Apr 15, 2014
Colossians 4:7-18. It is always tempting to walk out of a movie theater before the credits have ended. But it is different when you know the persons behind the production of the work. In this final message from Colossians, we get a glimpse into the friends around the Apostle Paul who helped him in his life and...
Apr 15, 2014
Colossians 4:2-6. John Newton once remarked, "I endeavored to renounce society, that I might avoid temptation. But it was a poor religion; so far as it prevailed, only tended to make me gloomy, stupid, unsociable, and useless." In living a life of deference, the Christian must not seek to escape the world but rather,...
Apr 15, 2014
Colossians 3:20-4:1. Comedian Roseanne Barr once admitted; “As a housewife, I feel that if the kids are still alive when my husband gets home from work, then hey, I've done my job.” Sometimes, you have to laugh to keep from crying. The Christian is called to a life of deference not preference. And, one of the hardest...
Apr 15, 2014
Colossians 3:18-19. In a world where personal preference reigns, the Christian is called to a life of deference to others. Yet, as one authors notes, "It is the closest and most familiar relationships of daily living that the reality of one's Christian profession will normally be manifest if at all." Nowhere is...