I want to make this Colossians series very practical with this last blog. Recognizing our life is hidden with Christ in God (Colossians 3:3), we live in his peace. Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the fullness of all good things. Here is a wonderful question: What does your Lord want for you? In Colossians 3:15 we learn he is the umpire calling the game of our life. The umpire is on our team!

Jesus died and rose to reconcile all things to himself. In Colossians 1 Paul helped us understand some about who Jesus is. Paul circles back to this when he reminds us God was pleased to have all the fullness of Deity dwell in Christ in bodily form (1:19; 2:9). Because Jesus acts as one who is both fully God and fully human, peace comes through his blood, shed on the cross (1:20; 3:15).Paul amplifies

This first of four sermons on Paul’s Letter to the Colossians introduces the letter and Paul’s prayer for the church at Colosse (Colossian 1:1-14). On July 18 we will consider the great hymn of praise to Jesus (1:15-20) and its immediate effect on believers (1:21-27). On July 25 we will explore the consequences of what Jesus has done (1:28-2:23). And finally, on August 1, we will ask how we should