Colossians 1:11, “May you be strengthened with all power according to His glorious might for endurance and patience with joy…” By the power of the Spirit, may we bear up patiently under life’s fleeting affliction with joy in our hearts, knowing that the Father has transferred us for all time in the kingdom of […]
Colossians 1:19, “For in Him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether in earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of His cross.” The death and resurrection of the God-Man is the note that harmonizes all of reality to the
Colossians 2:18-19, “Let no one disqualify you…not holding fast to the Head, from whom the whole body, nourished and knit together through its joints and ligaments, grows with a growth that is from God.” ALL Christian growth and unity comes from this single thing: Holding fast to the biblically-revealed Christ, who is the Head
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Colossians 2:15, “He disarmed the rulers and authorities and put them to open shame, by triumphing over them in Him.” Christian, our enemy has no lasting weapon to use against us any more. The record of our debt is cancelled and the weapons of condemnation were stripped from demonic hands when they sank into
Matthew 18:27, “…the master of that servant released him and forgave him the debt…” Colossians 2:14, “…nailing it to the cross.”
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Colossians 1:4-5, “…we heard of your FAITH in Christ Jesus and of the LOVE that you have for all the saints, because of the HOPE laid up for you in heaven.” God-given faith in Christ secures the unshakable hope of Christ which frees us to love like Christ.
Colossians 1:28, “HIM we proclaim…” Jesus Christ–crucified and risen–is the centerpiece of all true preaching.
Colossians 1:16, “…all things were created through Him and for Him.” Jesus Christ is the goal of created reality
Discussion Guide: English | Português | Español | Interactive (English) Audio Español: Creation In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth (Genesis 1:1) …And God created mankind in His own image ….in the image of God he created them, male and female He created – us (Genesis 1:27). What can be known
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Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving.3 At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ, on account of which I am in prison— 4 that I may make it clear, which is how I ought to speak.
If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. –
“The Gospel Song” words by Drew Jones, music by Bob Kauflin. Copyright 2002 Sovereign Grace Praise (BMI)/Sovereign Grace Worship (ASCAP). Song used with permission. More info on the song: http://www.sovereigngracemusic.org/Songs/The_Gospel_Song_(Reprise)/16 with an excerpt from John Piper’s “The Gospel in 6 Minutes” http://www.desiringgod.org/ResourceLibrary/Articles/ByDate/2007/2389_The_Gospel_in_6_Minutes/ If desired, you can download the video file at http://www.vimeo.com/14324859 Lyrics: Holy
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This picture was created at the request of a friend and monthly supporter of Full of Eyes. Because I was trying to bring his vision to life, the visual style and content is very different from my normal pictures, but that’s part of the benefit I find in creating pictures for other people….I am pushed to
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Colossians 1:18, “And He is the head of the body, the Church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything He might be preeminent.” The Head of the Body is Risen, therefore the Body herself—the Bride, the Church—is risen and rising in Him. And with the rising of His Body will
Colossians 1:15-17, “He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For in him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions, rulers or authorities — all things were created through Him and for Him. And He is before all things and
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Colossians 3:1-4, “If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on the things that are above, not on things that are on earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in
Colossians 2:14, “[God cancelled] the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This He set aside, nailing it to the cross.” No long description today, just a brief thought to consider….think about the imagery that the Holy Spirit leads Paul to use here. The “record of debt” or “handwritten decree”
Colossians 2:15, “…having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.” This past weekend I was reading a book on Paul’s theology of the cross when I came across an arresting sentence by theologian James D.G. Dunn regarding Colossians 2:15. Dunn wrote: “The transformation
