OUR SINS and in the UNCIRCUMCISION of our flesh. The flesh represents that desire for sin and for self. The flesh does not desire God. The flesh does not desire to suffer in loving service for others. Circumcision represents the idea that God has removed that fleshly desire and given you a new life giving desire.

Is Paul talking about physical circumcision here?

We were very blessed to have Pastor Vitaly Kisel with us. He pastors the Apostolic Bible Church of Maykop, Russia.

He shared great news of what the Lord is doing in Russia. We were greatly encouraged and happy to be a part of that mission.

We were also glad that He shared the Word of God with us. Be blessed!

 

Paul commands the Church in Colossae to continue in Christ in the same way the received Him.

Remember that passion you felt when you received Jesus as Lord? Are you continuing in that passion? Remember that willingness? Was that a one time thing or doea it continue?

This Jesus is worth receiving. This is worth continuing.

BEWARE!!! Paul gives a stern warning to avoid philosophies that will cause you to no longer continue in Christ.

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We are in the 4th week of our current sermon series:

Colossians

 

As much as I would love to review the last weeks, I think time would best be served by checking out the previous weeks on our website – Redemption-church.com. Also we would love you to subscribe to our podcast. It is available wherever podcasts are distributed.

Please open your Bibles and Bible apps for the reading of the word. We are reading, beginning in Colossians 2 verse 6.

Colossians 2:6 (NIV2011) So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him,

Colossians 2:7 (NIV2011) rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.

Colossians 2:8 (NIV2011) See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces of this world rather than on Christ.

Colossians 2:9 (NIV2011) For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form,

Colossians 2:10 (NIV2011) and in Christ you have been brought to fullness. He is the head over every power and authority.

Colossians 2:11 (NIV2011) In him you were also circumcised with a circumcision not performed by human hands. Your whole self ruled by the flesh was put off when you were circumcised by Christ,

Colossians 2:12 (NIV2011) having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through your faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead.

Let’s clap our hands for the word of God.

Outline

Verses 6-7 Encouragement in Christ

Verses 8 Warning of captivity from Christ

Verses 9-12 What you have in Christ

Let’s look back at verse 6.

Colossians 2:6 (NIV2011) So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him,

A received and lived Christ.

Paul draws on an idea of comparison between the beginning and the present. He tells the Colossians to think back to how the first received Christ Jesus as Lord… and in that same way they received Jesus, continue to live in that very same way. Such a simple idea. Such a profound idea.

Humans are fickle. We often are excited at the start of things, but over time lose interest or worse, grow in contempt.

Perhaps you remember getting that new Job and feeling so blessed and happy to have it. But now it is Sunday and you are trying to convince yourself to go back to that horrible pace.

Colossians 1 – A people of Faith & Love

Colossians is a letter to the Church in Colossae. It holds so much knowledge of Jesus, as well as encouragement.

In the first chapter we are introduced to a Christian named Epaphras. As we study about Epaphras we discover much of the background of this letter to the Colossians

Welcome to Redemption Church. We are a mighty Church in Plano Tx. We believe Jesus is alive and well and that He can do anything.

Welcome to everyone in the room. And welcome to all our friends experiencing the Word of God through the various social medias of the internet. God bless you all.

Please turn with me in your Bibles to the book of Colossians. Feel free to use your phone for a digital Bible or if you brought your analog version… you know an actual book with pages… use that.

Of course we will display scripture on our screens, but I want us to be in the habit and practice of using our hands to pull up the scripture for ourself.

We are starting a new sermon series today. It is going to be a study over the book of Colossians. After much debate we decided to go with the very creative name… Colossians.

 

 

 

Today we are going to be looking at Colossians 1 verse 1-14. I have someone who is going to read these verses to us.

Please follow along with them.

Colossians 1:1 (NIV2011) Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,

Colossians 1:2 (NIV2011) To God’s holy people in Colossae, the faithful brothers and sisters in Christ: Grace and peace to you from God our Father.

Colossians 1:3 (NIV2011) We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,

Colossians 1:4 (NIV2011) because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all God’s people—

Colossians 1:5 (NIV2011) the faith and love that spring from the hope stored up for you in heaven and about which you have already heard in the true message of the gospel

Colossians 1:6 (NIV2011) that has come to you. In the same way, the gospel is bearing fruit and growing throughout the whole world—just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and truly understood God’s grace.

Colossians 1:7 (NIV2011) You learned it from Epaphras, our dear fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf,

Colossians 1:8 (NIV2011) and who also told us of your love in the Spirit.

Colossians 1:9 (NIV2011) For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives,

Colossians 1:10 (NIV2011) so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,

Colossians 1:11 (NIV2011) being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience,

Colossians 1:12 (NIV2011) and giving joyful thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of his holy people in the kingdom of light.

