Passage: Colossians 3:12-17

Date: 2023-11-26

Speaker: Sam Lashwood

Living as Christ’s United People

We are God’s chosen people who have been raised with Christ.

1.     Put on our beautiful church uniform (v. 12 - 14)

2.    Let Christ dwell at the centre of church life (v. 15 - 17)

Passage: Colossians 3:1-11

Date: 2023-11-19

Speaker: Scott Furey

Living the Risen Life

Since you have been raised with

1.     Seek the things above (v. 1 - 4)

2.    Put to death sexual sin (v. 5 - 7)

3.    Rid yourself of sinful speech (v. 8 - 11)

Passage: Colossians 2:16-23

Date: 2023-11-12

Speaker: Scott Furey

Dangerous Religion

1.     Don’t be judged by those who follow the law (v. 16 - 17)

2.    Don’t be disqualified by those who talk up their 'spiritual' experiences (v. 18 - 19)

3.    Don’t submit to those who say you need to mistreat your body (v. 20 - 23)

Passage: Colossians 2:8-15

Date: 2023-11-05

Speaker: Scott Furey

The World vs Christ

1.     Don’t be taken captive (v. 8)

2.    You have fullness in Christ (v. 9 - 12)

3.    Your sin has been dealt with (v. 13 – 15)

-> Recognise the danger

-> Know all you have in Christ

Passage: Colossians 2:1-7

Date: 2023-10-29

Speaker: Femi Kalejaiye

Sermon

1. Knowing the sacrifices that gospel workers make helps us to cherish Jesus more (v. 1-2)

2. We pursue Christ alone because treasures of wisdom and knowledge are found in him alone (v. 3-5)

-> Continue to live in Jesus Christ: rooted in him, growing in him, getting stronger in him (v. 6-7)

-> Remember Paul's prayer in 1:9-12: so we'll need God's divine help to succeed, not our own effort alone.

-> Abound in thanksgiving, because you have received eternal life through him.

Passage: Colossians 1:24-29

Date: 2023-10-22

Speaker: Scott Furey

The Pattern of Gospel Ministry

1.     Gospel ministry may bring suffering (v. 24)

2.    Gospel ministry presents Christ in God’s Word (v. 25 - 27)

3.    Gospel ministry brings people to maturity in Christ (v. 28 – 29)

-> Be part of that gospel ministry

Passage: Colossians 1:21-23

Date: 2023-10-15

Speaker: Scott Furey

Alienated to Reconciled

1.     By ourselves, we are far from God (v. 21)

2.    Jesus reconciles us to God (v. 22)

3.    So don’t move from Jesus! (v. 23)

Passage: Colossians 1:15-20

Date: 2023-10-08

Speaker: Scott Furey

The Supreme Jesus

1.  Jesus is supreme over all creation (v. 15 - 17)

2. Jesus is supreme over the church (v. 18)

3. Jesus uses his supremacy to reconcile us to God

-> Worship Him!

-> Don’t move on from Him!

Passage: Colossians 1:9-14

Date: 2023-10-01

Speaker: Scott Furey

A Gospel Shaped Life

1.     We can know what God wants (v. 9)

2.    So we can live to please God (v. 10-12)

3.    But it starts with God’s rescue (v. 13-14)

-> Pray for changed lives

Passage: Colossians 1:1-8

Date: 2023-09-24

Speaker: Scott Furey

A Gospel Church

1. Give thanks for gospel fruit (v. 3-5)

2. Trust the gospel message (v. 5-7)

3. Rejoice in gospel growth (v. 6)