Introduction Colossians 3:5-17 falls within the broader section of Colossians 3:5-4:6 in which Paul gives instructions on living the Christian life. Based on their death and resurrection with Christ and the hope of future life with Him, Paul encourages the Colossians to continue eliminating sinful behaviors from their lives and cultivating Christian virtues. In Colossians […]
Introduction Recently there has been a buzz in the Christian blogosphere about how Christians should think and talk about biblical sexuality. While much of the conversation has been helpful, even clarifying, and I’ve benefited from some of it, I haven’t seen anyone thus far take on the topic head on. My
Introduction Turning from idols to the Gospel of Jesus Christ is not a message that will gain you a massive following but it is a message that is faithful to the Word of God and the Gospel. Paul in 1 Thessalonians 1:9 reports about the work of God among the Thessalonians how they turned from
Organization, the Organism, and Serving Orthodox Presbyterian Pastor and author R.B Kuiper, in his book The Glorious Body of Christ, writes that an organism “is something that is alive, as a plant, or animal or the human body. An organization although consisting of human beings, is itself not alive.”[i] In Scripture, the church is often referred
Brokenness is something everyone has experienced whether they grew up in a broken home, lost a job, or had a relationship end. Even I have experienced brokenness as my parents divorced when I was sixteen years old. The fact that broken homes exist should not come as a surprise to us because broken homes are
If we want people to worship through serving, we need to examine our methods for how we develop servants in the local church. With some exceptions, we can expect the level of involved worship in our Sunday service teams to be equal to the level of effort spent equipping them. Yet it must be
In Living Like a King, we’ll be examining the kings of Israel and Judah during the Divided Kingdom period. We’ll look at the good, the bad, and the ugly, and from them we’ll learn together what kind of men we ought – or ought not – to be. In last week’s post, we discussed the
Author Stephen Covey once wrote, “We simply assume that the way we see things is the way they really are or the way they should be. And our attitudes and behaviors grow out of these assumptions.” Looking back at all my past and current struggles with servanthood, I realized several key assumptions were shaping my view
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