The Father’s Delight - Mark 1:9-11
The Father has authoritatively spoken now through his Son who He has always deeply loved and has made effectively and sufficiently made this known to all the world.
The True Substance - Mark 1:1-8
As we begin the book of Mark, we see John the Baptist introducing the true substance of the the faith that was promised from old, Jesus. John baptized with water, but Jesus would baptize with the Spirit of God.
Believing Children - Psalm 78:1-8
The aim of our testimony and instruction to our next generation and generations beyond is the maximization of their worship, so our instruction goes beyond teaching facts to the appeal to their hearts to love and adore the God of Glory. And they must do the same.
The Treasure of Spiritual Origins - Ephesians 1:7-10
Spiritual Origins is a treasure of revered worship, not a field of debate,....something only God knows and reveals. We are to learn, embrace and meditate on this source of joy and help others do the same.
The Life Givers - Psalm 84
The joys found with God are incomparably better than anything this earth has to offer.
Jesus Is Better Than You Think - Hebrews 4:14-16
Believing the right things about what Jesus has done for us is important and necessary. It’s just as important to believe correctly how he views us and how he responds to us when we fail. In Hebrews 4, we see the picture of Christ, our Great High Priest, who moves towards us in our weakness and leads us to the throne of grace so we can receive what we most need.
Living Quenched - Jeremiah 2:9-13
The new life Christ has given us is one where the norm of our life is the continual prayerful connection with God in which we experience regular joy as we notice his loving works and fill our minds with his loving and blessing instruction form his letter to us… the Bible.
Sustained And Satisfied - Psalm 63
The two ways of life are promised here. Joy and exaltation are provided by God’s promised delivery to those who will earnestly seek Him in his self-revealed information, promises and reflection on his abundant faithfulness in our life. The other option is to be stopped by God.
Becoming Blessed - Psalm 1
The sweet life of the blessed is formed by a fixed delight upon the words of God mulled over throughout our days.
The Sweetest & Rarest Work - Colossians 4:12-13
Prayer is the highest but hardest spiritual tool we have been given to wield.
Kingdom Investment - Colossians 4:7-18
As Paul closes out the letter to the Colossians we see a snapshot into the people that he has invested in and have invested in him, and we look at the ways that God calls each of us to invest in the health and growth of our brothers and sisters in the body of Christ.
The Shared Mission of Christ - Colossians 4:2-6
We share the mission of Christ by praying to our Father together for this mission and carefully engaging each outside soul God has given us.
Christ & The Bondservant - Colossians 3:22-4:1
Paul continues in Colossians 3 to give instructions to the family and the household within God’d kingdom. Here we look at God’s call to bondservants and masters and what we can learn about how to live under authority structures that God has placed over us.
Kingdom Parenting - Colossians 3:20-21
As we head towards the end of Colossians, Paul begins to give instructions on how God intends the family to function within the household of God. How should children relate to parents, and how should parents relate to children?
Kingdom Spouses - Colossians 3:18-19
Human marriages are designed to brilliantly transmit the love between Christ and his Church Bride. Christ created that marriage and its nature and the human marriages must mirror it in order to yield the joyful life and light of the gospel it was designed for.
The Colossians Enlightenment - Colossians 1-2
Having covered Colossians 1-3 over the past 6 months, we have found an astonishing amount of things taught to us by Christ through this book. It is time to regain our bearing after all we have heard before we move into the specific applications found in this book.
Christ In Word & Deed - Colossians 3:16-17
Every piece of life is the Lord’s and we are called to do all of it as Christ would, in his honor, in his name, as an extension of Him as if you were Him… because He is in you.. and you are being changed into his image. This happens as we ensure that the message of Christ dwells richly in and between us and we respond in singing together to our great God.
Striving For Oneness - Colossians 3:14-15
The new man rightfully places his mind on things above, which includes a loving and peace seeking heart for God’s children here who are hidden with him in Christ. And together they carefully watch for Christ in all and all He does with thanksgiving.
Donning Gentleness - Colossians 3:10-14
Regardless or our natural inclination with God’s faulty and failing children, God has asked, called each of us to specifically deal with his Children with gentleness and patience and compassion. And when they fail and sin against you, do to them what your amazing Christ has done to you time and again… forgive them.
Putting Off What Kills - Colossians 3:5-9
Here Paul calls believers to put off that which will kill us; the things that Christ came to die for and the things that God says he will punish. By God’s grace and his Spirit we are able to put these things away as we walk with him.