Are you living out your faith—or just acting? In today’s message, “Quit Playing Church,” we continue our study through Colossians 2:6–23 and hear Paul’s warning: don’t let anyone take you captive with empty promises, religious pressure, or “Jesus + something else” spirituality.

We talk about:

• Why performance-based Christianity (legalism) is exhausting and joyless
• “Diets and days” (food laws, festivals, Sabbath) and why they don’t make you holy
• How the Pharisees looked righteous on the outside but were “dead inside” (Matthew 23)
• Jesus’ invitation to the weary: “Come to me… and I will give you rest” (Matthew 11:28–30)
• Real growth happens by holding fast to Jesus and abiding in Him, not by self-made religion

The solution isn’t to act better—it’s to abide in Jesus. Because Jesus is all you need, and He is more than enough.

Scripture: Colossians 2:6–23; Matthew 23; Matthew 11:28–30; Romans 14; Galatians 4:9; John 15; Revelation 3:11

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