Category Archives: Bible

This is the Gospel

Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of your evil behavior. But now he has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation— if you continue in … Continue reading

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Sunday Sermon Notes: June 15, 2025

This message follows from my last one covering Romans 12:1-2 and you can read it here. Romans 12:3-8 Paul set out his proposition in verses 1-2, that we offer ourselves as living sacrifices and be transformed by the renewing of … Continue reading

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Paul’s Conclusion

“I have the right to do anything,” you say—but not everything is beneficial. “I have the right to do anything”—but I will not be mastered by anything. You say, “Food for the stomach and the stomach for food, and God will destroy … Continue reading

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Making Peace

 For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross. Colossians 1:19-20 Last time, we had a … Continue reading

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Settling Disputes

1Corinthians 6:1-11 This is a strange passage, not because of its content, but because of its placement in context. Paul has been talking about sexual immorality in the church at Corinth, and here he jumps into what seems to be … Continue reading

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Paul Continues…

Your boasting is not good. Don’t you know that a little yeast leavens the whole batch of dough? Get rid of the old yeast, so that you may be a new unleavened batch—as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been … Continue reading

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The Son IS!

Today we begin a new series of posts from the book of Colossians that will continue on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings. The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For in him all things were created: things … Continue reading

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Wrong on so Many Levels

It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that even pagans do not tolerate: A man is sleeping with his father’s wife. And you are proud! Shouldn’t you rather have gone into mourning and have … Continue reading

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A Warning or a Threat?

1 Corinthians 4:14-21 The NIV adds a subheading to this passage that reads, “Paul’s Appeal and Warning”. I think that the editors were very diplomatic, for I would have written it more like this: “Paul’s Threat to Corinth”. When I … Continue reading

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Paul’s Conclusion

Our people must learn to devote themselves to doing what is good, in order to provide for urgent needs and not live unproductive lives. (3:14) If you remember the very beginning of our study, we saw that Paul had very quickly … Continue reading

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