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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…

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;…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Lesson 22: Paul’s Final Concerns Colossians 4:2-18 We often mention that the final words of anyone to someone they care about are important. They tend to convey what is the most crucial or important things to remember. It was Christ that said, it is finished as he died upon the cross and again as He…

Paul’s Friends In his time serving the Lord, Paul developed many meaningful relationships, and often in his letters he made sure to greet some of those who he knew, either as the evangelist and apostle to those who found Christ through his ministry, or those who he was a mentor to, or those he consider…

Where Mark’s (Matthew, Luke, John) gospel leaves off is where the book of Acts picks up. When we left Mark’s account we read... 14 Afterward he appeared to the eleven themselves as they were reclining at table, and he rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they had not believed…

Paul's partnerships permitted him to persevere.

Part #1 This mornings teachings is on what I have called the King is Coming Again, but for now. Again, I am amazed at God’s timing in how he has directed me to plan sermon series. This is the end of our series on the Road to the Hill. The Hill of Golgotha where Christ suffered for us to bring redemption…

Palm Sunday Foretold by the Prophets 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation, Humble, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey. 22 The stone which the builders rejected…

Where do we start? 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments; His praise endures forever. What do we tend to fear? The unknown…

a 7 Tychicus will tell you all about my activities. He is a beloved brother and faithful minister and fellow servant in the Lord. 8 I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know how we are and that he may encourage your hearts, 9 and with him Onesimus, our faithful and beloved brother,…

Introduction Good morning and welcome to Dishman Baptist Church. At one point I considered referring to this section as Paul’s groupies but that wouldn’t be the best way to refer to these men. Unlike the modern popular preachers and those in ministry who seem to develop cults of personality, the first…

Introduction Good morning and welcome to Dishman Baptist Church. I want to start off this morning with an observation and a question. The observation is that sometimes we really aren’t that nice to one another. Oh we mean to be and often we even go out of our way to not say things so that we are being…

Some start strong and finish well. Demas showed promise but ended up leaving Paul in a lurch. Let’s look at Demas’ life and learn what happened.