Pauls final exhortation to the Colossians focuses on prayer and walking in wisdom making the most of the time.He specifically challenges them to be gracious in their words

Paul gives crisp and insightful applications of living out the truths of Christ as it relates to families. He also gives instruction to slaves and masters which gives us insights today on how we should approach our daily jobs.

Since we have been transferred from the domain of darkness into the Kingdom of light we need to continue in our spiritual growth by making every effort to put on Christ, to put on his characteristics as we live together in his community, forgiving one another, and seeking to do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus.

The Lord Jesus faced a daunting future filled with mocking, beating, scourging, and eventually the cross. He sought his Father asking if this could be bypassed. His prayer, in the face of all this suffering though was

We see different characters responding to circumstances in their own ways. Let's look at some of these and see if we can see ourselves in their responses.

Life is full of choices. The Apostle Paul encourages the small church in Colossae to seek the things which are above where Christ is seated at the right hand of the Father and to put to death the earthly things in their lives in which they used to walk.

False teachers were influencing the small growing fellowship in Colossae. Paul commands them to not let these false brothers pass judgement or disqualify them because of their own man made requirements. Instead he tells them to hold fast to Jesus Christ who is the head of the church.

Because of who Christ is and what He has done for us, as explained in Col 1, we are commanded to walk in Him and to live our lives being built up and established in Him. Paul warns against false teachers who would take believers captive by philosophies and human traditions and not according to Christ.

Pastor Cam's final final sermon