Have you ever felt the pressure to prove that you’re spiritual enough? Maybe someone suggested you would be enough in the eyes of God if you followed certain rules, observed specific practices, or adopted their standard of holy living. The Colossian believers felt this pressure too. Paul confronts it directly in Colossians 2: “Don’t let…

A circumcision and a burial. Those are two very vivid images Apostle Paul uses in Colossians 2 to describe what happens when we trust in Jesus. He speaks of a spiritual “circumcision”—not a physical ritual, but the cutting away of our sinful nature through Christ’s work. That old part of us is cut away and…

Do you remember what it felt like before you met Jesus? That gnawing sense that something was missing? You tried filling it with all sorts of things: success, relationships, achievements, pleasures, distractions—but the emptiness always came back. You were searching for something you couldn’t name. That’s because you were made for fullness, and only God…

You received Jesus. Now what? Well, Paul’s answer in Colossians 2:6-7 is simple: “Walk in him.” Here’s what that means: however you came to Christ and whenever you came to Christ for that glorious salvation, that same Jesus is supposed to be your daily reality. Not just your salvation moment. Your everyday. Think about walking.…

Paul says something striking in Colossians 1:28-29: his whole goal is to “present everyone mature in Christ.” Not just saved. Not just attending church. Mature. Think about that word—mature. When you picture a mature Christian, what do you see? Someone who looks more like Jesus. Someone who handles life’s chaos with grace. Someone who loves…

If you are in Christ, God has placed an astonishing gift into your hands. In Colossians 1, Apostle Paul calls it “the riches of the glory of this mystery,” something hidden for ages but now revealed to God’s people. This gift is not an idea, a method, or a moral code. It is “Christ in…

Floccinaucinihilipilification. That’s the longest non-technical word listed in major English dictionaries. It’s 29 letters long. Ironically, this longest word means the practice of belittling something. But while it may be one of the longest words in the English language, it’s not the biggest. A strong case can be made that the biggest word in the…

The world is broken. We see division everywhere—in families, friendships, communities, and nations. We feel it in our own hearts when guilt and shame separate us from God. How can all these factions be brought all back together? The answer is Jesus. Colossians 1:20 says that Jesus will “reconcile to himself all things, whether on…

How much of God do you think lives in Jesus—50%? 75%? 99%? Well, the answer is found in Colossians 1:19, “For in [Jesus] all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell.” That’s 100%. Not some of God. Not most of God. Not the best parts of God. All His fullness. Think about what this…

Who is the head of your church? Is it your pastor? Is it your elder body or maybe your deacon body? Is your congregation as a whole? Is it that matriarch or patriarch who seems to hold all sway? There might be several answers a church would give if they were being truthful, but there’s…