Colossians 1:13 (NIV2011) For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves,

Thank you for the reading.

Outline

Let’s give a quick outline of this reading.

* GREETING

Verses 1 & 2 are a greeting. It tells us who is writing… Paul & Timothy. And who they are writing to… God’s Holy People in the city of Colossae.

We should recognize that this book is a letter. If you have been in church for very long you would use the fancy word “Epistle” which means letter.

Colossians 3 – Present in Spirit

The Apostle Paul was locked up in a Roman prison, when in his letter to Colossae he declared something amazing. Paul said in Colossians 2:1 that he was “present” with them in Spirit.

Through the power of praying to God in the Spirit anything is possible. A man in chains was effecting the outcome of a church over a thousand miles away.

Paul was present in prayer.

You can be present in prayer. You can make a difference in every world wide situation, if you will pray in the Spirit.

It is time for the Church of Jesus Christ to pray in the Spirit. We must be present in prayer.

Welcome back to Redemption Church. It is a great day to worship God here in Plano Tx. My name is Chris Fluitt and I greet you in Jesus’ name.

We are in the 3rd week of our Colossians series. Today I want you to get your Bibles out and turn to Colossians chapter 2.

We are going to have someone help us read scripture today.

Colossians 2:1 (NIV2011) I want you to know how hard I am contending for you and for those at Laodicea, and for all who have not met me personally.

Colossians 2:2 (NIV2011) My goal is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ,

Colossians 2:3 (NIV2011) in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

Colossians 2:4 (NIV2011) I tell you this so that no one may deceive you by fine-sounding arguments.

Colossians 2:5 (NIV2011) For though I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit and delight to see how disciplined you are and how firm your faith in Christ is.

Clap your hands if you are thankful for the word of God.

Outline

Verses 1-5 Paul asserts his motive, intention, and goals.

Paul wants the Colossian & Laodicean Church to know that he is working hard for them.

Colossians 2:1 (NIV2011) I want you to know how hard I am contending for you and for those at Laodicea, and for all who have not met me personally.

Colossians 2:5 (NIV2011) For though I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit and delight to see how disciplined you are and how firm your faith in Christ is.

Paul can’t be there in the physical, but he is present in spirit.

The work of God is being done all throughout our world. We can’t be everywhere in the physical. You can only be one place at a time.

Present in Spirit

Paul declares that he is present in spirit. Sometimes we might say “I can’t be there but I am with you “in spirit.” We use it as a way of saying “I support what you are doing, I am rooting for you, I am absent but I don’t want you to fail…”

But when Paul says “I am present with you in spirit” he goes beyond simply rooting for them or thinking about them. The word for spirit here is pneuma (pnyü’-mä). Pneuma is the word translated as God’s Spirit, the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of Christ.

Paul is declaring that He is hard at work, contending for them in God’s Holy Spirit. Through the Spirit, Paul is present. Through the Spirit, Paul is at work in Colossae. Through the Spirit, Paul is effecting the outcome of Laodicea.

So we have a group of people that Paul has never met, yet in the SPIRIT, he is hard at work for them.

Redemption Church, do you see the parallel here for us?

We don’t all the people the Hattabaugh’s are preaching Jesus to in Lebanon… But we can be with them IN SPIRIT!

We don’t understand all that Pastor Yoel Rodriguez in dealing with in Cifuentez,

Colossians 2 – Jesus is Supreme

The Church is Colossae had problems. Their founder Epaphras was taken from them. There was increased persecution. The societal culture was pulling some away from Christ.

It is a good reminder, that problems don’t mean God is not at work!

In the midst of these problems, the apostle Paul wrote a letter. That letter was all about Christ!

Paul declares to the Colossians that Jesus is Supreme.

-There were struggles against a Gnostic culture. Paul says the answer is a Supreme Christ.

-There were people being taken and imprisoned. Paul says the answer is a Supreme Christ.

-There were pressures from without and within. Yet Paul says the answer is a Supreme Christ!

A Supreme Christ is the answer for every problem.

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Welcome to back to Redemption Church. It is a lovely day in Plano Tx. I am glad to have fellowship with you all!

We do 3 things every time we gather.

* Everybody Worships

* Everybody receives the Word of God

* Everybody talks to God.

We have worshipped. I invite you to stay in that mode of worship as we receive God’s Word. And then soon we will invite you to have a talk with God in prayer.

Hello to our growing Youtube Subscribers. I know you have followed us out of a love for Jesus Christ and His Word. Hello Facebook live and podcasters. AND HELLO TO YOU NICE LOOKING PEOPLE IN THE ROOM! I love you guys!

