A note from the Pastor’s Desk: “Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds:” Colossians 4:3 Good Morning Dearly Beloved, From the confinement of his bonds, the Apostle Paul recognized that while a simple twist... Continue Reading →
A note from the desk of our Pastor: “Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;” Colossians 4:2 Good Morning Dearly Beloved, In Colossians 4:2, the Apostle Paul pivots sharply from the private, domestic duties of the household to the public, corporate engine that must fuel the entire church: a life of relentless,... Continue Reading →
A note from the Pastor’s Desk: “But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.” Colossians 3:25 Good Morning Dearly Beloved, When the Apostle Paul transitions from the high, sovereign doctrines of Christ's preeminence in the opening chapters of Colossians into the practical... Continue Reading →
A note from the desk of the Pastor: “Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.” Colossians 3:24 Good Morning Dearly Beloved, In the Roman world, the concept of an enslaved person’s "inheritance" was a legal absurdity. A doulos (servant) was viewed as property,... Continue Reading →