Rev. Doug Floyd Pentecost +12 – Ever Growing Community of ChristRev. Doug FloydColossians 4:2-6 Today marks the end of our summer long reflections on Colossians. This week I reread all the sermons on our website, and then I reread the book of Colossians. One theme that surfaced again and again is our rootedness in Christ. This made me think of a little…
A circle of friends on pilgrimage for the love of God
A circle of friends on pilgrimage for the love of God
Colossians
Dr. Christopher Graham Pentecost+11 2025 – Bearing FruitDr. Christiopher GrahamColossians 3:18-4:1 In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen. How are we to be shaped this morning by the 142 words, the nine verses that Sherry read from Colossians chapter 3 verses 19 to 4:1 for us. More specifically, how are we to be shaped by…
Rev. Dr. Clint Burnett Pentecost+10 2025Rev. Dr. Clint BurnettColossians 3:1-17 Good morning, grace and peace to you this beautiful morning. I bring you greetings from your sister parish in Knoxville, Old North Abbey, and we pray that you are well, and we trust that God and His faithfulness is moving you. Christ is moving among you, sanctifying you and using you for…
Rev. Doug Floyd Pentecost +9 2025 – Christ is the centerRev. Doug FloydColossians 2:16-23 Last week, Fr. Les reminded us of the center of Colossians. In chapter 2, verse six and seven we read, Therefore, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him and firm in your faith just…
Rev. Dr. Les Martin Pentecost+8 2025Rev. Dr. Les MartinColossians 2:6-15 Don’t let anyone capture you with empty philosophies and high-sounding nonsense that come from human thinking and from the spiritual powers of this world – Colossians 2:8, NLT In the Name of the Living God: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen. Anglican bishop and scholar NT Wright would have…
Rev. Doug Floyd Pentecost +7 2025Rev. Doug FloydColossians 1:21-29 Paul is writing the Colossians about the majesty, the glory, the hope of Jesus Christ. To speak of Christ is to burst into song. For He is the source of all beauty. Two weeks ago, Christopher explained that he was preaching an ordinary sermon to ordinary people living in ordinary times. He went…
Rev. Dr. Les Martin Pentecost +6Rev. Dr. Les MartinColossians 1:15-20 I am determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. – 1 Corinthians 2:2 In the Name of the Living God: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen Last week, Dr. Graham began our eight-week sermon series on the book of Colossians by dealing with…
Dr. Christopher Graham Pentecost +5 2025Dr. Christopher GrahamColossians 1:1-14 He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, 14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.[1] in the name of the Father and the Son in the Holy Spirit. Amen. This is an ordinary sermon to ordinary people living in ordinary…
Pentecost 8+Rev. Doug FloydColossians 3 Years ago, Saturday Night Live had a skit that poked fun at the self-help and self-therapy industry. The character Stuart Smalley sat in front of a mirror and recited a series of affirmations like, “I’m good enough, I’m smart enough, and doggone it, people like me.” The sketch was both funny and a little uncomfortable because the…
Apart from the body of believers, our spirituality can become a form of indulgence in the flesh even though it may involve extreme asceticism or glorious experiences. To move toward Christ, we must move toward one another. Pentecost +7Colossians 2Rev. Doug FloydGenesis 18:20-33, Psalm 138, Colossians 2:6-15, Luke 11:1-13 Paul is praying, struggling, and suffering…