Category Archives: 12 Colossians

The Image of the Invisible God (Colossians 1:15)

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Title: The Image of the Invisible God

Passage: Colossians 1:15

Speaker: Pastor Ryan Martin

Service: Sunday Morning Worship Service

Date: August 18, 2019

Two big overarching ideas are in Colossians 1:15-20: Christ is supreme over creation, and he is supreme over new creation. He is Lord of creation, and Lord of the church. We must remember why we are followers of Jesus Christ. Being a Christian sounds quaint unless we know the glory of Christ. Col 1:15-20 is more than fancy theological speculation. We are dealing with intense spiritual truth here. Paul speaks of Christ, for the best remedy for false teaching is to know Christ and to know him well.

Walk Worthy, Part 2 (Colossians 1:9-14)

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Title: Walk Worthy, Part 2

Passage: Colossians 1:9-14

Speaker: Pastor Ryan Martin

Service: Sunday Morning Worship Service

Date: August 4, 2019

The core of Paul’s prayer is in v 10a: so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him. We must walk in a way that shows the worth of Jesus Christ. We could never merit or repay the grace that has been shown to us in Christ. But having received such grace, our lives should magnify the worth of our Lord. Paul wants the Colossians is to live worthy of the grace of Jesus. 

Pauline Epistles: Colossians & Philemon

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Series: Survey of the Pauline Epistles

Topic: Colossians & Philemon

Speaker: Ryan Martin

Service: Sunday School

Date: July 28, 2019

Walk Worthy, Part 1 (Colossians 1:9-14)

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Title: Walk Worthy, Part 1

Passage: Colossians 1:9-14

Speaker: Pastor Ryan Martin

Service: Sunday Morning Worship Service

Date: July 28, 2019

Beginning in v 9, Paul shifts gears. when he prayed for the Colossians, his prayers were filled with thanksgivings. he also filled his prayers with petitions for the Colossians. Col 1:9-14 are Paul’s prayer requests. The central idea is found in the first part of v 10; so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him. At the core of Paul’s prayer is that the church members in Colossae live lives worthy of the grace of Jesus. This is a prayer for their sanctification. Paul desires that believers live lives worthy of the grace of Jesus.

Thankful for the Gospel (Colossians 1:5-8)

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Title: Thankful for the Gospel

Passage: Colossians 1:5-8

Speaker: Pastor Ryan Martin

Service: Sunday Morning Worship Service

Date: July 21, 2019

Our text is Paul’s joyous thanksgiving to God. Verses 3-8 are one sentence in the original. The whole passage is an interconnected rhapsodic expression of gratitude of God.

Credit Where It’s Due (Colossians 1:3-5)

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Title: Credit Where It’s Due

Passage: Colossians 1:3-5

Speaker: Pastor Ryan Martin

Service: Sunday Morning Worship Service

Date: July 14, 2019

Paul was a thankful person. This passage commends thanksgiving to God for the spiritual gifts he gives. We must give thanks to God for all his gifts. This text, however, teaches that Christians give thanks to God for his spiritual gifts. Why should Christians thank God?

A Baptist Catechism: Questions 85-86 (Sunday School, April 7th, 2019)

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Speaker: Pastor Ryan Martin

Service: Sunday School

Catechism Questions: 85 & 86

Date: April 7th, 2019

Israel’s Sabbath (Worship Service, March 18th, 2018)

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Title: Israel’s Sabbath

Passage: Exodus 20:8-11

Speaker: Pastor Ryan Martin

Service: Sunday Morning Worship Service

Date: March 18th, 2018

Today, we consider the 4th commandment. In the NT era, this is one of the most controversial commands. Someone’s approach to the 4th commandment often indicates how he understands the relationship of the OT law to the church.