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Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another. Tychicus will tell you all about my activities. He is a beloved brother and faithful minister and fellow servant in the Lord. I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know how we are and that he may encourage your hearts, Tychicus I…

We have come to the end of our paragraph here in Ephesians 4 . For most of our time in this text we have been answering the question, “What causes growth?” A healthy unified body (vv. 1-6) The gifts of our ascended Lord Jesus (vv. 7-10) The shepherd/teachers equipping (vv. 11-12) All of the saints participating…

Key Passage Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains. Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, as I should. Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders;…

Fact Checking the Resurrection Psalm 22:1-26 NASB Throughout the history of man, there has been conspiracies theories about any and every thing. And its only getting worst. Here are a few of the most recent ones: The landing on the moon was fake. The CIA had JFK shot dead in Dallas. The COVID pandemic…

The starting position in basketball or any sport is a coveted position. In basketball you are one of your teams top 5 and you get to be on the floor a significant portion of the game. The starting position is the spot everyone wants. And often you have individuals not joining or quitting a team because…

The Church is a bag of mixed nuts . The church includes all kinds of people. ( Col. 4:10-11 , 15 ; 3:11 ) Aristarchus, my fellow prisoner, sends you greetings, as does Mark, Barnabas’s cousin (concerning whom you have received instructions: if he comes to you, welcome him), and so does Jesus who is called…

Until I come, give your attention to public reading, exhortation, and teaching. What is Anagnosis? Anagnosis is reading something out loud , usually publically. Anagnosis is different from preaching or teaching . Until I come, give your attention to public reading, exhortation, and teaching. After the…

1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, Author: Paul (and Timothy ) 2 To the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father. Audience: The Church at Colossae Mostly gentiles but some Jews as well. There was another…

Scripture Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving. See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the…

Intro: I worry so much. I always have. It stems from my old nature. In Colossians 3:17 , we get a sense of God's vision for our lives. Here's what it is: Read: Colossians 3:17 17 And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through…

1 For we know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. 2 For in this tent we groan, longing to put on our heavenly dwelling, 3 if indeed by putting it on we may not be found naked. 4 For while we are still…

We have finished up the gospels and history books of the New Testament. We will now begin our study of the 21 (or 22) epistles. “Epistle” means letter. 13 or the 21 epistles were written by Paul (sort of) A review of the five categories of literature found in the New Testament. 1. Gospels Matthew, Mark,…

2 Timothy 1:1-9 I don’t know how many of you have ever participated in a school play, or maybe local theater. Our kids weren’t really into that, but a couple of them were really into music and they had different opportunities to use those talents. One performed for the Penobscot Theater for awhile, another…

Colossians 2:4–7 (ESV) — 4 I say this in order that no one may delude you with plausible arguments. 5 For though I am absent in body, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your good order and the firmness of your faith in Christ. 6 Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in…

Colossians 3:18-4:18 Good morning church! A couple of things quickly before we get started. First I want to encourage you to check out our on line digital bulletin. We print bulletins every week and not many are taken, so what we’ve done it add it to our website. We do quite a bit of printing for our…

Reminder One more week before review. Next week will be John The 20th will be review. Review Why do we call them the gospels? How many synoptic gospels? Why do we call them synoptic? What do the gospels teach us? What was the first gospel written? Why study New Testament survey? What is internal and…

Author: John Mark Who was John Mark? He carried two common names as the time. 1. John is Hebrew his Hebrew name. 2. Mark (Marcus) is His Latin name. It was not uncommon for Jews to carry a Jewish name and a Greco-Roman name. He was the son of Mary who lived in Jerusalem . 12 When he realized this, he…

Today we are completing out study of Colossians. You may wonder by the title if we are completing it. Yes, we are completing our study on Sunday mornings through this book. I hope you will continue to study this book which is rich concerning us knowing how we are Christians, and concerning how we live…

Faith in God’s providence, instead of repressing our energies, excites us to diligence. We labor as if all depended upon us, and then fall back upon the Lord with the calm faith that depends upon him. —C.H. Spurgeon Much of our study of providence has been examining God’s working in the lives of OT saints.…

Introduction: On mission… That is quite a loaded statement. Some of our minds go to military combat when we think about that phrase. Some of you maybe even served in the military or serve in the military. We are grateful for your service my friends. Others may hear that phrase and think of the space…

NOTE: This is a manuscript, and not a transcript of this message. The actual presentation of the message differed from the manuscript through the leading of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, it is possible, and even likely that there is material in this manuscript that was not included in the live presentation…

Have you ever driven somewhere and when you arrived, it seemed like the journey to get there was a blur? Like sometimes, you don’t even remember each turn that got you where you were? This happens sometimes when I drive somewhere repeatedly, like from home to work, or vice-versa. Perhaps this has happened…

Introduction (Previous Messages in the Colossians Series) ‘For the Faithfulness of Epaphras’ - Col. 1:1-8 In that message, we looked at how because Epaphras was Faithful to serve the LORD, the gentiles there at Colosse gained: Faith in Christ Fellowship with each other A Future home in Heaven Fruit for…

Announcements The Revelation Bible Study is this Thursday at 6:30pm. This is great way to connect! We hope to see you there! There will be a link sent out for those that would like to join us online. Angel Tree- we have 5 angels yet that need to be adopted. See Kathy for information. 3.After church today,…

Announcements Please remember that the Milton-Freewater Ministers Association’s food drive ends December 12, which is next Sunday. 2. Angel Tree Kids- Kathy to share 3. If you have any announcements, please contact Pastor John or Barbara Goodenough and we will get them put in the bulletin and announce…