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Colossians: Christian Maturity

Supposta-free Christianity 07/20/08

Colossians 2:16-23

Series: Colossians: Christian Maturity

Pastor: Steve Hart

Christianity without rules & regulations? Without hypocrisy? Without false spirituality? Is it too good to be true?

Colossians 2.6-15 07/13/08

Colossians 2:6-15

Series: Colossians: Christian Maturity

Pastor: Rob Fairbanks

Guest preacher Rob Fairbanks of New Community Church leads us through a challenging passage on how Christians often move away from Jesus.

Colossians 1.24-2.6 07/06/08

Series: Colossians: Christian Maturity

Pastor: Nick Dotson

Paul's suffering for Christ and the maturity of the Colossian church gives us a new perspective on suffering.

Colossians 1.15-23 06/29/08

Series: Colossians: Christian Maturity

Pastor: Steve Hart

The preeminence of Jesus in Creation and New Creation!

Colossians 1.1-8 06/15/08

Colossians 1:1-8

Series: Colossians: Christian Maturity

Pastor: Steve Hart

Paul's letter to the Colossian church is all about Jesus. Paul is writing to a church that feels 2 specific pressures. On one hand, there is pressure to conform to a more culturally acceptable, less exclusive spirituality. On the other hand, there are religious legalists who are pressuring the church to follow Old Testament conventions like circumcision and dietary laws. Paul writes to remind this church that everything they need for spiritual maturity has already been given to them in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. He encourages them to remember and celebrate God's grace to them.