Sermon
How Are You Thinking About Relationships?
Doxa Church - Madison
Speaker: Chris Carson
June 1, 2026 · 54 min
DiscipleshipIdentity in ChristSanctificationMarriageColossians 3:12–17Colossians 3:17–1Colossians 3:16
Summary
Paul calls believers in Colossians 3 to pursue gospel-shaped transformation—growing into compassion, kindness, humility, and love—not merely avoiding sin but becoming who Christ has already made them to be. This transformation flows from identity in Christ into every relationship: marriage, parenting, and work.
Highlights
God's vision for you is not just the absence of negatives, it's the addition of positives.
You can know all about the Bible, but if you are holding grudges all the time, if you are not gracious, if you're not compassionate and kind, then you're not spiritually mature.
What has changed me over time is being able to say, okay, Jesus, if this is who you've saved me to be, if this is who you say that I am, then maybe I can actually start walking this way.