series: colossians part#1

Colossians: The Radical Church, Colossians 1:1-8, Pastor Jeff McVay

As we kick off our new summer series where we work through the book of Colossians, we want to examine a really important question: What is the Gospel? If asked, could we write it out on a napkin? Let's dive into these first few verses and unpack how the Apostle Paul introduces his letter to the church in Colossae.

The 1st sermon in a series on Colossians: Christ the King Paul opens his letter to the Church of Colossae with a greeting and with gratitude. He greets them as equals in the faith, commending their fellowship together. And he expresses gratitude to God for cultivating a culture of faith, love, and hope in them.

Grace Family | Pleasant Hill

Christ the King Presbyterian (PCA): Vero Beach, FL

Pastor Jake started our Summer series that will take us verse-by-verse through the book of Colossians. Week 1 covered verses 1-14 in Colossians chapter 1. The Apostle Paul is writing this letter to the Colossian church because Epaphras has come to him for help. There is a group of false teachers (Gnostics) attacking the new little church and it’s causing confusion among these young believers. They’re saying that they have special knowledge that the Colossians need in order to be saved by God. The book of Colossians is about how that is not the case. It’s about the supremacy of Christ – how He is the fullness of all things. Jesus plus nothing. That’s the theme.

As we begin to go through the book of Colossians, Jesus establishes right away that our love comes from our hope in Jesus Christ. This permeates our entire relationship with Him!

Sunday January 3, 2016 True Life Bible Church Jenison, MI

Learn the truth so that when you hear the lie you know it is false right away.

Church of the Apostles- Dawsonville, GA

South Hope Community Church

Sunday Morning Services of Crosspoint Church of Mobile

Today we learn about holding on to God's pattern so we can live in the faith.

We need to know the background of the letter before we really dig in. So, we answer two basic questions: 1) Who is Paul? 2) Who are the Colossians? Message of Colossians = Jesus Christ is an ALL-sufficient Savior.