SECOND TO NONE | Our Family in Jesus
There’s no doubt that we live in a highly politicized world these days, especially in our western societal structure. And in America, that politicization ramps up in particular fashion every four years or so. Since this is our reality, this fall we’ll be taking a number of weeks to talk about stuff that the church often fails to address, or at least address directly or thoughtfully.
But where we find ourselves in this week’s message is a passage that tips over into at least some of those “spicy” areas. While the verses we’ll cover definitely tap into some of these topics, we’re going to talk a little bit more about the broader message of the verses we’re tackling - namely, power and responsibility.
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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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