SECOND TO NONE | Qualified in Jesus
Every parent has undoubtedly been faced with their children challenging authority in their lives. Whether from their parents or school teachers or coaches or really anyone “in charge” in any sphere of their lives, kids force the question, “Who are you to tell me what to do?” And while it can be infuriating to hear this question on repeat, it is actually an essential question to human flourishing, and it’s one that we all honestly ask throughout our lives: who gets to tell me what to do, and how much do I really need to obey them?
The reality is that, while we honestly buck against authority as a natural human reaction, we also clearly act as if someone (or something) is in charge of our lives and dictating our actions, even if we think that authority is ourselves. (Spoiler - we’re not really in charge as much as we think we are!) All of us live under a series of rules and dictates, regardless of how formalized we are about them, and who (or what) we give authority to truly determines the course of our lives. If we want to live “our best lives” now, we need to discover what has authority over us and make sure that that authority aligns with truth.
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Message Series Description:
What do we do with the reality of Jesus - His life, His teaching, His example, His resurrection, all of it? In the Bible, the book of Colossians is the Apostle Paul's impassioned plea to a fledgling church in the ancient world, calling on these relatively new believers in Colossae to understand who Jesus really is - not just a great teacher or a good man, but the actual divine Son of God who created the entire universe! His big idea is that Jesus is supreme over everything, so we shouldn't get distracted by human traditions and rules when you've got the real truth right in front of you. If we want to grow spiritually, the Apostle claims, we've got to stay rooted in Christ and let Him transform our lives from the inside out - instead of just trying to follow a bunch of dos and don'ts. At the end of the day, living for Christ means putting on qualities like compassion, kindness, and forgiveness - that is, we've got to become more like Jesus each day of our lives.
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