Colossians – Jesus is supreme

 

 

Last week we learned about the background of the book of Colossians. We learned that it is a letter, written by the Apostle Paul, and written to the people of Colossae. Although Paul had never traveled to Colossae, he had heard about the Christ Followers LOVE & FAITH from a fellow prisoner.

Paul wrote the Colossian letter while in a Roman jail. While in this jail he came face to face with a Christian man who was instrumental in starting the church in Colossae. This fellow Prisoner’s name was Epaphras.

For the sake of Christ, willing

The background of this letter is WILLINGNESS. For the sake of Christ, Paul & Epaphras were willing. This book was written to stir up the Church to STAY WILLING for the sake of Christ.

Today we are going to be looking at Colossians 1 verses 14-29. I have someone who is going to read these verses to us.

Please follow along with them.

Colossians 1:13 (NIV2011) For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves,

Colossians 1:14 (NIV2011) in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

Colossians 1:15 (NIV2011) The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.

Colossians 1:16 (NIV2011) For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him.

Colossians 1:17 (NIV2011) He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.

Colossians 1:18 (NIV2011) And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy.

Colossians 1:19 (NIV2011) For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, ]

Colossians 1:20 (NIV2011) and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.

Colossians 1:21 (NIV2011) Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of your evil behavior.

Mother’s Day – Produce Prepare Protect

Happy Mother’s Day!

We love to honor our Mother & Father according to scripture.

Exodus 20:12 (NIV2011) “Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you.

Parenting is an essential part of life. The actions of our parents shape us, and our actions as parents shape others.

Here are 3 essentials in parenting. Every Parent must…

1- Produce

You aren’t a biological parent until you produce a baby. You produce their genes, chromosomes, and other things molecular. But you also produce your character in them.

God has a spiritual law of production, that what you are is reproduced in others. So be mindful of who you are, because it will reproduce in others.

2- Prepare

A Parent is called to prepare their child for life. They need your direction.

Scripture likens children as arrows. There is much preparation required in sending an arrow.

3- Protect

As a parent we are called to protect.

If we don;t protect what we have produced we may lose it.

If we don’t protect what we have prepared we may lose it.

Happy Mother’s day!

Welcome to Redemption Church in Plano Tx. My name is Chris Fluitt. I am blessed to serve at Redemption as Lead Pastor, and I am blessed to be with you all on Mother’s day. I want you to know that I love Mother’s day.

How much do we love Mother’s day at Redemption? We love it so much that we have suspended all terrible Tim Allen intro videos in honor of our mothers.

I think it is important that we honor our mother & father. It almost seems like that is a Biblical idea… Oh wait! It is. God commanded this!

Exodus 20:12 (NIV2011) “Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you.

Thank you so much for coming to worship God today. Also I give a huge thank you to everyone joining us online. Hello Facebook Live. Hello Youtube & podcast people! Happy Mother’s day.

3 P’s of Parenting

Today I want to talk to you about the 3 P’s of parenting.

And if you think that is bad, just know that our creative team talked me out of titling this… Puh Puh Puh Parenting.

P-P-P-Parenting

We don’t want to come across insensitive to anyone with a stuttering issue.

3 P’s of Parenting

Parenting is about production. A parent must produce.

Parents Produce

You are a product of your parents. They produced you.

Your parents produced your chromosomes. Your DNA, your genetic traits like eye color, height, and skin tone, were produced by your mom & dad.

We like to think about our individuality and independence, but we would not exist without parents.

The smallest, most essential things about your physical person were not produced by you, but by your parents.

Parents Produce!

A good parent produces beyond the molecular level.

We become a product of our parent’s character and personality. We become a product of the home environment. The amount of time a parent spends, or does not spend, will produce things.

This is a natural law of creation. When you read the creation account in the book of Genesis you will find the phrase “produce.. after its kind”, or “according to its kind.”

This is why an apple seed produces and apple tree.

Home Improvement 4 – Inheritance

 

God wants you to build, fix, & maintain your home. God also wants us to leave behind an inheritance.

Many people are not thinking about the next generation, but God is always thinking about the next generation. We need to think more about the life we are living and will hand down as an inheritance.

Are you living a life worth inheriting?

 

Home Improvement

I’m not even sure that our video editing team really understood that this sermon series has nothing to do with Tim Allen.

Welcome to Redemption Church! My name is Chris Fluitt and I welcome everyone in the room and everyone online. We are in the final week of our sermon series Home Improvement. The bumper videos in this series have been terrible, but the truth in God’s word has been life changing.

We have talked about building, fixing, & and maintaining you your home. If you missed any of the previous weeks you should go check them out at redemption-church.com.

