Why do some people teetering or even indulging in a second life only break out of it when they hit bottom and get caught while a select few manage to break free of it before they ruin their own lives and the lives of those around them?The Apostle Paul equips us to break free and to stay free by Living Christ with His Church -- as described in Colossians 3:15-17.

People often walk away from the church and the Christian life who have convinced themselves, "I'm just taking a break from things." What is meant but often not admitted is that person is taking a break from God. Getting to this point is a not-to-hard-to-imagine scenario - as it certainly was a stark reality 2000 years ago in the Church at Colossae. How do we, 2000 years later, begin to guard against such deception?

God has graced our church tremendously with growth in both breadth and depth. The Elders speak with the church about some exciting new oppportunities that we will begin to embark on, by faith, in the coming year. Appx. 20 minutes.

Through John 11:25-26, Consider the misconceptions about Christianity that the resurrection of Jesus defeats.

Throughout the BIble you get these anticipations or foretastes of the great drama of the sacrifice & vinidcation ofo God's Messiah because is pushing toward this climactic event.Such is the case in John 11. In deliving into this chapter, we can glean 4 reasons why death is so necessary for everyday living.

Having spoken about the 1st degree of Deception that many Colossians endured, Paul turns his attention to the 2nd degree of Deception:"Once it works, I put it into my system." Of course, what we call "my system" God calls "self-made religion."

The Apostle Paul reveals how he takes everything he learns about Christ and imparts it to others.In doing so, we address the question: To what extent can you truly love someone you don't know well?

Can my faith fall apart? Answers and hope from Colossians 1:21-23.

Rooted, built up, established in the midst of life's pressures and trials - this is the end goal with which the Apostle Paul begins this passage in Colossians.And he tells us how to become such a person.