This morning we concluded our current series, Above All Else: Discovering the Supremacy of Christ in the book of Colossians. This sermon titled "Prayer, Wisdom, and God’s People" was preached by one of our faithful members, Andrey Gorban and is from Colossians 4:2-18.

Paul concludes his letter in these verses by encouraging us to prayerfully walk the walk and talk the talk of the Christian life. This is to be done in a community of other Christians—the church, making the best use of time. Paul ends his letter with, “Grace be with you” because it is the grace of the gospel that allows us to stand and live for Him.

This sermon was part of our current series, Above All Else: Discovering the Supremacy of Christ in the book of Colossians. This sermon titled "Put Christ First In Your Relationships" was preached by Pastor Greg Taylor from Colossians 3:18-4:1. In this text, Paul applies the putting on of our new self to include our family and household relationships. As your new identity in Christ defines your responsibilities you must put on the new self in your relationships, following the example given to us by Jesus as we seek to submit, to love and to obey because of who we are in Christ.

This morning we continued in our current series, Above All Else: Discovering the Supremacy of Christ in the book of Colossians. This sermon titled "Become Who You Are" was preached by Pastor Greg Taylor from Colossians 3:1-17. In this text, Paul grounds us in the fact that our new identity in Christ dictates our new responsibilities to set our minds not on earthly things but on the heavenly. We also must constantly be putting off the old self and putting on the new self which is really to become who we are because we are now in Christ.

This morning we continued in our current series, Above All Else: Discovering the Supremacy of Christ in the book of Colossians. This sermon titled "Christ: The Source and Substance of Life" was preached by one of our faithful members, Andrey Gorban and is from Colossians 2:6-23. In this text, Paul teaches that because the Colossians had received Christ they simply were to walk in Christ being careful to avoid being deceived. This should bring us to a place of gratitude because our record of debt has been nailed to the cross, we no longer owe the debt of our sin. Jesus also disarmed the devil, and he is now our vanquished foe. When we live by these truths we will avoid being people who try to add a man made religion of self-reliance or self sufficiency to the gospel. Ultimately, Jesus is enough.

This morning we continued in our current series, Above All Else: Discovering the Supremacy of Christ in the book of Colossians. This sermon titled "Seeing Each Other, Teaching Each Other, Treating Each Other" was preached by one of our faithful deacons, Nkosana Moyo and is from Colossians 1:24-2:5.

In this text, Paul starts by telling the church in Colossae that he is rejoicing in his afflictions for them. He then focuses on exhorting the church on how they see each other—that they are the body of Christ. He then reminds them that how they teach each other must include the gospel, Paul reminds them their privilege having been given the message that formerly was hidden but to them has been revealed. Finally, he encourages them that they treat each other with love, being knit together.

This morning we continued in our current series, Above All Else: Discovering the Supremacy of Christ in the book of Colossians. This sermon titled Supreme Reconciliation was preached by Pastor Josh Petersen from Colossians 1:21-23. In this text Paul Paul first reminds the Colossians who they once were, alienated and hostile to God, but Jesus reconciled his people by his bodily death which places us in a reconciled position, holy and blameless before God. Paul then reminds them also to continue in the faith, to not be moved by the hope of the gospel. Let us heed this teaching and remain steady in our faith, to not drift from Christ and the hope he gives us in the gospel. 

This morning we continued in our summer series, Above All Else: Discovering the Supremacy of Christ in the book of Colossians. This sermon, The Supremacy of Christ was preached by Pastor Jan Verbruggen from Colossians 1:15-20. This text focuses on Jesus as the redeemer, that Jesus is enough, and that He alone is preeminent in creation, and the church. Any depiction of Jesus as less than God is not Biblically accurate, He is fully God, and fully man and has reconciled all things to Himself making peace by the blood of His cross where He made forgiveness of sin. This is the gospel, providing great hope for people.

Today we began our new summer series, Above All Else: Discovering the Supremacy of Christ in the book of Colossians. In our first sermon preached by Pastor Greg we learned about the themes in this letter and then focused on verses 1-14 of chapter one. This text teaches us that it is the preaching of the gospel that brings lost people to faith in Christ, then by living in the power of the gospel and growing in our knowledge of God by the Holy Spirit’s work in us we can live holy lives that please God.

This morning we heard a sermon titled “How You Listen Is Everything” from Mark 4:1-34, preached by our guest preacher Daniel Schreiner, who is a pastor at Hinson Baptist Church in Portland, OR.

In this text Jesus talks about listening over ten times, which becomes a moral choice for all people.

How you listen determines both your identity and your future. How you listen also says a lot about who you love and how you love. Let us be people who grow to be good listeners, especially to Christ and His word. Remember how merciful and faithful God has been to us, in how he draws us and enables us to be able to hear His word.

This week we continue our current sermon series, The Word of God & the People of God. Pastor Thomas Terry preached from Ephesians 2:19-21 on the Apostolic foundation of the church. This sermon is titled “The Foundation”.