Today I want to talk to you about the very spiritual topic of inheritance.

Inheritance

* We have talked about building the home. Are you just building it for you?

* We have talked about fixing the home. Are you just building it for you or will others be effected?

* We have talked about maintaining the home. Are you just watching out for your investment, or perhaps are you hoping to one day pass this home on to the next generation?

What is an inheritance? Inheritance is the transmission of goods to another generation.

A lot of things can be left as an inheritance.

* Houses and land are often left.

* Many mothers hand down jewelry as inheritance.

* Money in a bank account is something that can be left behind as inheritance.

Do you have anything that has been handed down to you from previous generations? We want to hear about it. Text our anonymous line – 214 856 0550.

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Our family has a hand held telescope from the 1800s that has been handed down from previous generations. I look forward to passing it down one day.

Sometimes the value of an inherited object is just the knowledge that someone before you held it. I don’t have much need of a handheld telescope, but I still hold this object as very valuable, because of the history behind it.

Inheritance

Inheritance is a biblical idea that we need to practice.

Inheritance is rooted in the past

We see this idea all throughout the Bible. There are multiple locations in scripture where long lists of genealogies are given. Adam begat Seth, Seth begat Enos, Enos begat Kenan… We know the lineage from Adam to Jesus. It is in Luke 3.

The past is important and needs to be remembered.

You may read through Chronicles and get bored at reading these difficult to pronounce names.

You may think, why is it important that you remember this person?… But you are missing the point.

It is not important that you remember them… what is important is that God remembers them!

Every person listed is someone God knows. God intimately knows every one of them, and loved them.

The past is important to God. Is it important to you?

Unknown Grave

I am blessed that our family has our own cemetery. There are many graves from the 1800s buried there, and many of them are unknown graves.

Home Improvement 3 – Maintain your Home

 

                                         It is important to learn the art of maintenance.

Everything you own needs to be maintained. Your car, clothes, relationships, health, and of course, your home.

There are a lot of things in the home that require maintenance, yet we often forget. We adjust our air conditioner often, but forget to change the filter. We use the hot water in the shower, but we forget to flush the water heater yearly.

We forget what is right in front of us.

By consistent, disciplined maintenance we take responsibility for our life. Truly, there is not an area of your life where you can just stop working and rest on your past effort. You must keep going!

Don’t forget to maintain your life through worship, God’s Word, and prayer.

   

Welcome to Redemption Church! Who knew that you could do so much with a Tim Allen grunt. Make sure you are here next week to see if we could possibly come up with an even worse bumper video for this Home Improvement sermon series.

Over the past 2 weeks we have talked about Building & Fixing your home. Today we are going to talk about maintaining your home.

Maintain Your Home

It is important to learn the art of maintenance.

Everything you own needs to be maintained.

Your car needs gas, oil, even window wash fluid. Those tires need to be replaced as they age. Every car has a manual and included in that are the mileage at which you can expect the need to do maintenance on a particular part of your car.

Your clothes need to be washed, dried, folded or hung up. Every once in a while you may lose a button and need to sew it back on or send your nicer clothes to the dry cleaner.

Your house definitely needs maintenance. You need to take care of the yard. Cut the grass and shrubs so that they don’t over grow your house. You need to clean the floors and vacuum the carpet. Sometimes touch up paint is needed where someone banged or dinged a wall. The list of things to maintain can be overwhelming…

I did some searching on home maintenance and I have some bad news. Chances are that you do not maintain your home.

* Every year you are supposed to clean your chimney.

* Yearly you are supposed to flush your hot water heater and remove sediment to prolong its life and improve efficiency.

* Yearly you are supposed to check and clean your dryer vent exhaust. This is one of the major causes of home fires.

* Yearly you should clean out your gutters.

Anyone forget to do these things?

* Biannually it is suggested that you vacuum your refrigerator coils. It could save up to $100 a year on electricity bills.

* Bianually you are supposed to test the pressure relief valve of your water heater.

Twice a year you are supposed to do this stuff. Anyone forget?

* Quarterly you are supposed to test the garage door auto reverse feature. You set a 2×4 piece of wood on the ground in the spot the door lowers. You lower the door and when it hits the wood it should go back up.

* Quarterly you are supposed to check all your smoke & carbon dioxide detectors.

This maintenance could save a life. Surely you never forget to test these things every quarter…

* Monthly you are supposed to check your air filters and possibly replace them.

* Monthly you are supposed to clean your range hood filter. It’s that metal filter that helps suck the smoke out that your cooking puts out. It becomes covered in grease and they recommend using an auto parts degreaser and letting the filter sit in the degreaser.

* We all clean our kitchen sink disposal every month right?