“the mystery” Col. 1:25-27; Eph. 3:7, 9-10

Paul says that God commissioned him to present the “mystery” that had been hidden for ages but which has now been revealed.  What was this mystery?
The first part of the mystery is that God intended for the Gentiles to be included into his family.  Paul was “to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of [...]

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“The Portal” Colossians 1:20-23; Ephesians 1:10; 2:1-12

I’ve seen several sci-fi shows or movies where a “portal” or “gate” is opened up between two different “worlds.”  I thought of that as I read our text for today. 
In our reading, the inhabitants of the first “world” are described as “alienated from God,” “enemies of God,” “evil,” ”dead in sin,” under the thumb of a tyrant, “disobedient,”  slaves to [...]

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“He is IT, indeed!” Col. 1:15-19; Eph. 1:22-23

There are days when writing for a blog takes creativity.  Today is not one of those days.  The passage before us speaks for itself.  As Paul is reminding the believers at Colossae to center their lives on Jesus Christ, he gives them these words to focus on who this Jesus really is.  We would do [...]

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“Knowledge & Power” Col. 1:9-12; Eph. 1:15-21

The content of Paul’s prayers for the different churches was similar.  He prayed that they would grow in their knowledge of God, in their knowledge of their identity as saints, and in their knowledge of their inheritance in Jesus.  He also prayed that they would have power from the Spirit to live a life that [...]

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“Heart for Home” Colossians 1:1-8

“All over the world this gospel is bearing fruit and growing, just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and understood God’s grace in all its truth. You learned it from Epaphras, our dear fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf…” Colossians 1:6-7
Paul tells [...]

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