The prayers of the Bible are always relevant and we should always be praying them. In this one, we see that the knowledge of God’s will is for the purpose of living for God’s pleasure. Pleasing God is bearing fruit in good works, enduring by...
All who set themselves to obey the command of Christ to persist in prayer experience times when they simply don’t know what to ask. Not knowing how to pray can happen when the situation is complex, when we are overwhelmed with emotion, or when we’ve prayed...
Paul gives thanks for the evidence of the gospel’s grace and power among these believers. Faith in Christ and love for each other, rooted in the hope laid up in heaven, are the new and increasing qualities of these Christians and their congregation. This is...
The language used in reference to the gospel makes it clear that it is alive with power. That makes us want to pay attention and give ourselves to its influence in our lives. In the introduction of Colossians, Paul gives thanks for these Christians’ faith and...
Scott and Josh discuss their hopes for our time in Colossians, and the importance of life together as a congregation. The Words of Grace Podcast seeks to clarify, amplify, and apply the Sunday morning sermon at Grace Community Church. From time to time we will address...
Modern greetings have become casual to the point of carrying little meaning and adding almost no value to our conversations and correspondence. But when Paul opened his letter to the Colossians, he made bold claims about Christ that called his readers to believe. Today, we...
Modern greetings have become casual, carrying little meaning and adding almost no value to our conversations or correspondence. But when the Apostle Paul opened his letter to the Colossians, he made a bold claim that his readers were called to believe as they began to...
This week, Scott and Josh discuss the thinking behind Grace’s commitment to expositional preaching and introduce our current sermon series, Christ in You: The Message of Colossians. The Words of Grace Podcast seeks to clarify, amplify, and apply the Sunday morning sermon at Grace Community Church....
Today we begin a series of sermons from the letter of Colossians by asking three questions. What are we holding in our hands? What is the message of this letter? What should we anticipate in the months ahead? Answering these questions will help to increase...
This Sunday at Grace Community Church we will begin a series of sermons from the letter to the Colossians. This weekend, I encourage you to begin well and press on in the months to come in this New Testament book that will lead us to...
