Episodes
Sunday Dec 31, 2023
11 - We need to talk
Sunday Dec 31, 2023
Sunday Dec 31, 2023
Colossians 4:2-18 - Tim Smylie
We need to talk....
- Persistently to God – about our lives and the spread of the gospel (vv2-4)
- Carefully to outsiders – with boldness and sensitivity (vv5-6)
- Affectionately to one another – with interest in the big and the little things (vv7-18)
Sunday Dec 17, 2023
10 - Breaking old moulds
Sunday Dec 17, 2023
Sunday Dec 17, 2023
Colossians 3:18 - 4:1 - Tim Smylie
- Wives and husbands (3:18-19)
- Children and parents (3:20-21)
- Slaves and masters (3:22-4:1)
Sunday Dec 10, 2023
09 - A new people in Christ
Sunday Dec 10, 2023
Sunday Dec 10, 2023
Colossians 3:11-17 - Tim Smylie
As a new people in Christ we are called to:
- Display the unity we have in Christ (vv11-14)
- Tune our hearts to the peace we have in Christ (vv15-17)
Sunday Dec 03, 2023
08 - New life in Christ
Sunday Dec 03, 2023
Sunday Dec 03, 2023
Colossians 3:1-10 - Tim Smylie
The art of living our new life in Christ involves:
I. Learning our new orientation – to Christ’s rule over all (vv1-4)
II. Developing our new character – leaving old ways behind (vv5-10)
Sunday Nov 26, 2023
07 - Don’t go chasing shadows
Sunday Nov 26, 2023
Sunday Nov 26, 2023
Colossians 2:16-23 - Tim Smylie
- Spiritual reality is found in Christ – not in special regulations (vv16-17)
- Spiritual progress comes through relationship with Christ – not through incredible experiences (vv18-19)
- So pursue true maturity – not just the appearance of maturity (vv20-23)
Sunday Nov 19, 2023
06 - Freedom in Christ
Sunday Nov 19, 2023
Sunday Nov 19, 2023
Colossians 2:8-15 - Tim Smylie
True freedom is only found in Christ (vv8-10)
- He has freed us from: (vv11-15)
- Our present slavery to sin (vv11-12)
- Our past record of sin (vv13-14)
- All other powers (v15)
Sunday Nov 05, 2023
05 - Christ our treasury
Sunday Nov 05, 2023
Sunday Nov 05, 2023
Colossians 1:28 - 2:7 - Tim Smylie
- Jesus Christ has everything you need for wholeness… (1:28-2:3)
- . …so pursue wholeness in him – not anywhere else (2:4-7)
Sunday Oct 29, 2023
04 - Saints and servants
Sunday Oct 29, 2023
Sunday Oct 29, 2023
Colossians 1:21-27 - Tim Smylie
Those who belong to Jesus Christ are:
I. Saints, sharing in the reconciliation won by the suffering of his physical body on the cross (vv21-23)
II. Servants, sharing in his ongoing suffering for the sake of his body, the church (vv24-27)
Sunday Oct 22, 2023
03 - How important is Jesus, really?
Sunday Oct 22, 2023
Sunday Oct 22, 2023
Colossians 1:15-20 - Tim Smylie
Jesus the Son of God is:
- Lord of all creation (vv15-17)
- Lord of the new creation (vv18-20)
Sunday Oct 15, 2023
02 - Knowing God
Sunday Oct 15, 2023
Sunday Oct 15, 2023
Colossians 1:9-14 - Tim Smylie
True knowledge of God involves:
- Learning what is important to him (v9)
- Living to please him (vv10-12a)
- Enjoying his rescue and his gift (vv12b-14)
Sunday Oct 08, 2023
01 - Foundations
Sunday Oct 08, 2023
Sunday Oct 08, 2023
Colossians 1:1-8 - Tim Smylie
- The context of true spirituality (vv1-4)
- - a loving community united by faith in Jesus
- The motivation of true spirituality (vv5-6a)
- - a clear and secure hope for the future
- The result of true spirituality (vv6b-8)
- - a fruitfulness that fulfils our deepest purpose