Sermon
Colossians: Maintaining a Good Start
Cross Church
Speaker: Ryan Blackwell
June 1, 2022 · 39 min
Summary
Paul commends the Colossian church for five enduring attributes—faith in Christ alone, radical love for all, hope in heaven, inward and outward growth, and faithful teaching of truth—challenging believers to maintain passion and commitment rather than drift into maintenance mode.
Highlights
Jesus plus nothing equals everything. If you put your trust in Jesus and Jesus alone, if your allegiance is him, if your priority is him, friend, take it to the bank. It will equal everything when it comes to eternity.
Today's fruit does not ensure tomorrow's faithfulness. Yes, they're doing well now, and he's so thankful for it, but that doesn't ensure their faithfulness tomorrow.
Because of your sin, because of my sin, none of us in this room are qualified for heaven. None of us are qualified to have a relationship with the God who created us. But praise be to God this morning, there is one who is qualified, and his name is Jesus Christ.